Tag: Spanish solicitor

  • Who pays the estate agent´s fees in a property transaction?

    Who pays the estate agent´s fees in a property transaction?

    There is no better source for the creation of an article than life per se, or at least, a lawyer´s daily practice. This week I wanted to talk about a practice within some estate agents that upsets me substantially. I am talking about the charging of the real estate agent´s commission to the buyer. There…

  • Can a UK charity inherit assets in Spain?

    Can a UK charity inherit assets in Spain?

    Sometimes clients get upset with their lawyers. Its something inevitable, like rain in September or Germany classifying for the world-cup semifinals even when they have an average football team. Sooner or later a lawyer needs to tell the client that what he/she wants to do is not practicable or could create unnecessary liabilities. This week,…

  • Three deaths, one Spanish property and a bookstore story

    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 office. Fifteen years down the line, we now have offices all across the UK as well as in other countries. However, Manchester is where everything started. It is normal that when some…