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Frequently Asked Questions
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How much will you charge?
Unlike normal lawyers, our fees are not charged by the hour.
An
assessment will quickly be made of the amount of work involved and fees
will be discussed with you.
Work will not start without this agreement.
The fees will be fixed and at no
time should you be worried about an unexpected bill for our work. (See
the < Fees > page)
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How long will it
take?
Our clients are the most important part of our
business and we work to English practices and timescales.
This means: -
Probate can usually be achieved
within two months of the finalisation of all documentation.
We often find
that the timescale is dictated by the processing of applications for NIE
numbers.
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How do I start the
ball rolling?
Ring 0845 257 7889, or make a more
detailed enquiry through the <contact
us> page
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My father has died owning a property in
Spain jointly with my mother who has survived him. Neither of them has
made Wills in the Uk or Spain. Can you assist us?
Yes,
of course. Please <
Contact us > to discuss your exact requirements.
We can
arrange for all necessary translations, legalisations and certificates
and have them submitted to Spain to deal with the inheritance process.
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Will you be able to provide any tax
information ?
Yes,
not only can we obtain advice on Spanish Inheritance Tax (IHT) but we
can also suggest ways of reducing future liabilities and implement these
on your behalf.
See the < inheritance tax >
page.
In
complicated matters where large amounts are involved we can also obtain
independent quality tax advice for all of the surviving beneficiaries.
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An uncle has died. We know that he owned property in Spain but we do not
have any details or copies of the title deeds. Can you assist us ?
Yes,
this is a relatively easy matter provided you have some basic details of
the property
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We do not know whether the deceased made a Spanish will. Is there any
way of finding out?
Yes,
and we can have the answer within a matter of days.
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We have not taken out probate in the UK as there was no point. The
deceased did not make a Spanish will. What can we do ?
Again
this is relatively easy to resolve. In extreme cases we can arrange for
an immediate application for a simple UK probate document, and then use
this in Spain to enable a transfer of the assets to the beneficiaries.
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Auntie has died and there appears to be some considerable debts in Spain
with the only asset being her apartment which is possibly not worth very
much. Do you have any suggestions ?
Our contacts in Spain
have
access to up-to-date lists of property values all over Spain.
If
there is a chance of sale of the property we can recommend local estate
agents to you and suggest that a sale is arranged to deal with the outstanding debts. In the meantime we can arrange for creditors to be
contacted, and for them to be asked to hold matters over until a sale is
effected.
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