1. CIVIL LAW (REAL ESTATE)
Our office mainly specializes in the legal and fiscal advisement for natural and corporate persons, residents or non-residents in Spain, in the purchase of properties, making and carrying out all the previous and subsequent procedures with the only aim to guarantee a good outcome of these and therefore to obtain the best legal and fiscal advantages for our clients.
For this, our professionals are in charge of verifying and checking prior to the purchase, the legal state of the correspondent property, carrying out the appropriate proceedings before the Town hall, Suma office, Tax office and Land Registry, drawing up and checking the Reservation Contracts, Private Purchase Contracts, coordinating and informing our clients of the way of payment, giving the option of using our client’s bank account in order to mediate in the payment of the purchase price, carrying out the procedures before the financial institutions (mortgage), preparing the draft copies of the Deeds before the Notary, assisting to the signing at the Notary, also signing in the name of the clients by means of a Power of Attorney (in case the client is not able to be present there), preparing the correspondent taxes and sending them to the tax office and Land Registry. We make sure the property is correctly registered, we change the ownership of the utility bills and in general, we carry out all the necessary procedures for the good outcome of the property purchase.
SPECIALITY: BUYING A PROPERTY IN SPAIN THROUGH A NON-RESIDENT COMPANY.
Likewise and in order to consult if the house you wish to buy is located or not in an area in process or pending to be included in Urbanization development, the professional group of Romeu & Partners Solicitors are experts of the Ley Reguladora de la Actividad Urbanistica for the experience in the practical application since the beginning of the enforcement date of mentioned law (Ley Reguladora de la Actividad Urbanística – LRAU- in force in the Comunidad Valenciana since 1.995).
Additionally to the advising in purchase of estate, we will also very happy to assist you with the following maters.
Fiscal advice.
Legal advice for investors.
Problem resolutions with the Town halls or any other official authorities.
Problem resolutions with banks.
Legal and administrative advice in construction of houses and developments that give the owner of the plot the chance to obtain important and considerable saving of time and money.
2.- CIVIL LAW
OTHER SPECIALITIES
Drawing up of rental contracts for properties, locals, business
Inheritance and Last Wills for residents and non-residents.
Dissolution of joint ownership or matrimonial property
3.- TAXATION
FISCAL REPRESENTATION IN SPAIN AND NON-RESIDENT TAX.
When a non resident individual or company acquire a property in Spain, they take the obligation to make a tax declaration every year, paying taxes to the Spanish Inland Revenue on the basis that they own property in Spain and are non-resident for taxation purposes (Mod 210).
To avoid potential difficulties, we calculate the amount of tax to be paid every year, prepare your tax return and submit it to the appropriate public bodies, helping you set up a direct debit through the bank of your choice.
Besides that, we advise you the most convenient way to purchase a property, we represent you fiscally before the Spanish tax office, Suma office, we work out your tax return for if you are non-resident and have sold your property: Capital Gain Tax or apply for the devolution of the 3% if it proceeds. (Mod 211 and Mod 210).
4.- COMPANY AND COMMERCIAL LAW
Application of the company’s name.
Constitution and setting up of public and private limited companies. (S.L. /S.A.) Drawing up of the correspondent taxes.
Drawing up of the form Mod 213 for non resident companies. Registration in the correspondent Companies’s house. Application and obtaining of the CIF number (Spanish tax identification code for businesses) for non-resident companies.
Sale of social shares, Increase or Reduction of share capital, Adoption of company agreements, etc.
5.- OTHER ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
Besides all the above, we also offer complementary services such as:
Payment of various taxes, capital gain taxes payable to the Town hall, etc.
Drawing up of Specific and General Power of Attorney to be signed in Spain or abroad (Notaries or Consulates)
Application and obtaining of the NIE number and application of Residencia.
Change of ownership and setting up of direct debit of water, electricity contracts, IBI, Rubbish collection (rates), Community of owners, etc.