Category: Interesting topics
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Gunnercooke’s Spanish desk grows with another Spanish lawyer
I am glad to inform that Claudia Font has joined our law firm Gunnercooke LLP to form part of the Spanish desk. Claudia is qualified in Spanish law and is registered to practice in both Spain and England. She is originally from Barcelona and will be based in the North…
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Santa Ana del Monte. A story of successful recovery of deposits paid to an insolvent developer in Spain
Litigation is never an easy thing. When I was a trainee lawyer in Spain, my boss, who was a walking enciclopedia and knew every single law in Spain, used to tell me: “Antonio, it is always better to reach a bad settlement than entering into a long but good case in Court…
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Spanish restaurants in Manchester
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INFORMATIVE NOTE ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE HONORARY CONSUL OF SPAIN IN MANCHESTER
1. Honorary Consul The Honorary Consul of Spain in Manchester is Mr. Antonio Guillen and his office is situated in the law firm gunnercooke LLP on the following address 53 King Street, Manchester, M2 4LQ. 2. Role of the Honorary Consul The Honorary Consul is not a Consul…
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I am an Executor on a Spanish estate. Do I still need an N.I.E.?
The answer is simple: Yes. Any person appearing in a Will that is going to be used for the administration of a Spanish estate, whether this is an English or a Spanish Will, requires a N.I.E. number. Obviously, this applies to those who inherit the asset but also to those who are not beneficiaries under…
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Honorary Consulate of Spain in Manchester
CONSULADO HONORARIO DE ESPAÑA EN MANCHESTER Antonio Guillen Hederich is the Honorary Consul for Spain in Manchester since June 2013. An Honorary Consul is a person who voluntarily provides help assuming the functions that the General Consulate delegates on him. In the case of Antonio, his functions depend on the General Consulate of Spain in…
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Returning the keys back to the bank
A REAL CASE OF A SUCCESFUL DACION EN PAGO This is a real case that we saw in the office some months ago. For obvious reasons, no names will be mentioned. The important thing is what happened and how the matter was resolved. Let me explain what happened. In year 2006 two friends bought…
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MANCHESTER SPANISH FESTIVAL
On the 4th , 5th and 6th September took place the Spanish Festival “Festejar” in Albert’s Square in Manchester which was organised by the company “T3 Events Ltd” and headed by Patrick Marmion, a perfect MC for an event with plenty of “duende” as we say in…
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How to calculate the Inheritance tax in Spain for non-residents
Quite often I am asked how much is the tax payable on a Spanish estate. My first answer to that question is that the tax is not paid by the estate but is paid by each beneficiary on the basis of what he or she inherits. My second reply is that the Inheritance tax is calculated on a…
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Ok, a dación en pago has been approved. Now what?
If you own a property in Spain but you are no longer able to pay its monthly mortgage instalments, one of the possibilities contained in the Spanish legal system is the dación en pago which is the procedure to enable consumers to surrender their properties back to the bank…