El 4 de Julio de 2012 se aprobó el Reglamento 650/2012 por la Unión Europea para intentar unificar la legislación europea de sucesiones debido al incremento de movilidad de los ciudadanos europeos y el hecho de que estos suelen tener bienes y relaciones con distintos países. Regula aspectos como la competencia, ley aplicable, reconocimiento y [...]
The Act 14/2013 of September 27, 2013 in support of entrepreneurs and their internationalization regulates for the first time the Entrepreneur with limited liability (ERL). The individual professionals or entrepreneurs usually respond with their personal assets for professional debts and the new regulation may limit their liability for debts incurred in the development of their [...]
On the 26th of June 2013 new regulations came into force which have resulted in changes in the Horizontal Property Act, amongst which is one that has special importance for the Community of Owners regarding the collection of community debts. The communities of owners due to the economical circumstances have suffered a considerable increase of [...]
Following the directives of the European Union a New Royal Decree 235/2013 was approved on the 5th of April 2013, establishing the obligation to make available to the buyers or tenants of buildings a certificate setting out information on the energetic efficiency of a building in order to promote properties with high energy efficiency and [...]
The Decree foresees three type of cases: isolated properties, settlements of properties which demand public services and Rural settlements which also demands certain services. The isolated properties are divided into different categories for the recognition of their status: A) Properties which are in compliance with existing planning. Legal properties built with a licence need doing [...]
The tax office is remitting by recorded delivery service to all owners the new ratable value of property in Marbella. There is one month to file a complaint before the Tax Office or the Economical-administrative Court of Andalucía. 23 years have elapsed since the last revision of the ratable value of property in Marbella which [...]
A great number of foreign citizens in their retirement years have invested their life savings in purchasing their dream home in the Andalusian Countryside.Suddenly they have received an unpleasant order to initiate proceedings to reestablish the original legal planning order on their property that was violated, which in the majority of cases ends up in demolition of the [...]
ILLEGAL PROPERTY CONSTRUCTION IN THE ANDALUSIAN COUNTRYSIDE The real estate boom and the high prices of properties on the Coast have given rise to an increased planning pressure in inland Andalucía in the last few years. The consequence has been a rising demand of properties in the countryside, the majority illegally built and acquired at [...]
According to Marbella's New Draft Town Planning Regulation, there are around 30.000 dwellings in the municipality which either have been built or are in the process of being built with illegally issued building licences. Basically, these were given in spite of the fact that they violated the 1986 Town Planning Regulation in force at present. [...]
This article is aimed to give certain tips as to how to proceed with the purchase of a property in Spain in order to avoid the possible pitfalls. Preliminary Steps It is advisable for the prospective purchaser to use the service of a reputable Real Estate Company who will help him find a property in [...]