Tag: Spanish property

  • A matter of degrees: icons, branding and a follow up on Santander’s stock of properties

        This week let me talk about the new branding at the firm where I worked: DWF LLP. For those who don’t know the firm, DWF LLP is a top 40 law firm with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Preston. The firm has grown considerably in recent years and such…

  • The future of the Spanish property market

    A year ago I was asked to write an article for The Manchester Law Society Messenger on the situation of the Spanish property market. In that article, I explained that the situation was pretty grim with property prices due to fall and more building companies and developers to bite the dust.  On 17th November, RR de…

  • Struggling Britons seek ways to offload Spanish holiday homes

      Higher mortgage interest rates in the Eurozone, a fall in the value of the pound and the effects of the recession mean that many Britons who have bought holiday homes in Spain are now struggling to meet their monthly repayments. Our firm has seen a rise in the number of people seeking help to renegotiate…

  • Court threat for Brits who back out of ‘home in the sun’ deals

    Britons who have had second thoughts about buying holiday homes in Spain are being pursued in the Spanish courts by the developers – despite a clause in their contract allowing them to back out of the deal. Our firm is acting for a number of British buyers who have been threatened with legal action. Hard-pressed…