Property lawyers
in Barcelona and Tenerife

If you own property in Spain, we recommend that you have a Spanish will.

What does your service include?
Why should I have a Spanish will made?
What if I want to change the contents of the will later on?
As a couple, can we have a joint will made?

What does your service include?

Once you discuss with us the full details of your intentions, we draw up the will. To be valid, this will needs to be notarized. We will need you to:

• Provide the data for you, your heirs, and anyone else mentioned in your will.
• Choose a notary (or choose the location in Spain most convenient to you, and we will contact a notary there).
• Sign the will at the notary's office. The notary will give you 3 copies of the will: you keep one, and send 2 to us. We deposit one at the Registro de actos de última voluntad. We send the other one to the embassy of your country of origin.

Why should I have a Spanish will made?

Yes. It is a slow and expensive process to get your foreign will recognized in Spain. For your heirs to get your Spanish property transferred to their names, the process is much simpler if there's a Spanish will. If there is no Spanish will registered at the Registro de Actos de Ultima Voluntad, then in the worst case, your property will pass to the local and regional government.

What if I want to change the contents of the will later on?

To change the contents requires a notary, so you would need to go through the same process.

As a couple, can we have a joint will made?

No. You need a will done for each of you.