Legal blog

  • March 15, 2024 · Neus Vallara

    Tips on how to avoid debts when transferring a property

    One of the risks to avoid in the transfer of a property are debts that, according to the law, have a real affectation on the property. These debts include those related to the Homeowners’ Association, property tax, and urban development costs. The real affectation can lead to liability for the buyer, either directly or indirectly. In this article we provide advice to help you avoid any liability.

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  • March 5, 2024 · Lucas Charnet

    What real possibility do music festivals and concert promoters have to reduce or even avoid paying the SGAE fee?

    With the glorious years of vinyl and CDs practically forgotten, live music has become the driving force of the music industry in recent decades. In Spain, the Association of Music Promoters of Spain (APM) estimates that there are approximately 900 music festivals per year, generating national revenues of around 459 million euros. However, for some promoters, the economic viability of these events can be a challenge, especially when SGAE fees prove to be a hard hit, sometimes even exceeding the performance of the event itself.

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  • October 24, 2023 · Pablo del Estal

    The 10 key points of the new Decree-Law on urgent measures in housing approved in the Balearic Islands

    On October 4th, the Decree-Law 6/2023 of October 2nd on housing measures approved by the Government Council of the Balearic Islands came into effect. In this article, we highlight the most significant novelties of the new regulation:

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  • September 12, 2023 · Pablo del Estal

    The First Registration of a Property: What It Involves and How It Is Carried Out

    The first registration makes refence to the act of registering a property for the first time in the corresponding land register, when the property has not been previously registered individually, nor in any other way. That is to say, the registration of a property constitutes its first registration in the land registry.

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  • July 5, 2023 · Neus Vallara

    Golden Visa Real Estate Pack, why now?

    At the beginning of May, the Spanish executive stated that they intended to tighten the requirements for granting residence permits to foreigners who made a significant capital investment, better known as Golden Visa, and even considered to abolish them, as it has been done in Portugal. That is why, faced with an uncertain scenario, we recommend not to delay the investment and start the procedures for processing it as soon as possible. Surely now is the time.

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  • May 23, 2023 · Amaia Forcada

    Who bears the expenses of the purchase and sale of a property?

    Apart from these expenses, there may also be others that are not obligatory, such as, for example, the agency fees, which expedite the management of the mandatory procedures (registration of the deed, payment of taxes…).

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  • May 16, 2023 · Pablo del Estal

    Why is it advicable to register the title of a property in the land registry?

    The registration of the title of a property in the Land Registry is voluntary, but is it advisable? Absolutely yes, especially because of the protection afforded by the Land Registry against third parties.

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  • April 18, 2023 · Patricia Fernández

    Start up with one euro!

    The entry into force of Law 18/2022, of September 28, on the creation and growth of companies, considerably reduces the initial amount of the investment, and greatly simplifies the formalities for the incorporation of the limited liability company.

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  • March 2, 2023 · Mònica de Sangenís

    The deadline to claim the ground clause is over

    The Court of First Instance No. 50a of Barcelona reminds us in its last hearings of the proximity of the date in which the restitutory action that brings with it the declarative action of nullity of the ground clause will be prescribed.

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  • February 8, 2023 · Pablo del Estal

    The constitution of the “Derecho de vuelo” in Catalonia

    The right of overbuilding or underbuilding, also known as “ derecho de vuelo ”, is a property right to raise a construction on a building or building plot or to carry out such construction under the ground. In such a way that the holder becomes the independent owner of what has been built.

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