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Legal Matters

New Law on Property Rental

On the 2nd of February 2016, the Junta de Andalucía approved the Royal Decree regulating the touristic properties located in Andalucía, stating that they will now all need to be legally registered and comply with certain requirements.

Crowdfunding: Legislation in Spain

Crowdfunding is a financing model that is rapidly gaining momentum all over the world. It works by collecting monetary contributions from a large number of people through an internet platform, with the objective to finance a project or a venture. The model works around an internet platform (in Spanish plataforma de financiación participativa, or “PFP”),…

Intra-EU Road Violations

On the 11 March 2015 the European Parliament approved Directive (EU) 2015/413 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11th March 2015 facilitating cross-border exchange of information on road-safety-related traffic offences.

Alertcops App

An App that everyone should have on their phone: Alertcops is an application designed by the Spanish Interior Ministry as a public security emergency help for anyone living or traveling in Spain.

Holiday Rentals in Andalusia

The law referring to the house rental market that was passed in 2013 i.e. the well-known “law on flexibility and promotion of the housing rental market” (in Spanish Ley de medidas de flexibilización y fomento del mercado del alquiler de viviendas) has been already launched in many autonomous regions in Spain.

New Fiscal Reform 2015

2015 will be a year of change from a fiscal point of view. While there will be many fiscal reductions, there are areas where taxation rates will increase. Below is an overview of these changes