Month: April 2011

  • Mistakes made when making a Spanish Will- Part III

    This week I will talk about a mistake that is made after making a Spanish Will. I am talking about marriage. Obviously, I am not saying that marriage is a mistake (although some of my divorced friends may have something to say in this respect…). It is what happens with the marriage what worries me.…

  • Mistakes made when granting a Spanish will – Part II

    About two weeks ago I started a series of posts on the most common mistakes made when granting a Spanish Will. Now is time for another post. In my previous post I made mention to the tax aspects of leaving the property or a share on a property to the surviving spouse. This time I…

  • Mistakes made when granting a Spanish will- Part I

    As some of the readers of this blog are aware, I am a Spanish lawyer based in Manchester, UK. Most of my clients are British with interests or assets in Spain.  I think I have lost track of the number of Spanish wills I have drafted in the last 7 years since I came to…