In Spain, real estate prices are rising due to continued high demand. In 2024, prices for newly completed properties rose by 7.6% on average in the country, with some regions seeing price increases of up to 15%. According to the Spanish National Institute for Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadística/ INE), a total of 642,000 home […]
In 2013, the Spanish government under the then head of government Mariano Rajoy had decided to introduce a so-called golden visa (Ley 14/2013, de 27 de septiembre, de apoyo a los emprendedores y su internacionalización). These visas grant investors a long-term residence permit (Residencia) as a kind of additional consideration for investments made in Spain. […]
On November 19, 2024, a meeting of trusted business advisors with representatives of important medium-sized law firms providing legal and tax advice, as well as of insolvency administrators from the Lower Rhine region, took place again. The host was IKB AG from Düsseldorf, moderated by financial editor Isabella-Alessa Bauer from the editorial team of Targecy […]
This year’s annual congress of the German-Spanish Lawyers‘ Association took place from 30 May to 1 June 2024 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, the old Staufer town not far from Stuttgart. Once again a very successful event with almost 120 participants, and also an anniversary congress to mark the founding of the German-Spanish Lawyers‘ Association in 1984, […]
This year’s autumn conference of the German-Spanish Lawyers‘ Association on Spanish real estate law (Derecho Inmobiliario español) took place on 18.11.2023 in Munich. Another very informative event organised by the German-Spanish Lawyers‘ Association, which was very well attended with 120 participants, and which was characterised by excellent speakers and lively discussions with a knowledgeable audience. […]
The regional government of the Balearic Islands is fulfilling an election promise. With the passing of a corresponding decree (Decreto Ley 4/ 2023 de 18 de Julio), various taxes will be eliminated and reduced, which should relieve families in particular. With regard to inheritance and donation tax, foreign property owners will also benefit from the […]
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