De Cotta Law’s Gisele van Meer Conveyancing Partner at Second Home Expo
We’re just back from Brussels, where we attended the ‘Second Home International Expo’ with one of our real estate partners, SLG Property. From left to right: Ron de Vries (SLG Property); Gisele van Meer (De Cotta Law); Willem Bruins (SLG Property) As an independent law firm, we are not aligned with any one single real […]
Holiday Home Owners Automatically Debited Taxes & Fines – The Spanish Tax Office is now issuing private bank embargoes for failure to pay non-resident taxes
With Spain’s desire to improve its public accounts deficit, the tax collecting infrastructure has been significantly improved, enabling the tax office to recoup back taxes faster and more efficiently than ever before. This now commonly includes automatic debiting of owed taxes and late payment fines direct from non-resident bank accounts in Spain. As a holiday […]
Spain’s New Mortgage Law – Helping home owners in arrears
The economic crisis has hit Spain particularly hard and the subsequent high unemployment and economic hardship in this country has led to record levels of mortgage arrears and evictions. The recent Law 1/2013 of May 14, for mortgage holders, is intended to respond to the growing demand to help home owners that are encountering issues […]
Clampdown on private holiday rentals in Spain
Despite tourism being one of the few sectors in the Spanish economy to show growth, the Spanish government have accepted lobbying from the hotel industry that believes that private home owners that rent out their properties to tourists are damaging the economy and the hotel industry. Therefore the government has recenty agreed to make it […]
Legalisation of rural properties in Coin, Malaga, Andalusia by De Cotta Law
The Coin Town Hall has initiated a plan that if approved would regularize up to 90% of properties on non-urban land.
Selling your Spanish property By De Cotta Law
When you are selling property in Spain it is important to get independent legal advice. There are important obligations on the seller and you should be aware of these. The tax authorities are now much more vigilant and you will not want to be looking over your shoulder once you have sold the property. It […]
Nyt vedr. udenlandske selskaber – Property Law – Article for our Danish clients
Nyt vedr. udenlandske selskaber – De Cotta Law IfølgeStatstidende, fredag d. 28. december 2012, er udenlandske virksomheder eller institutioner, som ikke har fast adresse i et skatteparadis, fra 1. januar 2013 ikke underlagt indkomstskattepligt for IKKE FASTBOENDE (no residentes), ej heller har de pligt til at indgive/indsende formular 213 som vedrører betaling af skat efter […]
Legal Article for our Dutch speaking clients – Legalisatie van eigendomsobjecten op het Andalusische platteland
Legalisatie van eigendomsobjecten op het Andalusische platteland Door Francisco Javier Martín Martín, Advocaat bij De Cotta Law In Andalusië, vooral in het gebied van de Axarquia, staan er en aantal eigendomsobjecten, met name woningen op land waar niet gebouwd mag worden. Deze eigendommen zijn gebouwd zonder licentie of zonder te voldoen aan de eisen van […]
Press Article – Legalising Rural Properties in Axarquia, Andalucia by Francisco Javier Martin Martin, Lawyer with De Cotta Law
Legalisation of properties in Andalucía’s Axarquia Region By Francisco Javier Martin Martin, Lawyer with De Cotta Law In Andalucía, especially in the area of the Axarquia, there are a number of properties, mainly private homes, on land not zoned for construction. Typically these properties have been built without a licence or without complying with the […]
Co ownership of Spanish property
Many people who have purchased property in Spain over the last 20 years do not fully understand the importance of the concept of co-ownership and the legal rights and obligations that go with it. The way in which property is owned in Spain is relevant when a couple divorce or when a spouse dies and […]
Building In The Spanish Countryside
How many times have we asked ourselves the following question: If I own some land in the countryside, why am I not allowed to build what I choose on this land? The explanation to this question is provided for in the Legislation de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía. This helps detail what is possible when […]