Category: Interesting topics
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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…
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Networking of Spanish businesses in Leeds
From left to right: Igor Urra, Alejandro Benavente, Antonio Guillen and Enrique Sanchez Great event on the 5th March at La Tasca in Leeds organised by a group of businessmen in Leeds, particularly Alejandro Benavente and Blanca Gonzalez who did an excellent job organising this fabuluos event in…
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Official inaguration of the Honorary Consulate office in Manchester
On Wednesday 26th February, the Consul General of Spain in Edinburgh, Mr. Miguel Utray Delgado visited the offices of DWF in Manchester in order to officially inagurate the Honorary Consulate and hand the Spanish flag, shield and seal to Antonio, who has been recently appointed as the…
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DEATH, BANK STATEMENTS AND TAXES IN SPAIN
When the Spanish estate is not only made of properties When inheriting assets in Spain, the first thing that comes to mind is property but the truth is that assets also involve bank accounts, shares and other type of properties such as a car or even a boat. We have…
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Spanish Honorary Consulate office in Manchester
The Spanish Consulate in Manchester closed more than 2 years ago. Since then, all consular matters for the North West were transferred to the Spanish General Consulate in Edinburgh. Very recently an Honorary Consular office has been opened in Manchester and located in our Manchester office. The Honorary Consul is Antonio…