Knowing the Law in Spain: A Guide to Spanish Law for the British Property Owner, Resident or Long-Term Visitor

There are 250,000 ex-pats along the 120km stretch of the Costa del Sol, with perhaps an even larger population along the Costa Blanca and as many as 100,000 who have made a new life in the Islands. With a large further group of permanent holidaymakers you have a British community in Spain rapidly approaching a million., There is little information available to help newcomers deal with Spanish Laws even though there is a real need for detailed information in a country where legal and practical contradictions appear commonplace. This book is not an academic description of the Spanish legal system. It is a practical guide to the most common applications of Spanish law affecting a foreigner who spends a considerable amount of time in Spain. It covers: your status as a European Union citizen; cash, credit and currency; buying, selling, letting or renting your property; customs control and consumer protection; working in Spain; personal taxation; buying, selling and running a car; birth, marriage, divorce and death; and wills and inheritance tax. CONTENTS: 1. Historical perspective 2. Law and order 3. Who am I...Where am I going? 4. Cash, credit and currency 5. Professional people 6. Purchasing a property 7. Paying for a property 8. Doing it yourself 9. Selling a property 10. Community of property owners 11.Letting and ownership schemes 12. Public services, customs control and consumer protection 13. Working in Spain 14. Understanding personal taxation 15. On the road 16. Birth, marriage, divorce and death 17. Wills and inheritance tax 18. Parting shotsKing, Harry is the author of 'Knowing the Law in Spain: A Guide to Spanish Law for the British Property Owner, Resident or Long-Term Visitor', published 2006 under ISBN 9781845280598 and ISBN 1845280598.