Spanish inheritance tax reclaim for non residents.

The ‘original escritura’ is never issued, an owner or anyone else, only ever gets  a ‘copia simple’ from the notario's office. .  The original is kept in the office of the notario before whom it was signed.  So sending a copy to anyone has no dangers.

Thanks for your advice. I am happier now to send notarised copy of escritura. Any thoughts on signing an agreement granting them appointment of tax representative and general power of attorney? The case is based on a no win no fee basis. They keep 30% and I keep 70%.
Thanks also BAZ1946. I do have a 'copia simpla' but I did'nt realise the original was kept at notary office.

Glad some of it helped you.

To give power of attorney can help you if you don't live in Spain, and as well if you do,  and from what i also understand about it it does run out in a certain amount of time, not 100% on this so worth it to check more fully on this one.

As i did say earlier why not ask another solicitor for another opinion, perhaps your own one, hope it don't happen but lets say this solicitor gets a couple of hundred interested parties in wanting to claim tax back, lets say they are very successful in doing so, lets say a thousand or two each back tax paid....Into the solicitors bank account....Bang they go bust, you might well be protected, you might not.

Another situation could be is that yes you are due a refund, say 2000€, (Now this might be a very low amount)  solicitor keeps 600€,  you get 1400€,  30% / 70% split, you might have to pay the 600€ in full to them when notified of the amount you have won : 2000€, after all they did win the case....Whats the chances of the tax office refunding you your amount back quick, if at all,  if it's anything like the UK bunch...Well you know what i mean.

Do i sound if i don't trust solicitors....Just a little perhaps.

Lastly if you think about it and do decide to give the power of attorney over it must save you time and money to not have to go to the courts or their office for every little thing, and the solicitor sending / emailing / calling you up on the small points that will arise, and if they are as you say advertising for many others the last thing they want is to make a few hundred calls every day for these small points.

Hi - you mentioned giving a general power of attorney.  I would suggest that it is much safer to give a very specific power of attorney, just in relation to this matter.  Otherwise they can do anything in your name.

Claire

            .................................     general power of attorney

I missed a previous reference to that.

As Claire says, it MUST be SPECIFIC . 

My son and I have general POW’s for each other. When we made them the notary pointed out that would mean that we could even get married or divorced for each other, Beware !