Making the will

Email Konsell abogados in calle Porvera Jerez - they can answer your question and the initial phone call , in english, is free. I have a friend on this forum who has already used them for this purpose. Best of luck.

Thank you, I will contact Konsell tomorrow and get an appointment.

Only too glad to help, dont forget this is andalucia and every business seems to go on holiday for the whole of august - as we found out last year :))

If you are resident here you need Spanish will.  It can be a duplicate of the British one. Taxes here are very different.  See a tax person before deciding. 

Thank you for the information, I have made an appointment with a solicitor here about the will. We’re not residents but comes here monthly, I think you’re right with the duplicate of the British one.

Many thanks.

As spanish residents with assets in spain and UK we have an English will for UK assets, and Spanish will for assets in Spain. Each one refers to the other to keep things transparent (we hope).

In my experience with aged friends and relatives, you never know how good a will is until it's too late!

Many thanks, our solicitor in UK suggested that both will to provide reference to avoid issues.
The solicitor here can clarify the reference during my consultation by the end of the week.

Kind regards 

The Spanish government will (of course) honour your UK will so technically it is possible using said will in Spain to arrange probate here. It is just the cost of enforcing your UK will (you will need to legalise your will and the grant of probate with the Hague Covention apostille at the FCO and get them translated by official translators authorised by our Foreign Office) is by far a lot higher than making a Spanish will. Also, legal dispositions as trusts does not have an equivalent in Spain and are not recognised by our tax office so this complicate arrangements a lot (if you establish such trusts in your UK will). So the answer is yes it is possible but your heirs will need to spend probably an additional amount of around 1500 euros to enforce the UK will in Spain when a Spanish will would cost you something in the region of 150 euros + VAT (21%) if you get it issued in Spain.

I hope it helps!

Thank you for the information, we really appreciate the details. We had setup a trust in UK and we’re currently having discussion with our Spanish solicitor.

Many thanks.