On April 3, the Congress of Deputies validated a new Royal Decree-Law 7/2019, of March 1, on urgent measures regarding housing and rent, which had been published in the BOE on March 5 (hereinafter the “Decree-Law”). This validation fully integrates this Decree-Law in the Spanish legal system, thus revoking its provisional nature. This law will… Continue reading Royal Decree Law on urgent measures regarding housing matters and rents
Category: Civil
New law on mortgage loans
Law 5/2019 enacted on March 15th was published in the B.O.E. on March 16th regulating mortgage loans. It will serve to give greater protection to customers from banks and financial institutions. There is a transition period of three months to give banks enough time to adapt to this law. Therefore, it will not enter into… Continue reading New law on mortgage loans
Lease of business premises prior to the entry into force of the L.A.U. of 1994. Eviction on expiry date?
Business lease agreements signed before the entry into force of the Urban Leasing Act (L.A.U.) of 1994, have become less frequent but have not been extinguished over the course of time. This is the case for lease agreements which have been signed by a natural person as a lessee (tenant) prior to May 9, 1985,… Continue reading Lease of business premises prior to the entry into force of the L.A.U. of 1994. Eviction on expiry date?
Divorce: validity of spouses’ agreements
A question that family lawyers are often asked by divorced clients is as follows: do the agreements that I reached with the other parent have validity even though they have not been approved by a judge? The First Chamber, Civil Chamber, of the Supreme Court, has just issued two Sentences that resolve this question in… Continue reading Divorce: validity of spouses’ agreements
Loss of the right to use the family home
The Plenary of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court, in its Judgment of November 20, 2018, has resolved a matter on which it had not previously expressly pronounced. The matter focuses on the meaning to be given to the presence of a third party (i.e. a divorcee’s new partner) in a house that comprised… Continue reading Loss of the right to use the family home
Illegal possession of housing
By making a small change to five articles in the Law of Civil Procedure, a giant step forward may have been taken to solve a leading social problem which has lasted many years for a substantial number of house owners who were inefficiently safeguarded against disruption to their legitimate rights of possession. This step forward… Continue reading Illegal possession of housing