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Conveyancing Service

Comprehensive advice in property Buying and Selling, Dissolutions of Condominium, Donations and Inheritances.

The complexity of the Spanish legal system and little knowledge of the technical language, make buying or selling a property, changing the ownership or accepting an inheritance a daunting experience. By using our services we can save you unnecessary anxiety.

Buying | Selling
Dissolutions
Inheritances
Donations

A complete Due Dilligence

Our professional experience will do a complete Due Dilligence of the property providing full legal, tax and financial advice.

Our services range from checking the property is free of all debts and charges through to the legal registration at the Land Registry. Equal attention is paid to the finer details that are often overlooked. Existing contracts relating to the property i.e. Utility bills and Community Fees, are investigated to ensure that they are in order.

A multi-lingual comprehensive service

A multi-lingual comprehensive service that is designed to protect your interests.

Being the owner of a property in Spain is no where close to being a safe procedure. Not even getting yourself a lawyer is enough today. Only the most professional solicitors will be able to ensure you are a hundred percent protected. At Sequoia Consulting Spain we strongly believe we are the suitable advisors to look after your interests.

Our guarantees

More than 16 years experience in conveyancing.
A multi-skilled service fluent in English, Spanish and German.
A fast and reliable service, which we accomplish with the newest technology tools. 

No hidden fees.

PURCHASES – SALES – DISSOLUTION OF CONDOMINIUMS – DONATIONS

Our services will help you to:

  • Complete advice, conveyance and legal representation (optional) during the whole process with assistance in three languages (Spanish, English and German).
  • Obtain a tax number (NIE for citizens) or NIF (foreign companies) for non-resident people, necessary to present tax declarations in Spain. 
  • Supervise and/or to prepare the previous purchase and sale contract between the buyer and the seller (before signing at the notary). This way, all parties have a clear and explicit agreement of the rights and obligations.
  • Have a preliminary estimation of all costs involved; this way, you will avoid paying more than the necessary costs in the operation and to consider any other potential expenses that may arise: taxes, notary fees, land registry fees or others. It includes the estimation of the potential capital gain or loss to declare after completion or to apply for any tax refund (case of non-resident sellers), as it corresponds.
  • Expert tax advice to apply deductions and to avoid paying more than you should do (i.e. to get the refund of the 3% retention on the selling price the buyer must retain to non-resident sellers by law or to pay the capital gain tax in case the non-resident seller obtains a profit in the sale, or to update the tax situation of the client).
  • Assistance to obtain any necessary paperwork for completion: certifications and licenses from town halls and community of owners; energy efficiency certificate; extension and end of work title deeds, mortgage cancellations.
  • Assistance to arrange the payment of any possible outstanding debts before completion.
  • Get a quick response for any consultancy and answer to questions during the purchase/sale process.
  • Verify and control the paperwork, as well as the tax and legal situation of the property before the completion at the notary. This way, we will be able to help to pay any outstanding debts, expenses or taxes of the seller before the completion so that to obtain the security of buying/selling a property without any charge or encumbrace.
  • Legal advice and management with banks in Spain: opening of a bank account, financial advice and management of funds, application of loans and mortgages, paperwork assistance before and after completion.
  • Personal conveyance with the client at the notary, with revision and check of the title deed preior to sign it.
  • Verify and control the after purchase or sale managements, an essential step to guarantee: the registration of the property in name of the new owner/s; to fulfil with the legal and tax obligations that both the seller and the buyer have before the Tax Office; to confirm that the cancellation of the mortgage has been correctly registered and paid; to pay the legal taxes correctly by filling the corresponding forms, to avoid paying taxes you could get exempted; to change the name of the new owner/s in domestic services, council tax or community of owners; to get home insurance quotes.
  • Final liquidation with detail and proof of all payemnts done on behalf of the client.
  • Assistance with certified translations and foreign paperwork legalizations.
  • Possibility of representation by means of a power of attorney, which would avoid you to come to Spain to sign the completion as well as paperwork before or after the transaction. 
  • In summary, the whole process will be completelly supervised, controlled and verified by our office.

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INHERITANCES

Our services will help you to:

  • Obtain a NIE number (tax number for non-residents), necessary to accept the inheritance. 
  • Supervise and to prepare the previous paperwork in Spain before signing at the notary.
  • Have a detailed estimation of costs involved; this way, you will avoid paying more than the necessary costs in the operation.
  • Expert tax advice to apply deductions and to avoid paying more than you should do.
  • Assistance to obtain any necessary paperwork for completion: property and debts information, legal certifications, Spanish wills copies, bank managements, etc.
  • Assistance to arrange the payment of possible outstanding bills, taxes, etc. before completion.
  • Get a quick response for any consultancy and answer to questions during the inheritance process.
  • Legal advice and managements before Spanish banks, including the opening or cancellation of accounts.
  • Verify and control the after completions managements, an essential step to guarantee: the registration of the property in name of the beneficiaries; to fulfil with the legal obligations before the Tax Office; to pay the legal taxes correctly by filling the corresponding forms; to avoid paying taxes you could get exempted; to change the name of the new owner/s in domestic services, council tax or community of owners.
  • Assistance with certified translations and foreign paperwork legalizations.
  • Possibility of representation by means of a power of attorney, which would avoid you to come to Spain to sign the completion as well as paperwork before or after the transaction.

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