We have recently known, through our clients’ consultations, of the situation that most of the owners of La Axarquía area suffer, which comes from the lack of a License of First Occupation on their properties, particularly, regarding those problems with contract the supplies, such as the electricity supply for their first time or for its restoration, after being cut off by the electricity company (i.e. end of construction site temporary power).
 
The License of First Occupation is a certificate issued by the town hall that confirms that a newly-built property fully complies with …

La posibilidad de inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad de aquellas construcciones que tienen más de cuatro años, aunque no tenga licencia de obra, viene dada por una norma de carácter estatal; el Real Decreto 1093/1997, de 7 de Julio, que en su artículo 52 establece dicha posibilidad, así como los requisitos para poder proceder a la inscripción, como son: 1) que no conste en el Registro la apertura de ningún expediente de disciplina urbanística contra dicha construcción, 2) que haya transcurrido el plazo legal para poder “atacar” en …

The possibility of registration in the Land Registry of constructions without building permits after four years of completion, is provided by a State regulation—Spanish Royal Decree Real Decreto 1093/1997 of 7th of July, Section 52 provides this possibility, as well as the following requirements for this registration: 1) proceedings of town planning discipline shall not appear in the Land Registry against the construction; 2) the time fixed by law shall have been elapsed in order to “tackle” this infraction through the administrative procedure and 3) certification of the year of …

Hace unos meses entró en nuestro despacho un potencial cliente extranjero, llamémosle Sr. X, quería saber el proceso de compraventa, los trabajos legales  y el coste de nuestros honorarios profesionales.
Tras la primera cita con el Sr. X, por cierto totalmente gratuita, y en un ambiente de sinceridad nos comentó que había contactado con otro profesional un 40% más barato que nuestra firma, pero que le gustaría contratarnos siempre que pudiésemos ofrecerle un descuento.
En ese momento nos planteamos que opción tomar, lógicamente queríamos captar al cliente pero también sabíamos que la …

Some months ago, a foreign prospect client, who we have come to know as “Mr. X”, came in our offices. He requested some information regarding sale procedures, legal work and our professional fees.
After the first free appointment, in all honesty he commented to us that he had contacted a professional offering a 40% cheaper fee than ours. However, he would be interested in contracting our services provided that we could offer him a discount.
At that moment, we considered which option to adopt; naturally, we wanted to win this client, but …