WHEN YOU DIE IN SPAIN IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN, IT’S ALSO ABOUT WHAT WON’T!
Paul Blackmoore (Practice Principal) with little helper Benny, his rescue French Bulldog
I often read on forums that a Will can be organised directly through a notary effectively cutting out the “middle man’’ saving 40€ or so on average against our own fees and this is 100% true as if you are simply looking to save money upfront, going directly to a notary will always be cheaper than us ing ourselves to produce your legal documents and then paying a notary for their services afterwards.
However, let’s take a minute to remember WHY we are organising a Will for your Spanish estate in the first place – it is to guarantee that your wishes are adhered to AND to ENSURE that your beneficiaries have as little hassle and expense and cost as possible once you have died.
Clients of Thy Will Be Done are ASSURED of the following:
Their beneficiaries will not need to travel to Spain to arrange an NIE number – our UK office can easily organise this directly with them and the Spanish Consulate;
Their beneficiaries will not have to seek out an English-speaking Abogado (solicitor) in Spain and pay for that Abogado to have Power of At torney to act for them – if we are nominated as executors within a Spanish Will, we will immediately liaise directly with the UK beneficiaries in English and the Spanish authorities in Spanish;
Their beneficiaries will not have to pay an unknown amount for Spanish probate to be conducted as our probate fees are guaranteed in advance at just 1.75% + iva of the estate value as standard or even lower at only 1.16% + iva if the client has Priority Client Cover in place (just 4.99€ per month with no minimum contract);
Their beneficiaries will not have to deal with 2 legal entities, one for the Spanish estate and one for the UK estate as we take care of probate in both jurisdictions seamlessly at the same time.
So, when considering if it’s worth cutting out the middleman you should perhaps consider just one question?
What would your beneficiaries think?
Call us Monday to Friday 9-4 (except red days) on 865 756 058 and a convenient time can be arranged for us to talk through your options either over the phone or (for those clients that are close to our Spanish office in Benijofar) a face to face meeting can be arranged and, our advice is always FREE - you only pay if you engage us to produce your legal documents.
Thy Will Be Done – so your beneficiaries WON’T !