New Year New Business Venture
New Year, New Business Venture?Many foreign nationals who have relocated to Southern Spain consider at some point setting up a business of their own.Well,...
Family Law
By Alex Radford & his team at, De Cotta McKenna & Santafé (DMS)Many people have the idea that “Family law” is for those divorcing...
BUYING A PROPERTY IN SPAIN
Alex Radford, a solicitor and abogado comunitario with the law Firm De Cotta McKenna y Santafe, explains the pitfalls.I see lots of adverts for...
If it sounds too good to be true
They were desperate to sell their timeshare. The management fee had increased over the years, they had not visited the resort for years, and...
Marriage and its effect on inheritance tax in Spain
Most ex-patriates from the UK will be acquainted with the fact that if you are domiciled back home, any assets bequeathed to a...
Overseas Tax Amnesty
Alex Radford, of English Speaking Lawyers, DeCotta McKenna y Santafé, highlights recent tax changes: Overseas Tax Amnesty – The Offshore Disclosure FacilityThe ongoing investigation...
Landlords Beware
The legal provisions on renting property Spain are contained in the “1994 Urban Renting Act “(Ley de arrendamientos Urbanos de 1994), which applies to...
Questions and Answers on Denuncias
By Juana Navas Garcia,Abogada at De Cotta McKenna y SantaféQuestion:Please could you shine some light on the term ‘denuncia’? I understand that it entails...
Matrimonial Breakdown
by Alex Radford, Solicitor and Registered Foreign Lawyer at De Cotta McKenna y Santafé Unfortunately divorce is rarely a straight-forward matter unless there...
