Do you need a Grant of Probate in England or Wales? Did a relative die without leaving an English Will?
It is often necessary for people living in Spain to apply for a Grant from the Probate Registry of England and Wales. Grants of Probate and letters of administration are issued by the Probate Registry of England and Wales. This could be because the deceased died without a Spanish Will but had assets in Spain. […]
Valid Wills – Has your Will been revoked by marriage?
It is a little-known fact that in English law marriage revokes Wills made prior tomarriage. This applies even if the Will names the person you marry. The only way inwhich such a Will would not be revoked is if it specifically states that it is made withthe intention of marriage.This sounds very legalistic so here […]
Finding lost relatives – Heirs to Spanish property
As a law firm serving the international community in Spain, we are often approached by ‘heir-hunters’ or companies who specialise in tracing lost relatives. Over the last 30 or more years of immigration, residence and property purchase by British nationals many properties have been purchased. In some cases these people have lost contact with their […]
Do you need a Grant of Probate in England or Wales? Did a relative die without leaving an English Will?
It is often necessary for people living in Spain to apply for a Grant from the Probate Registry of England and Wales. Grants of Probate and letters of administration are issued by the Probate Registry of England and Wales This could be because the deceased died without a Spanish Will but had assets in Spain. […]
Are you in the UK and want to sign a Spanish will
If you want to sign a Will for your Spanish assets this can be signed in the UK without having to travel to Spain. If you have assets in Spain it is strongly recommended that you have a separate Spanish Will, even if you already have a UK will. WHY? Because having a Spanish will […]
Do you need a Grant of Probate in England or Wales? Did a relative die without leaving an English Will?
Grants of Probate and letters of administration are issued by the Probate Registry of England and Wales. It is often necessary for people living in Spain to apply for a Grant from the Probate Registry of England and Wales.This could be because the deceased died without a Spanish Will but had assets in Spain. In […]
Available for all your Spanish legal advice
We are available by telephone and email for all your legal issues We want to take this opportunity to send all our clients and all those with property and businesses in Spain our good wishes. We are keeping our telephone lines open to respond to your concerns about any of your legal issues during the […]
Handwritten wills in Spain
A holographic or hand-written will is a document that has been completely written out by hand by the testator and has been signed by him or her. This is different to a will executed and signed before a public notary in Spain. Provided a hand-written will complies with certain requirements it is valid to deal with the estate of the deceased. It […]
Inheritance post Brexit
This is an area that will remain unchanged post Brexit. The law that will govern succession and who will receive your assets on death will not change. The application of your law of nationality has been recognized and formalized in the EC regulation signed by Spain in 2015. The UK never signed this regulation but […]
Good news for Andalucian property owners
More – inheritance tax allowances At the start of 2018 the region had massively increased the inheritance tax allowance for a spouse, child, parent or grandchild of a deceased person to 1,000,000€ per beneficiary. This means someone with a spouse and three children could leave an estate of up to four million to them completely […]
Why a will is important for Spanish property owners
When a property-owning spouse or family member dies having left no will in Spain or in their country of residence the procedure can be very costly and time consuming. In the UK you can generally notify the Land Registry, the banks etc to transfer property into your sole name if you are the surviving spouse. […]
Varför ett testamente är viktigt för ägare av spanska fastigheter
När en maka eller familjemedlem som äger en fastighet i Spanien går bort utan att ha skrivit ett testamente i Spanien eller i hemlandet, kan proceduren kring arvet bli väldigt kostsamt och tidsödande. I Sverige sker förfarandet med arvsskiftet på ett annorlunda sätt än i Spanien. I Spanien finns en procedur där din spanska fastighet […]