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Iona
12-18-2008, 04:45 PM
Sir I bought a property in Spain with a friend. I am paying for the property, so I would like my friend to leave it to me should she die. Does my friend have to go to Spain to make a Spanish will in order to leave her share to me? Or can a will be made in the UK? I look forward to your reply. Thanks.

Lawbird Lawyer
12-19-2008, 02:35 PM
Dear Madam,

Your friend can either grant a will in the UK for the Spanish asseta or else she can come to Spain personally and grant a specific Spanish will only for her Spanish assets.

Both wills are valid.

The only problem with the UK will is that it takes 3 or 4 times the time the Spanish one takes to be executed which means that delay interests and penalties are incurred because you overrun the deadline on filingf the IHT. Besides, you have to pay for the English will to be translated into Spanish by a chartered translator besides the grant of probate.

Bottom line, the wills beneficiaries save a lot of money, time and hassle on granting a Spanish will exclusively for the Spanish assets.