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The things British owners of Spanish property most often find out too late, written out properly. No sign-up, no email capture, no gate.
The Spanish tax return nobody told you about
If you own a property in Spain and live in the UK, you owe a Spanish tax return every single year — whether or not you let it, whether or not it earns anything. Most British owners have never filed one, and the discovery usually happens at the worst possible moment.
A parent has died owning a flat in Spain: the first six months
The Spanish clock does not wait for probate here. What has to happen, in what order, and where families lose money by doing things in the wrong sequence.
Will your English will reach your Spanish property?
Usually yes — which is not what the firms selling Spanish wills tend to say. Here is how it actually works, and the four situations where the answer changes.