I can highly recommend Velasco Lawyers. Their service has been very professional, efficient and helpful. Maria, Rebecca and Emmy all feel like old friends. I could not have completed the purchase of a house in Spain without their kind assistance, guidance and support.
Maria Teresa has been our lawyer in Spain for 17 years. She started acting for us when we bought a house near Granada, has guided us through the unfamiliar Spanish systems and has recently acted for us in the sale of our property. Maria Teresa and her team have always been thoroughly professional, efficient and available.
I am very grateful to Maria Teresa and her team for all their help and professional expertise in guiding me through everything that had to be dealt with following my husband’s death. It was all dealt with promptly and efficiently, turning my anxiety to relief in a situation I have found so difficult and daunting.
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Senior Partner
Velasco Lawyers is an independent Spanish law firm founded by abogada Maria Teresa Velasco in 1993. From our office in Almuñécar we advise British, Scandinavian, French and other international clients — residents, non-residents and people abroad who own property or have interests in Spain — on the Costa Tropical, the Costa del Sol, throughout Andalucía and nationwide, in their own language. Many of our clients are new arrivals to Spain, unfamiliar not only with the legal system but with the language. We provide a partner-led service: quick, plain answers, and one lawyer who follows your case from start to finish.
- Office: Calle Arco del Teatro 3, 18690 Almuñécar (Granada), Spain
- Getting here: a historic three-storey building next to the Casa de la Juventud, just behind the Paseo del Altillo and two minutes’ walk from the notary’s office. For parking, use the underground Parking CLUBÖ on the Paseo del Altillo, a short walk away.
- Phone: +34 958 630 114 · WhatsApp: +34 687 307 756 · Email: [email protected]
- Languages: English, Swedish, Danish, French and Spanish
- Registered with: Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Granada, colegiada nº 3676 · Member of the International Bar Association
- Founded: Granada, 1993 · Almuñécar office since 2002
- Non-resident clients: most of our clients live outside Spain — matters handled by power of attorney, email and video call
Velasco Lawyers
What we help international clients with in Spain
Buying or selling property in Spain
Full conveyancing for overseas buyers and sellers: title and planning checks, contracts, notary, taxes, registration. Also urban-planning disciplinary files, expediente de dominio and demolition orders.
Including: conveyancing for overseas buyers and sellers · urban-planning disciplinary files (Expediente de Disciplina Urbanística) · judicial proceedings for property ownership (Expediente de Dominio) · demolition orders · community of owners disputes
Spanish and international wills and inheritance
Drafting Spanish wills coordinated with your home-country will; handling successions with heirs in several countries, inheritance tax and registration — within the six-month legal deadline.
Including: Spanish wills coordinated with your national will · successions with heirs in several countries · inheritance tax and the six-month deadline · acceptance of inheritance by power of attorney
→ Wills and probate Q&A · Articles on inheritance and civil law
Family law: divorce, separation, custody
International family cases where spouses or children live in different countries. We represent you in court; in Spain abogados act as both solicitor and barrister.
Including: divorce and separation · custody and maintenance · international cases where spouses or children live in different countries · court representation
Tax and accounting
Non-resident and resident taxation, plusvalía, company formation and closure, bookkeeping — one firm for legal and fiscal.
Including: non-resident and resident taxation · plusvalía · company formation and set-up · tax planning · company closure, extinction and bankruptcy · bookkeeping and filings
Residency, NIE and permits
NIE numbers, residence permits and the documents banks, notaries and town halls will ask you for.
Including: NIE numbers · residence permits · documents for banks, notaries and town halls · power of attorney for clients abroad
Litigation, criminal and employment law
Court representation at all levels; criminal defence and private prosecution; employment disputes; road-traffic, insurance and boat-related matters.
Including: court representation at all levels — as abogados we act as both solicitor and barrister · criminal defence and private prosecution · assistance to a person under arrest · financial and fiscal offences · drug offences · road-traffic offences and insurance claims · professional and medical malpractice · employment disputes · boat and marine matters
→ Litigation · Criminal law · Employment law · Motor and marine law
Who you will work with
Maria Teresa Velasco — Senior Partner, abogada
Maria Teresa is the founder and Senior Partner of Velasco Lawyers. She graduated in Law from the University of Granada in 1992 and has practised as a Spanish lawyer since 1993. She is registered with the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Granada (colegiada nº 3676) and is a member of the International Bar Association. Bilingual in Spanish and English, with an understanding of Swedish, Danish and French. She leads the firm’s legal work for international clients, including property purchases and sales.
Emmy Lone Holster Kåberg — Case Manager, Scandinavian department
Our case manager and main client contact; she supervises the day-to-day operations of the office. From Bjärnum (Sweden), she has lived in Denmark, Spain and Switzerland and is fluent in Swedish, Danish, English, French and Spanish. With Velasco Lawyers since 2013.
Maria Luz Gomez — Accounting department
Member of the accounting department, specialising in non-resident taxation. She is the firm’s main interface with public administrations: town halls, police departments and the tax office. In-house bookkeeping and tax filing for residents and companies.
Rebecca Coates — Legal translation, insurance and client services
Bilingual in English and Spanish. Translation of legal documents, contracts and key communications; simultaneous translation at notarial appointments and legal meetings; home and commercial insurance; residency permits and legal procedures for international clients.
Where we work
Our office is in Almuñécar. We regularly act for clients in La Herradura, Salobreña, Motril, Nerja, Torrox, Vélez-Málaga and the rest of the Costa Tropical and eastern Costa del Sol, and for clients anywhere in Spain or abroad who cannot travel to us.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a lawyer to buy a property in Spain?
It is not legally required, but an independent lawyer checks the land registry (nota simple), debts and charges, planning legality and the seller’s title before you pay a deposit. That is the step that prevents the problems we most often see in litigation.
Can Velasco Lawyers handle my case if I live outside Spain?
Yes. Most of our clients live abroad. With a power of attorney signed before a Spanish notary or at a Spanish consulate, we can buy or sell, accept an inheritance or obtain a NIE on your behalf, and keep you informed by email and video call.
Do I need a Spanish will if I already have one at home?
Not compulsory, but strongly advisable when you own assets in Spain: a Spanish will coordinated with your national one avoids months of delay, translation costs and disputes between heirs.
I have inherited a property in Spain. What is the deadline?
Inheritance tax must be settled within six months of death (an extension of six more months can be requested in time). We handle death and last-will certificates, acceptance of inheritance before the notary, tax and registration, also for heirs living abroad.
Which languages do you work in?
English, Swedish, Danish, French and Spanish. You deal directly with a lawyer or staff member in your language; nothing is lost in translation.
Can you represent me in court?
Yes. In Spain an abogado acts as both solicitor and barrister, so the lawyer who advises you is the one who appears in court, at any level.
What are your fees?
Fees depend on the matter. After a first discussion we send you our client questionnaire and our terms and conditions, which include the fee structure, so you know the cost before any work starts. Written quote, no obligation.
Is Velasco Lawyers regulated?
Yes. The firm practises under the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Granada and is a member of the International Bar Association.
Ask a lawyer
A lawyer, not a call centre, replies within one working day. You receive a written quote before any work starts, with no obligation.
Latest legal articles
Our lawyers write legal articles every month for English, Swedish and Danish magazines in Spain. Over 200 articles are available here, on property purchase and sale, taxation, inheritance, family law, motor and marine law and more.
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Contact and opening hours
Velasco Lawyers · Calle Arco del Teatro 3, 18690 Almuñécar (Granada), Spain · +34 958 630 114 · WhatsApp +34 687 307 756 · [email protected] · Mon–Fri 09:00–14:00 (other times by appointment)
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