14 Nov 2021 1:39 PM:

Yes, passed all the relevant invoices etc to the solicitor. I certainly know how things used to be done. Our previous sellers wanted us to pay €10k for the furniture, which to be honest, was so awful we had it all chucked as soon as we’d moved in. We are trying to do everything by the book, but were definitely told at the time that the improvement work we had done - installing air con, double glazing and hot water tank etc, would be deductible. This doesn’t even cover most of what we spent, as we refurnished the whole apartment and sold it lock stock and barrel. Perhaps we should have tried to do a separate deal ourselves for the furniture, but at the time we agreed the sale, we were still under the impression we could offset what we’d spent on the improvements. You live and learn.

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14 Nov 2021 10:52 AM:

Thank you for the info. I will go back to our solicitor but I don’t hold out much hope. And having to do it all from UK isn’t helping.

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13 Nov 2021 11:50 PM:

Thank you, Roberto, for that clear explanation.

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13 Nov 2021 8:05 PM:

Hi Roberto,

Yes, I hear that from many people. But then I hear from others in exactly the same position as I, who have apparently managed to get a rebate against improvements they’ve made to their property. Is this some sort of regional variation, or some people just knowing how the system works?

is there anyone on here who can tell me how they successfully offset the costs of improvements against their Capital Gains liability?

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13 Nov 2021 5:52 PM:

Hi acer. Thanks for the info. Can I ask how you did it? Via your solicitor or some other way? Unfortunately I am not in Spain right now and my solicitor has Power of Attorney. But I have invoices for everything.

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