Blog on Spanish law

Antonio Guillen

Antonio is a dual qualified Spanish lawyer and English solicitor specialised in Spanish civil law, in particular property and probate matters in connection to assets in Spain. Antonio is a Partenr at gunnercooke LLP, he also gives regular lectures on Spanish law to UK solicitors, STEP practitioners and Notaries Public and is known as a point of reference for cross border probate matters between UK and Spain. 
Antonio is the former Honorary Consul for Spain in Manchester, a role that he held from 2013 to 2017.
  • Question to a UK solicitor: Do your clients need a Spanish will for their assets in Spain?

    Question to a UK solicitor: Do your clients need a Spanish will for their assets in Spain?

    It is quite likely that you will have one or two clients with assets in Spain and when it is time to deal with their estates, the probate in Spain could be a source of uncertainty or a source of conflict if there is not a Spanish Will in place. We can help you and…

  • Practical case

    I NEED TO APPLY FOR A SPANISH NATIONALITY FOR MY CHILD WHO LIVES IN PAKISTAN. HOW CAN I DO IT? At Gunnercooke LLP we have seen a noticeable amount of enquiries from Spanish-Pakistani families where one of the members of the family is Spanish and the other one is usually from Pakistan (or another country).…

  • Have your clients paid high Inheritance or Gift taxes in Spain in the past?

    Pursuant to the European Court of Justice´s decision of the 3/9/2014 they could be entitled to ask for a refund The Spanish inheritance and gift tax is a national tax but the Spanish Government transferred it to the regional bodies (autonomous communities), who have autonomy to legislate and collect the tax. The autonomous communities have…

  • Spanish mortgages – Latest news.

      Following our previous article about mortgages in Spain. The CJEU resolution (21th of December 2016) allows consumers to claim their money back retrospectively from Spanish Banks   As we explained in our previous article, The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was recently asked to decide about an important case for Spanish…

  • Spanish Powers of Attorney signed in the UK

    A new Spanish case Decision by the Director General of Notaries and Registrars in Spain (DGRN) has been issued on the 14th of September 2016 affecting Spanish Powers of Attorney signed abroad and therefore also those signed in the United Kingdom. The said decision of the DGNR rejected the registration in Spain of a purchase…

  • A quick guide on buying property in Spain for UK solicitors

                Do you have a client looking to buy property in Spain? How can you help him/her from the UK?  It is quite likely that you will have one or two clients looking for a property in Spain. The uncertainty of Brexit and the temporary weakness of the Sterling pound…

  • Do´s and don´t when buying property in Spain

                  Do’s & don’ts when buying in Spain. DO’S. Make your budget. Apart from the price of the property you should consider other costs related to the transaction such as follows: Taxes, Notary and Land Registry: You should consider 10%-12%. Spanish Lawyer fees* Surveyor** although it is not mandatory…

  • Tell me more about Gunnercooke!

    http://http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/business-club-video/legal-sector-videos/12213217/gunnercooke.html What is Gunnercooke? Very often I get asked this question by clients and contacts. They have heard that we are a diffent law firm to the standard, traditional and rigid law firms. However they do not know what makes the difference between us and other law firms. See above an interesting video made by…

  • BREXIT AND SPAIN: TWO MONTHS LATER WHAT WOULD AN EVENTUAL BREXIT MEAN FOR THOSE BRITISH THAT WANT TO BUY PROPERTY IN SPAIN? How would it affect British people who own properties in Spain? And those who are in the process of buying them? It is too early to know what is going to happen but…

  • 3rd Edition of Spanish Festival

    FESTEJAR 2016               From left to right: Virginia Moreno, Claudia Font, Jesus Torre, Mariluz Simal, Antonio Guillén and Angel Miguelez. The Spanish Desk from Gunnercooke attended last night the opening of the FESTEJAR festival in Manchester. It is the third edition of a Spanish festival in which, for four…

Do you have any questions?

Get In Touch