Consultation: Dear Sir, My mother, who lived in Javea (Alicante) passed away recently, and my sister and I, will inherit her Spanish house. The value of the property is high and as we are Non Tax Residents in Spain (we live in England), we have been informed that we will need to pay a huge […]
CONSULTATION: Dear Lawyer,I have been advised by our solicitor that a Will raised in Spain will soon become illegal unless a certain codicil is added, due to the Government altering the law for foreigners (extranjeros). Is that correct as per Spanish Wills and Probate Law? Dear Reader, It is not correct to say that the […]
According to the press service of the European Parliament a legislative proposal was approved on 13-03-2012 with the intention to avoid legal disputes and simplify inheritance when dealing with cross border issues. In fact according to the European Union around 450 thousand inheritances containing an international element are managed every year. The European […]