Cautious celebration for Spain’s property market
Spain’s housing market is rallying, but there are still many legal loose ends to be tied, writes Antonio Flores
K.O. the kickbacks: Olive Press launches campaign to expose shady property lawyer practices
Some lawyers giving estate agents ‘backhanders’ of up to 20% for working on conveyancing deals
Spain’s Inheritance Tax rules
Inheritance tax break for non-residents quelling cost fears, writes Antonio Flores
Stunning expat victory againt Cajasol bank and Costa del Sol property promoter
Estepona court orders repayment of €600,000
Fiddling the bids
Lawyer Antonio Flores looks out for real estate cons at auctions
Nigel Goldman fraud case moves to Fuengirola court
Victims continue to demand justice as national journalists follow up Olive Press coverage
Tax residency cases in Spain: The devil is in the detail
Three cautionary tales about tax avoidance
Drunk behind the wheel in Spain
Legal expert Antonio Flores explains the obvious and not-so-obvious dangers of drink-driving
Only fit for ‘chicken thieves’
Spain is the conman’s paradise and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon, writes Antonio Flores
Banking magnate Baron Rothschild to appear in court in victory for expats
An Alicante court has issued a writ to indict and interrogate the boss of N.M Rothschild & Sons
Time for a divorce in Spain?
Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, tackles the tricky questions about ending a marriage
The trouble with aggressive advertising
Antonio Flores discusses which advertising clauses you can and can’t get away with
Behind bars in Spain
Antonio Flores of Marbella law firm, Lawbird, explores the controversies of a night in a cell
Spanish bureaucracy and tax loopholes
Antonio Flores, of Marbella-based Lawbird, explores Spain’s paperwork forests
Ways to tackle Spanish property transfer tax
With the tax rate going higher and higher, columnist Antonio Flores looks at ways to get around it
The winding road to Spanish residency
Antonio Flores examines the route to residency
British pensioners take on multinational investment company N.M. Rothschild
The pensioners claim they were mis-sold €4 million worth of fraudulent equity release schemes
The invisible man
Columnist Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, on the intricacies of tax-residency in Spain
Balancing privacy with press freedom
Columnist Antonio Flores, of Lawbird in Marbella, on how to keep the balance
Spanish police protocols
Olive Press columnist Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, explores Spanish police warrants
Clause for thought
Columnist Antonio Flores on the truth about 'watertight' clauses in Spain
Spanish tax office closes inheritance tax avoidance schemes
Olive Press columnist Antonio Flores of Lawbird gives the latest on inheritance tax
Spanish public notary wins bank mis-selling case
A public notary - supposedly an expert - wins case with plea of ignorance
Marbella mayor again accused of tax evasion
In bitter war of words lawyer holds press conference to defend himself after being reported to the Law Society
Mayor of Marbella sues top lawyer over alleged undeclared assets
Maria Angeles has accused Antonio Flores of 'professional misconduct' following recent media reports
Lawyers suing lawyers
Our regular Olive Press legal column by lawyer Antonio Flores