23 Nov 2015: New capacities of the Notary with the Law of Voluntary Jurisdiction

With the approval of the new Spanish Law 15/2015 of July 2 of the Voluntary Jurisdiction, is increased the capacity in favor of the Notaries, Land Registers and Mercantile Registers, with a consequent decrease in workload at Spanish Courts and Tribunals. Notaries in Spain may attend and resolve different queries in civil, inheritance, marriage,

Wim Lamers
Lawyers in Marbella, Legal Advice Costa del Sol, Spanish law firm, Spanish lawyers,

15 Dec 2014: How obtain a Nie Certificate in Spain

The Nie certificate is a Spanish Fiscal Identification number for non Spanish nationals (“Real Decreto 557/2011, de 20 de abril, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de la Ley Orgánica 4/2000, sobre derechos y libertades de los extranjeros en España y su integración social”). This certification does not show or proof whether you are

01 Dec 2014: Acquisition and rental of a property in Andalucía: Information to be provided to the purchaser

When you approach a real estate agent for the purchase of a home in Spain, the agent offering the sale or the rental must have an “Abbreviated Information Document” (Documento Informativo Abreviado), which must be freely delivered to any individual consumer seeking information about the Spanish property. In Andalucía, in cases of second and subsequent

20 Oct 2014: What is considered to be a Home for Touristic Use in Andalucía?

What is considered to be a Home for Touristic Use in Andalucía? Let’s start with the definition of article 5, section e) of the current Urban Leases Act as mentioned in a previous published article on our blog. Which houses will be considered as Homes for Touristic Use? We can confirm that Spanish properties that

18 Aug 2014: How to avoid subsidiary liability of Spanish tax debts of a supplier?

Only paying the invoice of your suppliers in Spain is not enough! In order to avoid fiscal liabilities of your suppliers it is not enough to just ask for your invoice and pay the sum due. The fiscal advisors of our law firm in Marbella have the pleasure to inform you what is recorded in

Wim Lamers
Lawyer in Spain, Lawyer Marbella, Lawyers in Marbella, Spanish lawyers, Tax Advice Marbella,

23 Jun 2014: Tax in Spain, Spanish Transfer Tax at only 2%

Tax in Spain. To determine whether you may pay only the 2% transfer tax in Spain, we must analyse article 25 of the Legislative Decree 1/2009 of 1 September, which presents the approved consolidated text for the Autonomous Community of Andalusia’s provisions on assigned taxes. This law allows a reduced Spanish tax rate on onerous

20 May 2014: (English) How to erase your past from internet

A few years ago, a senior executive at a Spanish multinational was given a generous retirement package – so generous that it became the subject of some comment in the media. As a result, when his name was typed into internet search engines, notably Google, it was the main story that came up. He considered

12 May 2014: Sistema de seguridad social

Our law and accountancy firm, Arcos & Lamers Asociados, would like to introduce you briefly to the Spanish Social Security System. Spanish Social Security System The Spanish Social Security System is a set of Schemes thought which the state aims to guarantee a suitable protection in the contingencies and situations defined by Spanish law to

14 Apr 2014: Readjustment Coefficients and basic rules for the calculation of the capital gain tax in Spain

Capital gain Tax in Spain; The new coefficient of readjustment of the acquisition value of a property in Spain are set out in the national budget for the year 2014, which entered into force pursuant to the Spanish Law 22/2013 of 23rd December, published in the Official State Gazette (B.O.E.) of the 16th. It is

07 Oct 2013: PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS IN THE PURCHASE SALE AND RENTAL OF SPANISH PROPERTIES

By María Teresa Arcos, Lawyer in Marbella. This matter is regulated in our legal system by the Spanish Law Royal Decree 515/1989, of 21 April on consumer protection, regarding information to be provided in the acquisition and renting on properties, in place since November 17, 1989. The acquisition or rental of a dwelling is a

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