Why is the appraisal certificate necessary in mortgage loan deeds? As with any legal issue, it is advisable to delve a little into the history of the institution to find the basis of the current legislation. We can differentiate three moments in the evolution of the mortgage: a.- From […]
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A de facto couple is the union of two people who live in a regime of daily coexistence, prolonged over time, practiced in a stable and public way, thus forming a community of life analogous to a marriage. The Civil Code of Catalonia establishes a regulation of de facto couples.
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In Spain, except in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, when two people marry, in the absence of an agreement, this is governed by a community regime, such as the community property regime, the Aragonese consortium or the Navarrese conquest regime. Therefore, except in those places, when a marriage contract is signed,
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One of the most frequently asked questions in Notaries' Offices is: how much is the inheritance? Answering this question requires a prior clarification, consisting of determining what the inheritance is, since it is not the same in all parts of Spain, as its amount and method of payment vary.
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As a consequence of the judgment of the Constitutional Court of March 11, 2014, in relation to the annulment of the fifth paragraph of article 174.3 of the General Law of Social Security (LGSS), and the commotion that this has caused, we offer this brief explanation or clarification on the subject.
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I am partially borrowing the title of this comment to express some ideas that have been in my head for some time, and that I have been putting off due to fear, laziness, or perhaps inability to express them. A few weeks ago, Luis Garicano's book called "The Dilemma of
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For all of us who are in the world of legal professions, talking about a case of opinion is usually synonymous with a highly complex case, which is usually given as a practical exam, in which a series of assumptions occur, which later in real life you hardly see, and
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As we have already said in other entries of this blog, the authorization of a notarial document is much broader than the mere signature of the same, there are conversations and warnings, which for reasons essentially of confidentiality remain in the verbal sphere. Well, in the case of documents
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The price and value of a deed are not equivalent terms, since their determination depends on totally different parameters. As we have repeated on many occasions throughout the posts on this blog and on the pages of the website, the price of a deed depends on
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We attach the current rate of the property transfer tax Transmissions i drets reals sobre immobles urbans: 10%. Transmissions and real data on habitats with official protection 7%. Transmissions and real rights on rustic properties: 10%,. Transmissions of values and subscription rights of article 108 of Law 24/1998,
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