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 […]
The coalition government is negotiating the drafting of a law on a royal decree that extends the suspension of housing evictions until the end of the state of alert, after Congress ruled out changes to Podemos, ERC and Bildu in the 2021 budgets. The House rejected the proposal because it was not a budget issue. […]
En los últimos años, la vivienda de inversión ha sido una de las opciones más atractivas. Debido a los rendimientos más bajos de los depósitos y bonos, y la alta volatilidad del mercado de valores, muchas personas han saltado a las filas de la compra y el alquiler de casas.
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 […]
The Councillor of the Presidency, Public Administration and the Interior of the Andalusian Regional Government recently visited the town during his official visit to the municipality, where he was received by the Mayor. As far as the Marina project is concerned, it is a firm commitment that La Axarquía will have an environmentally sustainable marina, […]
The Grand Chamber of the European Court confirms the rule in France, which requires authorisation from local authorities to allow tourist rentals. The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of the law applied in France requiring prior authorisation from local councils to allow tourist rentals. The Court considers that the French legislation is […]
Occupation of a dwelling that is neither consented to nor tolerated is not a title to possession of a dwelling, nor does it find any protection in the constitutional right to enjoy decent housing. In other words, occupation occurs when some people illegally enter a home, premises and property, without any contract or title. The […]
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 […]
The government has decided to extend the package of social measures it has already decreed in the midst of the coronavirus scare. These include extending the deadlines for applying for a moratorium on the payment of mortgages and rent to large landowners until the end of September. In addition, rental contracts that have expired during […]
You’re going to start a new life in the town of Andalusia? How nice! Now all you have to do is terminate your energy contracts before moving in and get everything in order. To help you with this important task, we will be explaining everything you need to know to cancel the electricity service, as […]
