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Tie Appointment Delays? Your Residency Rights Remain Protected

As 2025 progresses, many British citizens in Spain who moved before 1 January 2021 are reaching their five-year mark of continuous legal residence. That means they’re now eligible to become permanent residents under the UK–EU Withdrawal Agre

What Options Are Available For Victims Of Abuse?

There are emergency options for victims of domestic abuse, Here are some urgent and practical steps and resources you can consider: 1. Emergency Help & Protection Call 016  This is the national domestic abuse helpline in Spain. It’s fre

Living In Spain And Still Using U.k. Based Financial Advisers?

    Living in Spain and still using UK-based financial advisers? Living in Spain means navigating a completely different tax, succession and regulatory environment. UK-based advisers may no longer be authorised to support you effecti

Council Of Ministers Sends Draft Law On Working Hours To Congress

The Spanish Government approves a reduction in the working week from 40 to 37.5 hours, the first reduction since 1983. This measure will benefit 12.5 million workers, of whom 10.5 million are full-time and 2 million are part-time. Breaking it do

Legal Framework In Spain For Abandoned Or Dangerous Properties 

Legal Framework in Spain for Abandoned or Dangerous Properties   Ley del Suelo y Rehabilitación Urbana (Land and Urban Rehabilitation Law) This national law (currently Real Decreto Legislativo 7/2015) allows municipalities to take action i

Residency Infractions And Sanctions Administrative Procedures

INFRACTIONS Those who are perpetrators or participate in any of the following offences will incur administrative responsibility: MINOR OFFENCES The omission or delay in communicating to the Spanish authorities of changes of nationality, marital

Special Support For The N332 Page – Upcoming Seminars

We don’t usually post announcements of this kind, but today we feel it’s important to help. The National 332 police information group, followed by over 300,000 people on Facebook, has sadly and unfairly lost access to their page due to an AI

New Regulation Of Spain’s Foreigners Law (royal Decree 1155/2024)

Royal Decree 1155/2024: Summary of Key Updates and Structural Reform Royal Decree 1155/2024, of November 19, approves the new Regulations of Organic Law 4/2000, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration. It i

Dgt Updates Driving Licence Rules For Over-65s

Continuing to drive does not depend on age, but on the condition of the driver’s abilities and skills. From the age of 65 onwards, and to ensure that the ability to drive remains intact, the validity period of the driving licence   reduc

When Ai Gets It Wrong: The Human Cost Of Algorithmic Error

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer the stuff of science fiction. It has already crept into our lives, often quietly, modifying what we see online, determining which documents are accepted or rejected, and increasingly playing a role in li
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