Exequatur: Foreign Judgment Enforcement (Non-EU)
Enforcing a UK judgment in Spain after Brexit After Brexit, if you need your UK Judgment to be enforced in Spain, the procedure to follow is the Exequatur proceedings, which is the enforcement of a non EU Judgment. The procedure is similar to the enforcement of a European Judgment Enforcement. How the enforcement works The Enforcement […]
San Juan Urbana Rio Park- off-plan deposit claim won against Sabadell Bank
<h1>Ley 57 1968. Case won at the First Instance Court no. 4 in Alicante against SABADELL.</h1> We are happy to announce that we won a case at the 1st Instance Court in Alicante for a client who purchased a property to the developer SAN JUAN URBANA in Urbanización Río Park (Muchamiel-Alicante). Our case was based […]
English Will but using Spanish Law so children can inherit
Facts We have a case where a UK national made a Will choosing English Law, his nationality law. The testator only had a property in Spain, no other assets. The testator left this property in Alicante (Spain) to his partner only and nothing to his children. This can be done according to English law but […]
Mortgage abusive clauses-CLAIM REFUND
Homeowners in Spain with a mortgage can claim now refunds from their bank. There are abusive clauses included in many mortgage contracts in Spain. An abusive clause is a clause not transparent to the consumer who in the end is not aware of the terms and ends up paying more for the lack of […]
Divorce Order to Sell Spanish Property
If you have a Divorce Judgement ordering the sale of your property in Spain, the other co-owner (you ex-husband or ex-wife) cannot prevent you from selling it. If you have tried for years to sell the property without the agreement of the co-owner, we should enforce the Judgement in Spain despite the ex-husband’s or ex-wife’s […]
LAST NEWS on IRPH
After the good news about IRPH from the European Court, the Appeal courts in Madrid and Barcelona gave Judgements against IRPH and against the Order of the European Court. This is very surprising because they have to obey what the EU Court established. So now, these cases from the main Spanish Appeal Courts will be […]
IRPH claim now
Since the EU Court Judgement of 3rd March 2020, the claims for IRPH are guaranteed provided that the bank never informed clearly and with detail of how this IRPH index works. This is the same scenario as with the floor or ground clause. The banks never provided the necessary information to the client when contracting the mortgage so […]
Trampolin Hills: Supreme Court Appeal
We are happy to announce that the Supreme Court just confirmed another Judgement we won for a client who bought a property at Trampolin Hills Golf Resort. Bank La Caixa appealed to the Supreme Court the Judgement we won in Murcia Courts and the Supreme Court dismissed the bank’s appeal and made our Judgement final. […]
Apostille stamp-no longer needed in some cases
What is the apostille stamp? The apostille stamp is a legalisation or validation certificate required in many cases when presenting documents in another country. When dealing with an inheritance (Probate, death/birth certificate) or when a power of attorney is required, for example, you might need to get the apostille on your documents. When the apostille […]
Are You Buying a Villa in Spain? Be Careful!
There are numerous risks and problems that might go along with the purchase of a Villa in Spain. We are here to tell you how to avoid them so you can purchase your Spanish villa with more peace of mind. These recommendations are especially aimed at a house in the countryside but they can also […]