Our Madrid office is led by Senior Partner Ana Villanueva, who has represented international buyers, residents and investors in Spanish property law for more than two decades. Whether you’re settling in Madrid or handling a property, tax or inheritance matter elsewhere in Spain, you’ll work directly with an English-speaking lawyer who explains each step clearly. It’s the same approach we’ve used across more than 7,500 real estate transactions nationwide.
Buying or selling property in Spain involves more paperwork than most international clients expect: title searches, outstanding charges, community fees, planning permission, energy certificates, and a notary appointment that has to be booked and prepared correctly. We handle all of it. Before you sign anything, we check that the property is registered as described, free of debts and liens, and legally sound to buy or sell, whether it’s an apartment near Retiro, a townhouse in Chamberí, or an off-plan new-build in the north of the city. For sellers, we prepare the sale contract, manage the notary process, and make sure your tax obligations, including non-resident capital gains withholding, are settled correctly.
Owning property or living in Spain brings tax and residency questions most people only ever ask once, which is exactly why they’re easy to get wrong. We prepare non-resident tax returns (Modelo 210), asset declarations (Modelo 720) and general fiscal planning, and we handle NIE number applications and residency permits for clients relocating to or investing in Spain.
If you own assets in Spain, a Spanish will can save your heirs months of delay and unnecessary tax exposure. We draft Spanish wills alongside your existing estate plan, and when the time comes, we handle inheritance and probate matters for international families, including cases where Spanish and foreign law need to work together.
From our Madrid base, we also represent clients in litigation and conveyancing matters across Spain, including Costa Blanca, Barcelona, Galicia and the Basque Country, working with local notaries and land registries as needed. It’s a natural extension of the real estate work we do daily: a good number of the disputes we handle start out as a property purchase gone wrong.
Our office is close to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport and well connected by metro, so visiting in person is straightforward if you’re travelling from abroad, though most Madrid clients handle the bulk of their matter remotely, by phone, email and video call. Ana Villanueva leads the office personally rather than handing clients off between departments: the lawyer who takes your first call is typically the same one standing next to you at the notary’s office on completion day.
Very professional property legal services and gestoría. Super attentive and they make you feel looked after and secure. I would recommend Ana’s services to anyone.
Great lawyer and better person, exquisite treatment. Highly recommended, of course I will use her services again.
We have needed the support of a law firm, thanks to Ana from Madrid Solicitors we have finally been able to solve it, good treatment and very efficient, thank you Ana.
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