July 2021

By Malini Peñalva, Spanish Abogada at Del Canto Chambers Ibiza IT is common in Spain for foreign non-residents to grant Power of Attorney to legal firms so that lawyers can deal with matters on behalf of their clients when they are not in Spain. A Power of Attorney will often be the most practical way […]

A NEW development in Palma has already sold 50% of properties – and it’s not even finished yet. Real Estate developer, Inbisa, has recently begun the construction of new property development, Residential Inbisa Arxiduc. And although it won’t be ready until early 2023, the company has already sold 50% of the properties. FIRST LOOK (Credit:

HOME food delivery company Deliveroo is set to close down in Spain. The news comes two months after Spain passed a new law forcing delivery companies to classify their riders as employees. Deliveroo and other firms have a mid-August deadline to hire riders who are currently working as freelances. The UK-based company made no mention

IT is Spain’s east coast conurbation. The country’s third biggest city with an important port, occasional grand prix and half decent football team. But for decades, Valencia has been too often overlooked by tourists, who flock to the famous cities of Madrid and Barcelona, or the historic gems further south, like Granada, Cordoba and Sevilla.

IT can be more than a chore to find, negotiate and sign a mortgage in Spain – it can be the single most important financial decision you make in the country. It becomes doubly difficult if you are not from Spain, and are not used to the steps you have to take and the pitfalls

HUMAN remains discovered last week on a mountain pass in the Pyrenees match DNA of Esther Dingley, the missing British hiker who disappeared during a solo trek last November. The 37-year-old Oxford graduate from County Durham had been walking alone along the French-Spanish border and failed to return to meet her boyfriend Dan Colegate, who

POLICE and animal welfare council officials have raided an illegal Costa Blanca puppy farm that housed 137 dogs. The unregistered breeder had been running his business for several years out of an Elche area farm in breach of regulations. A joint Elche Policia Local and council animal welfare department probe tracked down the location of

EARLIER in the year, the UK Treasury published a number of reviews and proposals relating to tax policy, dubbed ‘Tax Day’, aimed at creating a more modern and open tax system in the UK. One such review likely to concern landlords and property owners, was around the tax and allowances of Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs).

There are loosely two types of expats that move to Spain. The first type is those that have money  and don’t need to work. If you fall into this category, chances are you still need a hobby or activity to fill up your day. The second type is those that need to continue to earn

AFTER a few days of truce, the terral wind will once again blow elevated temperatures into Malaga this weekend— with highs of 40C expected. Following what seems to be a general weekend trend this July in Malaga, the terral wind will once again sweep through the capital of the Costa del Sol, leaving sizzling temperatures