Let’s take one particularly disturbing example of what can happen. Mrs Jones is a non-resident who used to own a property in Spain. In July, unknown to her, it went to property auction and was sold to a third party for a price of less than half its value. The reason? She had failed to pay her I.B.I (council tax) bill and combined with fines and interest she owed €1,700. What was perhaps even more worrying was that Mrs. Jones hadn’t a clue what was happening as she had not been in Spain to receive her mail and there was no one available to check her post box. The other means of informing her of her debt also passed her by. The Boletín official del estado is a list of debts and other … [Read more...] about Avoiding the risk of Spanish property embargoes
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New rules raise requirements for applying for residency in Spain
Although the intention was clear, the exact means by which this would be proven, was not. The central Spanish government makes national policy but this is often interpreted at a regional as well as a town hall level. So what we are beginning to see is this latest dictate being interpreted in different ways in different parts of the country. In order to give some indication of what might be asked for if you do want to apply for Spanish residency we selected three areas local to our offices to illustrate. Murcia: Is not currently issuing residency certificates at all. The regional authorities are waiting for further national guidance. Torrevieja: In addition to the usual documents you … [Read more...] about New rules raise requirements for applying for residency in Spain