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De Cotta partner Jonathan Sutton has been qualified as an English solicitor for nearly 20 years and has practised as a lawyer with De Cotta Law in Spain since 2005. This week Jon was sworn in as a Spanish abogado.

This is an area that will remain unchanged post Brexit. The law that will govern succession and who will receive your assets on death will not change. The application of your law of nationality has been recognized and formalized in

The new law of 3/2019 for Urgent Environmental and territorial measures for irregular building in Andalucia has repealed the law of 6/2012 and the Decree of 2/2012. The previous law was widely criticised in rural areas where old buildings dating

Tras declararse la quiebra de Thomas Cook, son muchas las empresas y negocios que se han visto afectadas.  Como acreedor debe saber que, si ha sufrido pérdidas o se le adeuda alguna cantidad como resultado del colapso del touroperador británico,

The Double taxation relief treaty between Spain and the UK is not an EU agreement and at least initially, will not be affected by Brexit. It may be revisited in future years once the dust has settled on any deal

From 1st September a new law has come into effect about children leaving Spanish territory. It is particularly important where a child is not travelling with a parent. These security measures mean that any parent who wants their children to

In Spain there are many autonomous regions and inheritance tax allowances are different depending on the region where the inheritance assets are situated or where the inheritor is fiscally resident. If the inheritor is resident in the Canary Islands or

Spanish property values are increasing and if a bankrupt individual or an insolvent company owns assets in Spain it is a good time to place a charge on the property and to ultimately seek recovery for the bankruptcy or insolvency

The concept of a “matrimonial regime” is one that is not familiar to people from the UK. In Spain and many other European countries when people marry, they either elect or decide on a matrimonial regime or, in default, the

Tenerife è sempre stato uno dei posti più attraenti in Europa per acquistare immobili, con un clima meraviglioso, un’alta qualità di vita e spiagge. Ora ha anche uno dei più favorevoli regimi fiscali di successione per coniugi, figli e famiglie.

The British government is providing current and vital information for all British people moving to or living in Spain. This includes information and guidance on passports, healthcare, working, pensions and much more. This advice is up to date so you

More – inheritance tax allowances At the start of 2018 the region had massively increased the inheritance tax allowance for a spouse, child, parent or grandchild of a deceased person to 1,000,000€ per beneficiary. This means someone with a spouse