Con todo lo que se está hablando sobre la nueva ley aprobada hoy, y resulta que este gobierno, pasa por alto el informe preceptivo del Consejo General del Poder Judicial, en el que se subrayan las competencias autonómicas en materia de vivienda.
Opening Fee on Mortgage Loans: Analysis of the CJEU Ruling of March 2023 The origination fee for mortgage loans has been the subject of numerous judgments handed down by the Courts of Justice in recent years. However, different interpretations gave rise to an oscillating jurisprudence, which led to several preliminary rulings being referred to the […]
Fixed, mixed or variable mortgage: Which is the best option for you? Choosing the right mortgage to buy a house is an important decision. In this article, we will help you choose the best option by comparing between the different types of mortgages: fixed, variable and mixed, so you can see which of all of […]
A few days ago a client asked me the following question: I am going to buy a house that is 50 years old and in a regular state, with the purpose of reforming it. The value of the property on the market is lower than the cadastral reference value, for what value do I have […]
The Euribor, the indicator to which most variable mortgages in Spain are referenced, will close October with the highest monthly average since December 2008, standing at 2.626%. This increase is the tenth consecutive month and is due, among other things, to the new interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank (ECB), which took the […]
Regulatory changes to legalise and constitutionalise the municipal capital gains tax came into effect on 10 November. The rule is not retroactive, so more taxpayers than the government expects are exempt from paying the tax. Now, the Directorate General of Taxes, part of the Ministry of Finance, has clarified the circumstances in which taxpayers must […]
Mortgage loans are not the only major expense involved in buying a home. In fact, in order to formalise the deal and become the owner of the property, there are many expenses and taxes to be faced. Between the valuation of the house, the notary, the registry and the corresponding taxes (VAT, ITP…), depending on […]
If you are buying a property in Spain from a person resident abroad, before going to the notary’s office, you should know that the taxes that correspond to the seller in this transfer, will have to be paid by you to the Public Treasury. For that reason you will have to withhold 3% of the […]
Following the setback of the Supreme Court ruling that annulled the model established to control tourist rental income, the Ministry of Finance is now finalizing a new system. It intends to introduce a new obligatory information declaration for all persons, entities and collaborative platforms such as Airbnb related to tourist rentals, through the Tobin Tax […]
Another very interesting ruling is given by the European High Court on 16 July 2020. In the judgment with joined cases C-224/19, C-259/19, it rules on the payment of mortgage costs (derived from the formalization of mortgage loans, such as notary, registration, agency, appraisal and taxes) arising from the declaration as abusive of a clause […]
