Spanish Lawyer in the UK
Honorary Consul of Spain
Enrique Sanchez
I am an independent, English speaking Spanish Lawyer working in the UK and Spain.
I am an expert in Spanish Law and from my base in Liverpool I deal with all legal matters relating to Spanish Law and represent clients both in Spain and throughout the UK including England, Scotland and Wales.
If you have a legal issue requiring advice or representation in the Spanish legal system, I can help you. Whether you are located anywhere in the UK or in Spain, please contact me for legal advice.
I regularly visit Spain to carry out legal work on behalf of English and Spanish clients and can represent clients in the Spanish Courts when required through my collaborator offices in Spain Sanchez Padilla.
I believe that trust is central to a good client-lawyer relationship and take care to keep my clients fully informed at all times, ensuring a quick and effective response to your needs.
I deal with all areas of Spanish law; see below for a list of some of the common areas I work in.
Areas of practice
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Spanish Property
Law
I provide a comprehensive service in relation to all areas of Spanish property law.
- Conveyancing (sale, purchase and transfer of property)
The legal procedure in Spain is quite different from that in the UK in relation to buying and selling property. It is critical that you have independent legal representation by someone who is acting solely for you and not for anyone else involved in the transaction so as to avoid any potential conflict of interest.
- Spanish property disputes
Many British citizens who have bought property in Spain may experience legal difficulties with their Spanish property and require legal advice or representation from a Spanish Lawyer in the UK. I also act for clients who are buying property in Spain and need assistance dealing with developers, mortgage companies, local government and other institutions in Spain.
If you have any type of dispute with these or other organisations, I can help you to reach an agreement through the Spanish legal system.
I have a great deal of experience in Spanish property matters and a good track record or achieving favourable outcomes for my clients.
- Spanish mortgages and problems with mortgages
- Setting up powers of attorney
A power of attorney enables someone to act on your behalf in legal matters. This is useful for instance when documents need signing in Spain and you cannot be there to sign them yourself.
- Dealing with property developers
- Timeshare properties
- Investment properties
- Buying property off plan
- Help with negotiations of purchase and sale terms
- Spanish property taxes advice
- Rental agreements and law in relation to letting out of properties
- Transfers of funds between the UK and Spain
- Disputes with developers
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Spanish Wills and Probate
I deal with all areas of estate planning as well as dealing with deceased estates.
- Preparation of Spanish Wills (for both UK and Spanish residents)
It is often a good idea for UK nationals who own property in Spain to have a Spanish Will prepared in order to safeguard there property assets in Spain. I can prepare Spanish wills according to current Spanish Law.
- Probate and Inheritance (including distribution of estates)
- Winding up of Spanish estates
- Inheritance Tax
- Setting up Powers of Attorney
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Divorce and Family
Whether you were married in Spain, have a Spanish partner or have children living in Spain, I can help you to navigate the Spanish legal system in relation to all family matters.
- Children (contact, residence and maintenance)
- Divorce
- Separation (married and unmarried couples)
- Financial settlements
- Transfers of property between parties
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Commercial
All types of Commercial matters undertaken, including:
- Setting up of companies
- Dissolution of partnerships
- Shareholder agreements
- Power of Attorney
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Other areas of Spanish Law
I deal with all areas of Spanish Law. If the area you require is not listed below please contact me to discuss your requirements.
- Tax planning advice for people with assets in either the UK or Spain.
- Immigration and Nationality
Including all types of VISA applications
- Civil litigation
- Personal Injury Claims
- Property disputes
- Criminal matters
- Legal translations (Spanish to English and English to Spanish)
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Notarisation of documents for use abroad
Many documents to be used in the legal system of a foreign country will require notarising by a Notary Public in the UK.
I work closely with an English Notary Public from the same suite of offices. Notary Public Liverpool. This enables me to provide a tailor-made 'one stop' service to deal with your Spanish property transactions, bills, administration of Spanish estates and other matters involving Spanish/English law.
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