Ruth López Morueco
Ruth López Morueco is a member of the Orihuela Bar Association (no. 1595) and holds a degree in Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Ruth specialises in family law and international inheritance law, and has successfully assisted numerous non-residents with property purchases, tax matters and post-sale matters relating to property in Spain. She provides services in Spanish and English, offering comprehensive management and full legal representation.
Once you have seen the property you want, you are ready to reserve it, sign the contract and move forward. Then your lawyer tells you nothing happens without your NIE, and you realise you have no idea whether you have to fly to Spain, queue at the London consulate, or
Buying property in Spain as a non-resident can feel straightforward until you sit at the notary and realise the system works nothing like the one back home. There is no Spanish equivalent of a UK solicitor watching your back, the notary does not advise either party, and the legal risk
If you have a sibling with a disability and you are about to deal with an inheritance, whether your parents’ estate or that of another close relative, it is normal for questions to arise that wouldn’t come up in a regular sibling distribution. Who signs on their behalf if they