Did you lend money to a friend or family member? Learn how to protect your rights.

Question:  Dear lawyer, I lent a friend of the family, the equivalent amount to 40,000 € by transfer to his bank account in Spain. What is the best way to ensure that the money will be returned if something happened to me or the debtor? What do you recommend?   Dear reader, thanks for your […]

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Declaration or extension of a building in order to update our property at the land registry.

A few years ago grant and register a Deed of extension or declaration of a new work or building, in order to match the physical reality with the description appearing at the Land Registry, was relatively simple. In the case of declaration of extension of an old building, i.e. those that were finished, it was […]

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Buy or sell property in Spain in a foreign currency.

Question: Dear lawyer / solicitor, I’m British and I am interested in buying a property on the Costa Blanca, in the area of Denia, Javea or Moraira. I have made some offers for several villas. The owners of one of them, who are a British couple, want to return to the UK. The agent told […]

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