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04 Aug 2014: License of First Occupation in Spain

When a client instructs our multilingual law firm in Marbella to study the legal situation of a property they would like to acquire, one of the essential documents to retrieve is the Spanish Licence of First Occupation (LFO) corresponding to this property. The Spanish LFO is a document usually issued by municipal authorities (municipalities). It

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28 Jul 2014: Steps to be taken after the granting of your purchase sale Title Deed in Marbella, Spain

Once you have become owner of your Spanish property, you will have to carry out the following formalities, in order to have your property registered in your name at the Land Registry in Spain. Please note that this is not an automatic procedure after the signing of your public Spanish purchase deed in Marbella. The

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07 Jul 2014: Sellor´s guide

STEPS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AT THE TIME OF THE SALE OF A PROPERTY IN SPAIN (A SELLER’S GUIDE) If you have decided to sell your property in Spain, the multilingual lawyers of our firm in Spain would advise you to proceed with the reading of the following tips. Here, you will learn what

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04 Jul 2014: (Only in Nederlands) Een crisis heeft ook zo´n voordelen

This entry is only available in Nederlands.

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30 Jun 2014: The Barter Contract in Spain

Throughout history, man has exchanged property, a practice commonly known as bartering. In the legal world, this form of business is reflected in the barter contract: The Spanish Barter is a contract whereby one of the contracting parties undertakes to give a thing to receive another (Article 1538 of the Spanish Civil Code). There are

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23 Jun 2014: Tax in Spain, Spanish Transfer Tax at only 2%

Tax in Spain. To determine whether you may pay only the 2% transfer tax in Spain, we must analyse article 25 of the Legislative Decree 1/2009 of 1 September, which presents the approved consolidated text for the Autonomous Community of Andalusia’s provisions on assigned taxes. This law allows a reduced Spanish tax rate on onerous

28 Apr 2014: Taxation on Spanish properties for non residents- PART 1- Rates and wealth tax in Spain

If you are a Non-Resident in Spain for tax purposes and you are planning to buy a property in Spain you should learn of the Spanish tax obligations you will be liable to. Once you purchase a real estate in Spain you will be liable to the following Taxes: Local Property Tax (Rates) Spanish Wealth

21 Apr 2014: Calculation of capital gains tax on the sale of real property in Spain. Spanish Tax rate for non-residents

Capital Gain tax in Spain; The difference between the value of the transfer and the readjusted acquisition value constitutes the Spanish capital gains subject to tax. If the property in Spain is being transferred by a natural person who acquired it prior to 31st December 1994, the gains established according to the above will be

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14 Apr 2014: Readjustment Coefficients and basic rules for the calculation of the capital gain tax in Spain

Capital gain Tax in Spain; The new coefficient of readjustment of the acquisition value of a property in Spain are set out in the national budget for the year 2014, which entered into force pursuant to the Spanish Law 22/2013 of 23rd December, published in the Official State Gazette (B.O.E.) of the 16th. It is

07 Apr 2014: Reduced Spanish tax rate for transfer tax in the acquisition of real estate properties

Tax rates in Spain; The transfer tax and stamp duty in Spain is a type of tax arising in the following transactions. 1º.- First, in the transfer of assets, being purchase sale of properties and furniture, used vehicles and boats. 2º.- Second, in company transactions, as setting up of a company, increase and reduction of