03 Aug 2015: The compensation councils in Spain (“junta de compensación”)

The definition of compensation councils in Spain is set out in the Spanish Royal Decree 3288/1978. The urban planning must be executed in essence by the Administration of the State, the local entities, the special urban entities and in particular all individuals. The compensation councils are created to develop a certain area of the town

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12 Jan 2015: Make sure that the Community fees are paid at the time of the purchase of a property in Spain

This is a relevant matter, as you could be in a situation where you have acquired a property, free of charges and encumbrances, but you have to settle the community fees of a property which are due prior to your acquisition of the same. Spanish law on community fees This matter is regulated by the

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22 Dec 2014: (Nederlands) Vrolijk kerstfeest en gelukkig nieuwjaar

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22 Dec 2014: Declaration of New Building in Spain

If you own a plot of land in Spain and wish to build a Villa on the same, you may ask yourself what are the necessary legal requirements, in order to legalise the property, which has just been built or is being built. There is a Spanish legal act by which we can declare the

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24 Nov 2014: Interview with Wim Lamers, founder of the Arcos & Lamers Asociados law firm in Spain

DUTCHMAN IN SPAIN, SPANIARD IN HOLLAND The Dutch have traditionally tried their luck abroad. This has made “The Netherlands” both greater and smaller at one and the same time: adventurers who travelled the seven seas in search of trade and other activities. Even to this day, our compatriots remain entrepreneurs throughout the world. We

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15 Sep 2014: Spanish Holiday rentals as Homes for touristic use in Andalusia. Let’s take a look into the future

Are you the owner of a property in Malaga, Benalmadena, Fuengirola, Mijas, Marbella, Estepona, Sotogrande or any other town along the Mediterranean coast and you rent it out or you are thinking of renting it out as a holiday home? Then you might have heard of rumours that there is a law in Spain that

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01 Sep 2014: The right of pre-emption and right of first refusal of the Andalusian Government in Spanish Special Protected Areas

This article is written especially for those wishing to buy a property in Spanish Special Protected Areas. Article 24 of the Spanish Law 2/1989, 18th of July, by which the inventory of Protected Natural Areas of Andalusia is approved, and additional measures for their protection are established, states that, “The Government of Andalusia, through the

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11 Aug 2014: Revocation of a power of attorney in Spain

A Spanish power of attorney is a document that is granted before a public notary, whereby the grantor, whether an individual or a company, authorizes another person to act on its behalf by granting general faculties to act as its representative, or by a special power to conduct a specific transaction. In order to act

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28 Jul 2014: Steps to be taken after the granting of your purchase sale Title Deed in Marbella, Spain

Once you have become owner of your Spanish property, you will have to carry out the following formalities, in order to have your property registered in your name at the Land Registry in Spain. Please note that this is not an automatic procedure after the signing of your public Spanish purchase deed in Marbella. The

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