Every week several clients talk to me about “a legal property in Mallorca” and I have to explain to them that this term does not exist. Properties are legal when they have been built with a licence or illegal when there is no licence. There are no ” A legal properties in Mallorca”. Where does […]
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How to know if a property in Mallorca is legal? The way to know if a property in Mallorca is legal is by examining the licenses granted by the Town Hall and comparing them with what has been built.
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Property sales in Mallorca have experienced a spectacular increase in the last year accompanied by an exponential increase in the price of both legal and illegal properties. As a consequence, it is now common to find partially or full illegal properties even at risk of demolition orders for prices that, with taxes, reach up to
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Since 2017 the Mallorca Land Defence Agency has ordered two demolitions a week of illegal constructions in Mallorca. As the local press reports, the figure is the average of the 465 demolitions carried out between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2021. The island is full of totally or partially illegal properties, mainly on rustic
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While sellers and some middlemen try to play down the consequences of the illegalities, the demolitions of illegal constructions continue in Mallorca. Therefore, when buying a property in Mallorca, it is essential to have an independent advisor independent from the seller or the intermediary who only defends the interests of the buyer. In 2019, as
UPDATE: The prosecution of illegal constructions in Mallorca continues to advance and in the worst cases, in addition to fines and demolition orders, the public prosecutor’s office is requesting prison sentences for illegal constructions.It is important to clarify that these penalties are always for the person who has committed the offence. This means that if
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Only in the year 2020, Mallorca ‘s Land Defence Agency ordered more than 100 demolitions on properties where urban planning illegalities had been detected.Since that Agency was created, there is a war against illegal constructions in Mallorca and the owners of properties with urbanistic illegalities, do not manage to sell them.That said, I am aware
Signs that a real estate in Mallorca may have urban planning illegalities. Read More »
Yesterday, once again I have had to explain to a vendor that having a cedula does not imply legality.It is frustrating to see that the sellers do not understand or do not want to understand. Every week I have the same discussion with someone.The Cédula de habitabilidad in Mallorca (or anywhere else) is a document
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Buying a finca in Mallorca, away from the cities, has become the dream of many expats. It’s nothing new but the Coronavirus crisis has fostered this desire. It seems that we are all planning where to spend the next confinement. The legal process, the paperwork for buying a finca in Mallorca, is no different from
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The complexity of acquiring a real estate property in Mallorca makes it advisable to have an advisor to guarantee the operation.But it is very important to understand that there is no one-size-fits-all advisor who can perform all functions and cover the needs of both the buyer and the seller. In some countries there is the
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