Do step children have any bonus or reductions for the purposes of Inheritance Tax ?. Or, Are they considered as non relatives or third party?

CONSULTATION:Dear Sirs, My husband has three children from a previous marriage, who are like my own children although they are in fact step children, as I have no children of my own. I was told that since they are not my descendants, if my stepchildren inherit from me, they will pay a huge Inheritance Tax […]

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REAL ESTATE LAW IN SPAIN: Is your property registered at the Catastro as well as the Registro? Who cares? Here’s a simple way to find out and why it pays to do so.

In this article we will talk about Real Estate Law in Spain and how most people are surprised to learn that Spain has two property registration systems that co-exist side by side. This means that a property is registered (or at least should be) in two different places, each one holding different information about the […]

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SPANISH REAL ESTATE LAW (CONVEYANCING) PURCHASE AND SALE OF A PROPERTY IN SPAIN. The need to prove the payment of MUNICIPAL PLUSVALIA in order to register a Purchase Deed in the Land Registry.

Dear Readers, With regard to Spanish Real Estate Law and in particular buying and selling properties in Spain, you should know that there have been some changes in the law in 2013. Among other new rules, we would like to highlight Law 16/2012 of December 27th , which has modified the Article 254 of the […]

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