Undoubtedly, there are a myriad of options available for people who are interested in investing in residential properties on foreign shores. When it comes to selling property in Spain, BCP can provide guidance on your transaction itself as well as guidance on tax implications and liability From the outset, you can be confident that our lawyers will handle all matters carefully and professionally.
In addition to conducting thorough due diligence on your targeted property, we can help you negotiate and draft the necessary contracts, abogados en derecho inmobiliario expedite rental, touristic, or business permits, and provide the legal advice you need so your purchase closes successfully.

Once we have checked that the property or land is compliant with law, our Real Estate Lawyers can help you negotiating a good offer and price for the same; negotiating with the financial institution or the bank of your preference fair and good conditions for a loan or mortgage to acquire the property; drafting or checking the corresponding purchase and sale agreement or lease contract; register the property; and hiring the corresponding services (water, electricity, etc.).
However, if there is a right of first refusal through an option to purchase, the beneficiary of the option can register his option with the land registry before executing the transaction, to protect his right to acquire the property against other potential buyers.

Whatever the reason, this can often seem more stressful than it needs to be, and this is where our Spanish property lawyers come in. Here at Carbray, we understand you can´t always be at your Spanish property for personal reasons, but we are on hand to assist you from abroad in Spain.
We often find situations in which clients arrives to our office who desire to buy a home in Spain, having paid and signed a reservation”, deposit” or arras” document, a deposit for the purchase of the same, to be followed by document or private purchase contract, that in most cases does not contain the minimum legal requirements.
Specially in the field of real state law we provide advise in adquisition, selling and leasing projects, buildings, offices, large areas and hotels, previously analysing its legal consequences and drafting agreements and all the necessary documentation.

Because of the firm's involvement in servicing the needs of persons with disabilities, he is experienced in developing specialized estate plans for the elderly and for families with members who are disabled and has spoken on those topics for many consumer, parent and professional groups, including presentations for the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois CPA Society, and the American Bar Association.
Unless the parties have agreed to vary the terms beforehand, the Sales Contract always states that the property is free from all charges and encumbrances, that there are no outstanding debts connected to the property and that the seller is handing over vacant possession i.e. there are no tenants or other occupants.

Laws relating to leases of business premises should be listed in response to question 10.1. Those relating to zoning and environmental should be listed in response to question 12.1. Those relating to tax should be listed in response to questions in Section 9.
I have recently purchased a house in Spain using CC Lawyers. Where no actual income exists the Inland Revenue will impute an income usually based on a small percentage of the cadastral value of the property (valor catastral) which is registered at the Land Registry (Catastro).

Our Real Estate lawyers know all they key elements that you must consider when entering in the housing market in Spain and how to deal with the legal aspect of it. But as I constantly emphasize, when it comes to asset protection and estate planning, a good, knowledgeable lawyer is your best friend.