Will - Page 3

crissywissy wrote on Fri Apr 3, 2020 2:04pm:

Dont pay a solicitor to do it ....we paid €180 for both compared to our own solicitor who charges 145each! You do need Spanish wills ...we now have both to cover all assets in both UK and Spain...Spanish will should be in both languages...if you do it now while quarantine still in place it will...

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... be legal even though a notary may not be available to sign it...

Pillings wrote on Wed Jul 1, 2020 12:22am:

Hi chrissy, when you said dont use a solicitor for a will who did you use? And is there no legal requirement to use a solicitor? Weve been quoted €580 for a joint will via a solicitor? Regards

paulsav wrote on Wed Jul 1, 2020 12:50am:

You need to read my repky to Glen earlier. Our wills by a notary cost 57€ each. Why do you want to waste more money for tge same job. A notary is a higher scale of lawyer.

Regards

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Pauline.

paulsav wrote on Sat Apr 4, 2020 2:48pm:

Hi Glen, 

I have read all the replies and seems no one here has used their notaries instead of solicitors. Your local notary should charge approx 60/80€ each person, a big differrence to what you have been quoted and others have paid. I used a notary in Almoradi highly recommended on this groups sister s...

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...ite, Costa Blanca Forum. His charge last March was 57€ each and his english is superb. Many have used him and he also gave freely a lot of info on inheritance(unlike most greedy solicitors who charge for everything).

If you are a non resident you will only pay IHT on your spanish property leaving your english will to deal with Uk assets. It needs doing because of the succession rules in Spain. You can not leave your assets to whom you want as there is already a spanish ruling favouring offspring rather than spouse. So your Spanish will must have the clause "to be conducted under English law, or law of your nationality(country of birth). This allows for your choice of inheritors and how much instead of spanish set % rules. However the IHT allowance is differrent in each province and ours in Valencia is 100k€. If joint owned that means half of assets as survivor owns half too.

If you are a spanish resident even with an english will (if you have property there) your allowance in Spain is set against your worldwide assets which the hacienda will know from your modelo 720 declaration.

If you need the name of the notary we used (he gets people travelling from afar as he,s so well recommended) let me know but all notaries can do this for a lot less than your solicitor. After all your solicitor just draws it up (write it) and it must go before a notary to have it legalised and registered. Btw I am a member of both forums as my property is halfway between both costas so I joined both and I have to admit the Costa blanca forum has a lot more "super helpful" members (one in particular Jim Fletcher who virtually knows everything anyone ever needs to know and he has recommended same notary. Everything was done by email, photoed our english wills and had mirror wills ready in approx a week to go and sign after sending us draft copies by email for our agreement. 

Hope this helps you

Regards

Pauline.

paulsav wrote on Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:39pm:

Hi Gem

Notary,s name is Jose Carlos Perez Juan

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Avda. Principe de Espana

2.2°  Almoradi

03160

965701121/696245668

email. [email protected].

He has perfect English(very good looking) has a English receptionist too. 

It was a 100km round trip for us but well worth it. Cost was €57 each. 

You must ensure you have the clause "governed by the laws of England and Wales. (not Great Britain as no such country and Scotland and N. Ireland have different laws.)  Everything done via email, before appointment then 1visit to sign. Good luck. 

Regards 

Pauline