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by Michael Davies
News and opinion on European and Spanish regulations affecting ex-pats who retire, play or invest in Spain
Michael Davies is a Spanish lawyer specialised in probate, inheritance tax and inheritance related litigation for ex-pats in Spain.
The beautiful 100 year old furniture of the office of the solicitor  Mr. Manuel Berjon Barrera has been donated by the Berjón family to the  Shipping museum of the town hall of Terque.  Those English clients that purchased in Almería Province before 1980  will almos for certain have used  the Almería solicitor Mr. Manuel Berjón Barrera
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If you live in the U.S.A. , Australia or any other Non E.U. country (this is extremely important for U.K. citizens after Brexit )  you can now  in my opinion claim the application  of the regional government exemptions (applicable in the region where the majority of value of the assets are situated ) on inheritance
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What follows is a list of estate agents that speak English in Mojacar . We are not making a recommendation. This is simply a list of the agents that deal with English speaking customers in Mojacar and with whom we have dealt with on many occasions over the years. Remember nothing is more important then
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Dear clients, On the 21st of June our British Consul for Andalucía and the Canary Isles, "Charmaine Arbouin" will be visiting Mojacar to talk about Brexit and the British Government´s recommendations to EX-PATS IN SPAIN. After her explanation you will have the chance to voice your concerns and demands regarding Brexit. Most of us are unhappy with Brexit and concerned
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MENTIONING A TRUST ON A SPANISH WILL IS ASKING FOR TROUBLE. SOMETIMES WHAT IS LEGALLY POSSIBLE AND WHAT IS PRACTICAL IS NOT THE SAME THING. THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. NOT HAVING A SPANISH WILL AND RELYING ON A U.K. WILL THAT MENTIONS A TRUST TO WIND UP THE SPANISH ESTATE IS EVEN WORSE. Can
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