Daily Compliance News: June 19, 2025, The Corruption in Spain Edition
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KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SPANISH LAW - I. PROCEDURE OF A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION - 1. Brokers - A. In Spain, both parties are free to hire a Broker to conduct the conveyance process of real estate...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SPANISH LAW - I. Procedure of a real estate transaction - 1. Formal procedure of a real estate transaction in Spain starting from the signing of the purchase agreement...more
The Spanish Government has approved a €200 billion emergency program to fund efforts to contain COVID-19 epidemic....more
Today it has been published in the Spanish Official Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado) Royal decree-law 8/2020, dated 17 March, on urgent and extraordinary measures to fight social and economic impact of Covid-19...more
On 11 September, the Spanish Supreme Court, in a plenary meeting, has issued ruling number 463/2019, stating its criteria on the effects of nullity of early termination clauses included in consumer mortgage loan agreements....more
On 29 A?pril 2019 the Spanish government approved Royal Decree 309/2019, which develops certain key areas of Law 5/2019, which regulates real estate credit. Although the main purpose of these new rules is to regulate...more
As part of our periodic updates, here is an overview of recent developments of relevance to participants in the real estate finance market across certain key jurisdictions in Europe....more
Lenders, not borrowers, become Stamp Duty taxpayers on mortgage loans under reform law. Key Points: ..The new law applies to all mortgage loans created after 10 November 2018, without retroactivity. ..Expenses...more
Background - On 10 October 2018, the Spanish Supreme Court issued a ruling changing its traditional criterion and establishing that the lenders (and not the borrowers) would be liable for the payment of the stamp duty...more
The Spanish Supreme Court has just issued a ruling establishing that the lenders (and not the borrowers) are liable for the payment of the stamp duty triggered by the creation of the mortgages securing financings. ...more
There is a growing tendency in recent years for borrowers in Spain to file claims alleging that certain provisions included in their mortgage loans are abusive or unfair. In addition, there is a very strong trend in Spanish...more