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.
Key legal requirements of living in Spain
Although we do not know the real meaning of Brexit for Brits living in Spain, it seems fairly obvious that being correctly registered here would at least reduce the complications of ownership and residence. The following are some examples of our findings;
Advice for your Move to Spain
My Lawyer in Spain are delighted to be taking part in the second Informative Talk with Mijas Foreigners Department. We will be covering the registration and exchange of EU driving licences in readiness for Brexit and Wills.
Brexit not putting off Brits from buying Spanish property and moving to Spain
Many expats in Spain remain concerned about their health rights and pensions increasing in line with UK pensioners’ pensions after Brexit. Both issues have been discussed and it has provisionally been agreed that EU citizens living in the UK before the UK’s departure from the EU will continue to enjoy the same rights as they have enjoyed to date.
A Place in the (Spanish) Sun
We will be heading to Birmingham on 22-24 September and Glasgow 28-29 October. The team will be sharing insights and the key facts about buying a property in Spain.
Healthcare options for British Citizens in Spain
For UK citizens facing the uncertainty of Brexit, healthcare has to be a high priority when planning a happy and healthy life in Spain. Producing evidence of healthcare cover is now a condition of residence in Spain for very obvious reasons and fortunately there are a range of ways to get it.
A Place in the Sun – here we come!
After the success for our 8th visit to A Place in the Sun in May in London, My Lawyer in Spain will be visiting A Place in the Sun in September in Birmingham!
Tips Before You Buy a Property in Spain
So, you’ve decided to buy a Spanish property. If you take your time and do your homework, it could be one of the best decisions you ever make. Here are our 6 top tips to help you with the planning process before you even start to view properties.
Meet Alex Radford
In the first of our series of interviews with the My Lawyer in Spain team, we talk to Partner, Alex Radford. Alex is a dual qualified English Solicitor and Spanish Abogado.
Claiming Off Plan Property Refunds
On 21st December 2016 the Spanish Supreme Court established that banks are responsible for the reimbursement of money paid by off plan property buyers when the compulsory bank guarantees have not been issued.
Spain is Breaking all the Records
As the Spanish news headlines tell us that 2017 is set to break all of the previous tourism records, it is a good time to reflect on why and what is so good about Spain in 2017 that makes it possible.