How to prepare the completion of a client´s property purchase in Spain in less than 5 days (and not die in the attempt)
A powerful title that could easily be the title of a book or a film. What was the name of that film with…
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Three deaths, one Spanish property and a bookstore story
As some of you may know, we have an office in the rainy city of Manchester. In fact, this office was Gunnercooke´s first…
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Completing the purchase of a Spanish property on behalf of a UK Company
This week I had the honour of completing the purchase of a Spanish property on behalf of a client. The interesting thing about…
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Paying the purchase of a Spanish property in stages: a story about family, trust and taxes
I just came back from a property completion in Fuengirola that has proved anything buy easy. While sipping an extremely hot americano in…
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Uncle Jimmy has died: A practical case on intestacy rules on a Spanish estate
There is no better way to learn and update our knowledge than with life itself. Very often, a lawyer´s knowledge updates as new…
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Under-declaration of the sale price of a Spanish property
Believe it or not, I still come across property transactions where one of the parties, usually the seller, asks for part of the…
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SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE OR NOT SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE : THAT IS THE QUESTION
I have to confess—sometimes estate agents drive me crazy, especially here in my hometown of Barcelona. Don’t get me wrong; there are plenty…
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Returning the keys to the bank after the death of a relative
One of the first phrases that I learnt when I moved to the UK to work as a Spanish lawyer was “catch 22”.…
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Oxford, annual conference and Brexit
Antonio Guillen attended the annual conference of lawfirm Gunnercooke, where he is a partner, and met his colleagues, including Spanish lawyer Claudia Font,…
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Renting property in Barcelona
Ah, Barcelona. Lovely city. Famous for its gastronomy, football, fashion and its Architecture, specially buildings designed by Antoni…
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