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How Can Citizens Advice Bureau Spain Benefit You?

As an expatriate living in Spain; do you find that the Spanish bureaucratic system can be disconcerting? Have you discovered that the simplest of transactions are difficult to conclude? Find yourself searching for answers to problems only to discover that there is nowhere where you could find a solution? I am assuming that the answer is yes and that is why should be a member of our web site if you arent already.

Talking About Rights For Common Law Couples And Iht

Tomorrow morning, Monday August 1, I will be talking to Bill Padley on Talk Radio Europe on the rights for Common law partners (Pareja de Hecho). Includes the need to make assurances so that they have the right to the substantial reductions on i

Myra Chats With Bill Padley On Healthcare Access For British Ex-pats Post Brexit

Monday June 27 2016 Talk Radio Europe live with Bill Padley. Bill and I discussing healthcare access in Spain for British Citizens. https://www.citizensadvice.org.es/wp-content/uploads/Myra-CAB-Mon-27-Jun-2016-post-Brexit.mp3 The information pr

Clausula Suelo/floor Clause And Why You Should Check Your Spanish Will Live On Tre

Monday June 13 live on Talk Radio Europe.  Lets Talk with Bill Padley at 11.00 am till 12 noon. Full story on the Clausula Suelo affecting millions of mortgage holders. Mortgages with most banks affected. What it is, how to check if this clause

Entrepreneurial Law Eases Investment In Spain

On September 19, 2013, a new law was approved by the Parliament of Spain to support entrepreneurs and their internationalisation. The essential purpose of this law was to undertake reforms favourable for growth and economic recovery, as well as

Ibi Subventions And Tax Obligations!

Many of the town halls across Spain offer residents various schemes in the way of reductions on the IBI (annual rates bill) and the rubbish collection charges. Though the reductions are guaranteed for pensioners, those on lower incomes, large f

Marbella (pgou) Urban Plan Annulled

First posted in November 2015 and lost due to website crash. Annulment of the Marbella PGOU (Urban Development Plan) by the Supreme Court. A conference was held to advise on the Legal Analysis and Consequences carried out by a top Marbella law f

British Couple Refunded 58,000 Plus Interest Paid For Aifos Off-plan Property Never Received.

Banco Popular has been ordered by a court in Malaga to pay a British couple the sum of 58,000 euros plus interest. The couple had signed for an apartment at Hacienda Casares from the promoters Aifos in 2004. The cost of the apartment was 167,936

No Win No Fee. Cuota Litis

Commonly known as ‘no win no fee’, the correct terminology is a contingency or conditional fee agreement. The equivalent in Spanish is known as ‘Cuota Litis’. When agreeing to this this type of contract, the client should cle

The Driving Licence Fiasco Live On Radio!

The Driving Licence Fiasco and Too Many Back Seat Drivers Live on ‘Talk Radio Europe’. “Lets Talk with Bill Padley ” between 11am and 12 noon on Monday 2 May. Richelle de Wit will be talking with Bill Padley about whether you n

Black Clouds And Silver Linings

First published in the Costa del Sol Action Group magazine  2010. With our expatriate retirees in mind The rain in Spain is falling on just about everyone. It is apparent that the planet is suffering a crisis not experienced in many decades. Fo