Wills in Portugal
- Written by Nelson Ramos, Lawyer
I read once that there are only two things certain in life; death and taxes. On my last article I spoke about taxes, this time the issue is death, namely what happens to your estate once you are gone.
James Preston denied the vote - new High Court ruling
- Written by Sue Englefield
Who is James Preston? He is a English businessman who lives in Spain. His last home in Britain was in Wandsworth, London, more than 15 years ago. When he applied to Wandsworth Council in 2009 to be registered as an overseas voter, he was told that because he left for Spain more than 15 years ago, he could not register as a voter.
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Portugal´s Law concerning non-certified tourism properties
- Written by Soma-Bonus
Portugal´s Law says that it is ILLEGAL to promote non certified tourism properties (all that say "habitation" instead of "alojamento local" in the property documents), and homeowners or everyone else that is participating in this process will be subject of heavy fines and legal procedures, and this includes magazines, newspapers or internet pages.
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Capital Gains tax, selling in Portugal, buying in an EU country
- Written by Nelson Ramos, Lawyer
The other day I was sitting at a police station, and I noticed that one of the officers had a sign above his desk which said “do not steal, the government hates competition”. Indeed sometimes it seems that the Portuguese government acts in a way that does not seems very honest, and tries to find ways to deny people what they entitled to.
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Votes for expat Brits, where are we now?
- Written by Paul Rees
Votes For Expatriate Brits? Where are we now?
So, is there a plan? Like so many adventures in life, you put your foot forward and a journey begins, the destination is unknown. There are distant lights of a city on the horizon but you have little idea what adventures lie on the way or what greets you at the summit. So it is with the web-site www.votes-for-expat-brits.com.
Illegal and disproportional fines on restaurants by ASAE
- Written by Nelson Ramos, Lawyer
Dear readers, in my practice I have dealt with fines, often large, that are metered out to restaurants and bars, due to alleged contraventions of different rules and regulations.
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