Harnessing Solar Power in the Iberian Peninsula: Spain and Portugal

By Stan Dickens, Villa Surveyors Solar panel in Spain At Villa Surveyors we sometimes get asked if the installation of  solar panels in Southern Spain and Portugal is actually worthwhile  for villas, houses or apartments. Is it worth installing solar panels in Spain and Portugal? The following are some reasons...

A lawyer explains the property buying process in Portugal

Dearbháile Banahan Senior Associate at PLMJ The process for buying properties (real estate) located in Portugal is simple and, once you have agreed the essential conditions with the seller, everything can be concluded in a short space of time. In most circumstances, you can buy a property by following these...

How are residential mortgage valuations undertaken in Spain?

By law residential mortgage valuations in Spain have to be undertaken by a valuer working for a specialist valuation company. The companies that undertake mortgage valuations in Spain are known as Sociedades de Tasación (Mortgage Valuation Companies) and the people that undertake the valuations are called Tasadores (Property Valuers). They...

Villa Surveyors recommends: Miguel Urrutia, English speaking lawyer in Spain

Miguel Urrutia Santos (Colegiado del ICAM nº 83.584) is recommended by Villa Surveyors. Miguel has acted for a number of Villa Surveyors clients on various property matters including property conveyancing. Practice areas: civil law, banking law, horizontal property and inheritance law. Specialist in complex financial instruments, structured bonds, mortgages and...