Essential Legal Steps for Buying a Property in Alicante (Spain)

Select Essential Legal Steps for Buying a Property in Alicante (Spain) Essential Legal Steps for Buying a Property in Alicante (Spain)

Spain remains one of the top destinations for international buyers, whether you’re investing, retiring, or relocating. But before you buy property in Spain, it’s important to follow the correct legal process. This guide outlines the essential legal steps for buying a property in Alicante and across the Costa Blanca. At CC Lawyers Alicante, we assist […]

DONATION IN SPAIN

donation

A donation of a property is the transfer to another person while the owner is alive. The main difference with inheritance is that under the donation, the property passes immediately to the recipient and the recipient does not have to wait to do the inheritance after the donor passes away. It will depend on the […]

Reference value in Spain

It’s a value for calculating the taxable base

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USUCAPION-Acquisition of ownership by long use and continued possession – Spain

USUCAPION-continued-possession

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Usucapion-Acquisition of ownership by long use and continued possession – Spain

Explanation of the usucapion procedure as a fair and legal title to acquire a property. What is usucapion? Usucapion in Spain is a way of acquiring ownership of a property through its continued possession. If we go to the etymology of the term, we can clearly understand its meaning: usucapion comes from the Latin words […]

TOURISTIC LICENCE IN SPAIN

touristic licence Spain

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MILITARY AUTHORISATION TO BUY PROPERTY IN TORREVIEJA, ORIHUELA, MURCIA FOR UK RESIDENTS

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MILITARY AUTHORISATION TO BUY PROPERTY IN TORREVIEJA, ORIHUELA, MURCIA FOR UK RESIDENTS

MILITARY AUTHORISATION TO BUY PROPERTY IN TORREVIEJA, ORIHUELA, MURCIA FOR UK RESIDENTS After Brexit, UK residents become non-EU foreigners and therefore they must apply for the military authorization to buy a property in certain areas of Spain. The areas included in the military protected area are Torrevieja, Orihuela (Alicante), Cartagena, Mar Menor area or Mazarrón […]

English Will but using Spanish Law so children can inherit

using Spanish Law to 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 […]