Blog
Our Blog is designed to keep you up to date with developments of Spanish law and news.
You will also find some of our Top Tips for different areas of law to give you some key advice when requiring legal services in Spain. If you cannot find what you are looking for or would like to discuss a matter further, please contact us.
Divorce in Spain: Child Maintenance
Divorce and finance can be difficult matters, more so when dependant children are involved but do not despair, the Spanish legal system is sympathetic and fair if approached in the right way.
Join us in 2020 at A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun Live is the official exhibition of the Channel 4 TV show and the largest overseas property exhibition in Europe – the perfect place to help guide you through the buying process and find your ideal property in Spain.
UK Election Result – Good News for Spanish Property Hunters & Owners
The election result brings the uncertainty of the last three years to an end and with that, some changes are expected when the UK leaves the EU.
Thinking about Renting Your Home in Spain?
Buying a Spanish property with the intent to rent it out? Beware of rules passed by the Community of owners.
Brexit Update
Alex Radford, English Solicitor & Spanish Abogado, was pleased to be invited to the BBC Breakfast show on 30 August when Brexit was the subject of the debate.
Open letter from British Ambassador to British residents in Spain
Open letter from the British Ambassador, Hugh Elliott, to British residents in Spain on 31 October 2019. “The three month extension removes the immediate threat of no deal and provides an opportunity for the deal – which protects citizens’ rights – to be ratified.”
My Lawyer in Spain open Bilbao Office
My Lawyer in Spain are proud to announce the addition of a new member of their team in dual qualified English Barrister and Spanish Abogado, Eoin McGirr.
The Basque Country as a base in Europe for your business
According to an OECD report measuring variables such as healthcare, education, employment, income, safety, environment, citizen participation, access to services and housing, Euskadi (Basque Autonomous Region) is the region with the highest quality of life in Spain.
Changes to Mortgage Law in 2019
The new Mortgage Law came into force in Spain on 16 June 2019 as a result of an EU directive to bring mortgages in Spain and all EU lending across member states into line, and especially to improve the transparency and behaviour of mortgage lenders.
New Regulation for Rentals in Spain
New rental regulation in Spain affecting properties used for habitual residence and does not affect commercial properties or vacational residences.