Real Estate
Integrated service of legal advice in the purchase, sale or rental of real estate, whether this is urban or country land, new construction or re-sale, whether it is registered or unregistered, including the verification of its legal status with regard to registration, the property catastral registration, and the town planning situation. Also included are search for any charges or debts against the property and supervision of the correct change of title for taxes and for the various service providers, such as water and electricity.
We offer our cooperation (under terms of absolute independence) in working with the other professionals involved in real estate, such as estate agents, banks and credit entities, insurers, and valuators, in order to coordinate the transactions and avoid delays in closing deals.
Likewise, we lend our services to the management, preparation of terms, negotiation and follow-through for contracts of property purchase, construction, new building, rentals, the cancellation of condominium ownership, usufructs and other rights, as well as handling the process and final settlement of notarized title deeds through to their final registration or conclusion.
Assistance in understanding, negotiating and signing mortgages, reverse mortgages and other financial operations.
Advice to Communities of Property Owners on all questions relating to the system of Horizontal Property, including the preparation of reports and legal claims against debtors. The possibility of agreeing stable cooperation plans (igualas). We deal with complaints or problems that individual Community members may have with their Communities.
Assistance with Urban Development Law, including building licences and first occupation licences, housing estate plans and Compensation Boards, along with administrative fines, and the sub-division or combination of land.
Civil
Drafting, study and processing of all types of civil and mercantile contracts, private, commercial and professional.
Family law, including marriage, separation and divorce. Parent and child relations, civil partnership, all operations related to the Civil Registry.
Inheritance law, the study and drafting of testaments, the acceptance of willed or intestate inheritances, declaration of inheritors, tax planning and settlement of inheritance tax.
Study and treatment of foreign elements and of international personal law that are frequent in the settling of contracts, family law and inheritance. Cooperation with foreign law firms, as well as obtaining and administering international documents such as, powers of attorney, certificates of Apostille, legalization, translation and legal certifications.
Administrative work
To complete our principal task of professional consultation and representation, we also handle the many necessary procedures involved in applications, forms, permits and other paperwork. In doing this from our own office, we coordinate all phases more effectively, saving time and money for our clients.
Among other areas we handle:
Applications and reception of NIE, residence and non-residence certifications, both for administrative and tax purposes.
For services such as electricity and water, Community of Property Owners and Local taxes, we assist with original contract, bank standing orders and cancellation or change of title.
Registration and procedures with Spanish Social Security for workers and pensioners.
Vehicle registration, de-registration, sales and inspections.
Ordinary and official translations.
Reports and contacts with other professionals such as architects, engineers, experts, detectives, builders, financial advisers and others.
Business starts, including opening licence, health and safety certifications.
Relationship with banks ( opening and closing accounts as well as negotiation).
Judicial
Our professional philosophy and the objective we pursue is to settle differences through negotiation and agreement, avoiding recourse to court action, which often is costly, time-consuming and with an uncertain outcome for the client.
Nevertheless, faced with the evidence that this is not always possible, an important element of our firm is the team of professionals expert in the representation and defence of the interests of our clients in all the instances of judicial proceedings, with particular attention to the areas of:
Family Law
Personal Law (civil and mercantile)
The specialized administrative courts where a citizen brings action against government bodies (Contencioso Administrativo)
- Criminal Defence
Labour Disputes
Drafting, study and processing of all types of civil and mercantile contracts, private, commercial and professional.
Family law, including marriage, separation and divorce. Parent and child relations, unmarried partners, all operations related to the Civil Registry.
Inheritance law, the study and drafting of testaments, the acceptance of willed or intestate inheritances, declaration of inheritors, tax planning and settlement of inheritance tax.
Study and treatment of foreign elements and of international personal law that are frequent in the settling of contracts, family law and inheritance. Cooperation with foreign law firms, obtaining and administering international documents such as powers of attorney, certificates of Apostille, legalization, translation and legal certifications.
We place particular emphasis on keeping our clients fully informed on the development of the proceedings, of their options and expectations, so they can make the decisions which best suit their interests.
Fiscal
COMPANIES: We offer an integral system of advice on all elements of the development of the economic activity of a company, from detailed treatment of the various alternatives for Company Tax, to the quarterly preparation of tax obligations incurred by the company, both at the company level and the personal level of each participant.
INDIVIDUALS: Detailed case by case analysis, preparation and presentation of income tax forms, local taxes and charges, inheritance and gift tax, and others, for residents and non-residents.
Special emphasis on the tax implications of real estate transactions, property transfer tax, stamp duty tax, capital gains tax, tax exemptions for re-investment on new principal dwelling, contribution of real estate to company capital, verification of values, plusvalía local tax.
Presentation of allegations and appeals through administrative channels and the economic-administrative tribunal system against valuations and other tax resolutions.
Accounting and Labor
Calling all entrepreneurs, companies with legal personality, civil companies, communities of owners, etc., and, in general, any businessman or company that carries out any economic activity and is required to reflect their economic transactions under the General Accounting Plan. Our firm can offer you a bookkeeping service consisting of preparing the records for the official books, entries, balances and reports.
All you have to do is send us all your invoices, receipts, vouchers, bank statements, etc. regarding your economic activity, and we will prepare all the accounting records, from the balance sheet and profit and loss account, both for banks and for them to be deposited in the Mercantile Registry, as activities and third-party reports.
Besides comprehensive advice on tax and accounting matters, we can also represent you before the Social Security and employment service, drawing up all kinds of employment contracts, registration documents, registering you with the various agencies, and preparing the monthly payroll and social insurance pertaining to your activity.
Mercantile
Mercantile law. The constitution, modification and winding up of companies, appointment and removal of administrators, the sale and purchase of stocks and shares, the increase of capital and administration of company affairs. The acquisition and leasing of businesses, rentals and leases.
Defence of consumer and customer rights against commercial establishments, insurance companies, financial entities or professionals.
