Investing in Spanish real estate can be hazardous if you do not work with an expert legal team. Ron Crooke Abogados provide a dedicated conveyancing service for foreign clients who are buying in Spain. Our english speaking experts will guide you every step of the way, making sure your property purchase or sell in Spain and your investment is handled in a professional and responsible manner. We have an independent legal service which provide advice and represent our clients in the purchase, sale, resale, inheritance of property and also financing. Invest in Spain efficiently and safely.  See our Conveyancing Guide for more info

Our services include the following:

• Application for NIE
• Preparation of Power of Attorney (POA)
• Negotiation of terms and conditions of the contract of sale and purchase
• Checking any outstanding charges, mortgages secure debts and restrictive covenants
• Preparation of public deeds and necessary paperwork
• Provide assistance at completion
• Registration of Title Deeds
• Change of ownership before Spanish Authorities
• Contracts and direct debits for utility services
• Completion and lodging of tax forms before Inland Revenue

Ron Crooke Lawyers have an extensive expertise in planning issues and advise companies in all matters related to Urban Planning Law ( urban management, execution and sanctioning proceedings, planing, etc.) some of which occasionally require real estate, tax or environmental law specialists.

Services we offer in this legal area:

• Urban Development & Reports
• Advice for new developments, developments and re-developments
• Property Legalisations: DAFO Certificate (Asimilado al régimen Fuera de Ordenación)
• Energy Performance Certificate ( Certificado de Eficiencia Energética)
• Town planning

Wether you are a renter who is leasing a house, apartment or a commercial property or a landlord who rents out real estate, there are a variety of reasons that you may need legal advice. Our lawyers can help you analyse the situation, determine what your rights are and make a well-informed decision about how to protect your interests. Reaching out a lawyer to act as intermediary in property or commercial rental transactions will save you money, time and unpleasant surprises.

We provide legal advice in the following legal issues:

• Rental agreements and lease agreements, including initial drafting, review of rental contracts, updates to the terms of the lease and other contract-related matters.
• Landlord/tenant disputes, such as those related to rental rates, late or unpaid rent, security deposits, disagreements about the habitability of rental property, and other related issues.
• Business succession planing and protection of rental property assets in a divorce or other family law matter.
• Commercial real estate matters: from negotiating an initial lease to litigating business disputes related to the lease.
• Eviction, either seeking to evict a tenant or helping a tenant fight eviction and stay in their home (especially during times where additional tenant’s rights/renter’s rights are in effect such as the COVID-19 pandemic).
• Personal injury claims, if a property is not kept safe and in proper repair and someone is injured as a result.

In recent years, Spanish Law has changed and banks are now deemed liable to refund deposits made on unfinished properties that were paid from their accounts. Our team of lawyers will help you recover your money.

If you have bought an apartment or villa, which take part of a building complex or Urbanización, these will be subject to the Spanish Law of Horizontal Division (Ley de Propiedad Horizontal).

According to this law, every apartment or villa-owner has the co-property of the common elements of the building complex, together with the rest of owners of the block. All property owners of the block form the Community of Property Owners (Comunidad de Propietarios).

In Direct Lawyers Marbella we have a wide experience in dealing with a broad variety of Communnity of Property Owners issues.Our legal team’s long experience of representing non-resident members of Comunidades de Propietarios on the Costa del Sol has given us special expertise in this field.

• Claims service: Community Fees debts
• Building Defects
• Construction without Permission of Property Owners
• Disturbance Caused by Neighbours
• Community Representation at AGMs
• Extraordinary General Meetings
• Legal advice in removing the president &/or administrators
• Corrección e impugnación de AGMs minutes
• Rebuttal proceeding: illegal meetings & agreements