Lawyers in Valencia

Legal help in the Valencian Community

The Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana) is an autonomous community on the Mediterranean coast with three provinces — Alicante, Castellón and Valencia. The capital is Valencia. Valencian and Spanish are the two official languages. Foreign residents and holiday-home owners are concentrated on the Costa Blanca in the province of Alicante — Alicante, Torrevieja, Orihuela, Elche — and in the city of Valencia.

The lawyers on this page have offices in Valencia, Alicante, Castellón, Torrevieja, Gandia and Orihuela Costa. Every city page shows the lawyers within reach of it, nearest first.

What is specific to the Valencian Community

• Taxes set by the region — the community sets rates and reliefs for the property transfer tax, the stamp duty and the inheritance and gift tax; which region's rules apply to an inheritance depends on where the person lived and where the assets are.
• Language — documents may be drawn up in Valencian as well as Spanish; your lawyer explains them to you in English.
• Coastal property — urbanisations, communities of owners and the registration of what was built are everyday questions on the coast and worth checking before a purchase.
• Courts — the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community (Tribunal Superior de Justicia) sits in Valencia.

What people usually need a lawyer for in the Valencian Community

• Buying and selling a home — Property Purchase, Property Sale and Property Law.
• Residence — the NIE, the Non-Lucrative Visa and the Digital Nomad Visa: Immigration.
• Inheritance and wills — a will and settling an estate: Probate Law.
• Tax — non-resident tax returns and rental income, Tax Services for Self-Employed: Tax Returns & Fiscal Services.

Questions and answers

What does a lawyer check when I buy a home on the Costa Blanca?

Who the registered owner is, what charges and debts the property carries, whether it is registered and was built with the licences required, what the community of owners is owed and which taxes are due. The deed is then signed before a notary.

Where do I find an English-speaking lawyer in the province of Alicante?

Open the page of your city — Alicante, Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa or Elche — to see the lawyers within reach, with their languages, experience and client reviews.