Yes, you can, since the rule in Spain is that the law applicable is the one corresponding to your nationality at the time of the decease whatever the nature or location of the assets is. Furthermore, if the Will included terms and clauses in accordance...
The Spanish Supreme Court’s judgement recently published is bringing a somehow renewed and fresh approach in this matter and is based on the idea that the consumer’s defence on a house’s purchase is performed through a set of legal rules not only previous but also...
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Spain's past booming years of construction and easy to access secondary homes brought a massive increase, never seen before on such a big scale, of off-plan property purchases. The economy crisis followed and many home purchasers found their homes where never finished or offered to...
The recently enacted Law (Ley 18/2011, de 5 de julio) regulates the usage of new technologies within the Spanish Judicial administration. The main goals of this law are: first, to update the content of the constitutional citizen’s right to have a public judicial procedure without...
On July 01-2011 the Spanish Cabinet enacted an executive Decree containing several measures aimed to protect individual home owners against wild bank repossessions. The most important measures are: - Firstly, in order to lessen the harmful impact of the economy crisis on the citizens who are...
This is an useful guide published by the Spanish Property Registrars Association worth reading by every non-resident English speaking investor. You will note however that even if this guide clearly explains the basic steps needed and even though going through these seems to be presented as...
The Spanish Cabinet has declared it is urgent to debate and approve a proposed law previously sent to the parliament partially amending the existing Spanish Law of Corporations (including S.A. and S.L. companies). At this stage, these are some of the changes worth to be mentioned: - ...
The Spanish cabinet has promulgated a new regulation concerning Collective Labour Agreements that is said to be forming part of the scenario of necessary general legal reforms aimed to fight against the present economic crisis the country is suffering. In what refers to the conflicts of...
A new Royal Decree approved by the Spanish Government on April 31st establishes a time-limited amnesty for the employers who decide to regularize the legal situation of workers irregularly employed by these. During such term these situations will not be subject to penalties concerning the...
