Real Estate Law · Lawyers in Madrid

Established experience

We have extensive experience in the sale, purchase and leasing of real estate — urban, rural, residential and commercial — in Spain and abroad. Real estate transactions require attention to detail in the contractual terms, the legal status of the property, and above all in carefully planned taxation that establishes the right structure to maximise the investment and minimise its cost.

Real estate services

• Review of the legal status of the property (due diligence).
• Negotiation and drafting of contracts: sale, lease, exchange, option to purchase, reservation agreements and Spanish contrato de arras arrangements.
• Horizontal property regime.
• Advice on financing the transaction.
• Analysis and design of the legal structure to acquire the property, including company formation.
• Real estate complexes: shopping centres, leisure centres, hotels and offices.
• Representation before notaries and Spanish homeowners’ associations.
• Pre-litigation and litigation advice.
• Real estate taxation and ancillary procedures.

Foreign investment after the repeal of the investor-residency regime

Spain has repealed the investor-residency regime set out in articles 63 to 67 of Law 14/2013, by Organic Law 1/2025, with effect from 3 April 2025. We support foreign investors acquiring real estate in Spain with the legal and tax structuring of the transaction, and with coordination with immigration specialists where alternative residency routes unrelated to the former investor regime are to be analysed.

When we can help

Typical scenarios:

• You are a foreign investor acquiring property in Spain for use, rental or investment.
• You need to carry out real estate due diligence before purchase.
• You are considering a real estate transaction with an intermediate holding company and need to evaluate the tax treatment.
• You are a developer or cooperative needing integrated business-real-estate advice.
• Your lease of premises or residential property presents complexities that require contract review.

Clients we typically advise

• Foreign private and corporate investors.
• Real estate developers and construction companies.
• Asset-holding companies and real estate firms.
• Cooperatives and joint-ownership communities.

Typical transactions

Sale and purchase of homes, premises and offices; residential and commercial leases; real estate complexes (shopping centres, hotels); registry operations; formation of asset-holding companies for real estate investment; Spain-foreign holding structures.

Useful initial documents

For an initial assessment:

• Land registry note (nota simple) for the property.
• The latest available deed.
• Most recent property tax (IBI) and homeowners’ community fee receipt.
• Type of transaction planned and timing.
• Buyer / seller structure (individual, company, etc.).