Whose Rights? Legal Owners Rights -v- Squatters Rights In Spain
| Published date | 29 May 2023 |
| Subject Matter | Real Estate and Construction, Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant - Leases |
| Law Firm | Giambrone & Partners |
| Author | Daniel Sanz Martínez |
| topic | Civil Procedure,Real Estate |
A large number of British citizens that own holiday homes in Spain are learning that their properties are being occupied by squatters who are assisted by criminal gangs and change the locks, break in and live in the property and often sell the owners' possessions, as reported in the Daily Mail. There is rising level of homelessness in Spain and the current law in Spain related to squatting leaves British second home owners vulnerable, Giambrone & Partners' real estate lawyers explain that the police can only evict squatters if discovered by the owner within a small window of time, 48 hours, after which the procedure for removing them is a long and arduous process before the courts.
The legal position of both the squatters and the home owners differs from that in the United Kingdom, as the provisions of law in Spain related to...
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