Services and Solutions

Bespoke Property Finding Services

Our firm offers personal and professional buying agent and home search services in the most sought-after locations across Europe, liaising with local estate agents and our extensive network of contacts to find and review all the suitable properties available in the briefed desired areas.

Investment Services Tailored to the Investor´s Mandate

Our firm specialises in providing investors access to unique, high-quality residential and commercial property investment opportunities in much sought-after locations offering attractive yields and strong prospects for long-term capital growth, as well as a comprehensive set of property investment facilitation and support services delivered by custom-built teams of expert professionals [ NB: terms and conditions apply ].

Off-Market Deals

We specialise in off-market property sales and acquisitions and excel at sourcing high-value off-market deals and at connecting sellers and buyers with maximum discretion and absolute confidentiality. Our core markets include Europe’s main gateway cities and all top Mediterranean luxury resorts and islands. Our wide network of partners gives us an edge in sourcing high-quality off-market assets and unique development opportunities for a high-profile clientele in complete confidence and anonymity.

Distressed Assets

Our expert team of insolvency practitioners and specialist property professionals consistently deliver a comprehensive suite of personalised insolvency and receivership services, providing a first-class industry-leading service tailored to create efficient solutions and appropriate exit strategies that produces maximum value with minimal costs, and specialising in realising distressed property assets in the commercial insolvency and receivership sector.

QS, Architecture and Planning Services

Our team of highly qualified and experienced specialist professionals provide a wide range of first-class, bespoke architecture, designing, planning permission and development control services tailored to suit the specific nature and requirements of each project, delivered in the residential and commercial sectors across jurisdictions Europe wide.

Our firm specialises in delivering turn-key projects, each of them unique -in scale, challenges, and constraints- by means of ad-hoc project-specific, multi-disciplinary teams of expert professionals.

Design & build services, restorations, space renovations and refurbishments

Our team of seasoned professionals pride themselves on providing a comprehensive, high-quality set of design&build solutions to high-profile wealthy families and professional investors.

Our team also provides a comprehensive set of renovation and refurbishment services for private family homes and investment properties, ranging from extensive building renovations and multi-storey property extensions, through loft and basement conversions to kitchen or bathroom renovations.

International properties: Modern seafront villas & Old stone properties

We specialise in offering design & build services of custom-built luxury villas delivered to the client’s exact requirements on selected Mediterranean seafront locations. Furthermore, our team of expert professionals has the technical skill and an ample experience carrying out restorations of old stone properties of unique character which require substantial renovation.

Project supervision and Project management

Our skilled and experienced team undertakes technical and administrative co-ordination of the development process, back to back, from planning through to completion, together with sales and/or lettings. Our ad-hoc teams bring together the wide-ranging and deep expertise and vast experience from our various divisions (i.e. our departments in feasibility studies, innovative planning, financing, project supervision/management and strategic marketing/sales) in order to realise the full potential of a successful development.

Interior design and Landscaping

We offer outstanding, premium commercial interior design and branding services to companies and investors, as well as exclusive residential interior design services to high-profile and wealthy families. Our specialist team of seasoned professionals offer the best of luxury interior design and the highest quality service, delivering tailor-made projects Europe wide.

Moreover, our team of local specialist professionals also proudly provide a full range of residential and commercial landscaping and garden design services, covering everything from design and specification to installation and aftercare.

Our team specialises in providing large-scale private clients across sectors with a full suite of dedicated grounds maintenance and outdoor environment management services, as well as a comprehensive set of specialist services, (e.g. tailored horticulture, tree-surgery or pest control/management service) for both single and multi-site corporate premises, tailored to the individual needs of each location and each facility.

Valuation and appraisal services & Inventory services

Our property valuations team is made up of seasoned well-reputed expert professionals, particularly in the financial sector, who regularly undertake, handle and deliver valuation instructions involving real estate assets of all kind and size and for all sort of purposes, (e.g. financing, sale and purchase negotiations, capital issues, balance sheet updates, rental determination, fire insurance, compulsory acquisition claims, stamp duty or capital gain objections, civil suits, foreclosures, receivership, and transfer pricing) to companies, residential and commercial investors and families.

Our team of local independent professionals also regularly completes assignments in machinery valuation, ranging from industrial and manufacturing plant, machinery and equipment to IT and office equipment, for all sort of purposes: financing purposes, fire insurance, sale and purchase negotiations, balance sheet updates, capital allowances, import certifications, civil suits and receivership, as multiple factors -such as fluctuations in currency exchange rates, taxes and duties, freight and installation costs, differing accounting policies, depreciation, obsolescence and the extent of usage and service of the plants, machinery and equipment-  may often render their values to differ from their depreciated historical costs.

Outsourcing services

Aware of its clients’ needs, our firm has built over the years a wide network of “best partners” in several areas focused on delivering a reliable, cost-conscious, and local set of asset & operations management support services. As a result, our firm can provide investors with a first-class support in hotel operator sourcing, in marketing, sales and revenue management, in HR, in hospitality technology, design, architecture, engineering, procurement, project+facilities management and refurbishment services.

Asia counts among the economic areas with the most development potential. Our team of highly skilled and experienced professionals stands out by providing international clients with strategic solutions based on their in-depth knowledge of the local culture and the key sectors across local markets, allowing clients to effective and efficiently find trustworthy business partners and new investment opportunities in key jurisdiction across Asia.

Russia & CIS Desk and Russia & CIS V-Desks

Our Russia & CIS team has unparalleled knowledge of the local business culture, main sectors and its key players and possesses a broad range of strong commercial contacts providing clients with access to high-profile commercial and residential real estate projects in key jurisdictions where CIS and Russian investors are active.

LATAM Desk and LATAM V-Desks

As Spanish abogados we have experienced first hand the consolidation in recent years of the Latin American investment growth phenomenon –representing over 750 billion dollars–. Today, Spain is a key destination for the internationalisation of Latin American firms –Latin America is already the fourth largest investor in Spain, with a FDI volume exceeding 40 billion euros– and has become the main gateway to Europe via different channels, i.e. via traditional and new types of foreign investors, e.g. family offices, start-ups and private capital funds. Our team of experienced professionals proudly continuous to provide clients with a second-to-none services to those Latin American investors wishing to invest in Europe and those international investors wishing to invest in high-profile real estate projects in South America.

Middle East Desk and Middle East V-Desks

Our well-established Middle East Desk team benefits from their extensive knowledge and long-standing experience of dealing with Middle Eastern investors both in the UK and abroad. The 360-degree approach of our dedicated Arabic & English-speaking team provides clients sensitively and discreetly with support throughout the entire investment cycle –from initial viewings through to translation, providing legal and financial support, and ongoing property management– adding value to working partnerships, thanks to a high-level of cultural appreciation.

Africa Desk and Africa V-Desks

Our Africa Desk team has a perfect understanding of the African business environment, the various legal systems the different local markets & sectors, providing international investors seamlessly with first-class services tailored to their individual requirements. Our professionals support corporate and private investors in setting up and developing their activities on the African continent through ad-hoc project-specific multidisciplinary and multicultural teams that deliver results consistently exceeding our clients expectations.

24-7-365  On-Demand Services

In-House Team Augmentation. On-Demand Consultants.  With a large pan-european resource pool, our firm extends client´s in-house teams with international specialist professionals on an on-demand basis satisfying any existing ad-hoc technology and area-specific requirements. We ensure swift specialist team ramp-up and painless scaling up and down. As we continuously monitor and adopt industry best practices, our multi-disciplinary team seamlessly integrate as and when required into the established in-house processes of clients.

Outsourcing. Full-Service Custom-Built Team Setup. Our firm specialises in building dedicated project-specific teams exclusively engaged in delivering single- or multi-jurisdiction projects. Our ad-hoc multi-disciplinary specialist teams are fully responsible for project leadership and efficient team operation ensuring the delivery of optimum results by allowing clients to efficiently overcome geographic, language and cultural barriers while offering clients full process transparency and visibility.

Buying and Selling. Conveyancing Services

Our firm offers a truly independent residential and commercial conveyancing service, both in urban and rural areas, to international clients across different jurisdictions in the EU.

EXAMPLE: FULL TURN-KEY SERVICE IN SPAIN

We offer a full “turn-key” service in Spain, which is made up of the following steps:

1. Calculating and delivering a total cost estimate for the transaction, (including taxes, notary and registry fees, etc).
2. Carrying out all property & conveyancing searches [i.e. checking habitation certificates and building licences, checking any outstanding charges, mortgages, secured debts and restrictive covenants that affect the property, checking the property ownership and the catastro, checking the fiscal value of the property for tax purposes, etc.];
3. Carrying out pre-completion checks and gathering all relevant paperwork.
4. Contract drafting and negotiation of contractual terms; assistance at the signing of the private purchase agreement.
5. Gathering and reviewing documentation for purchase funding.
6. Attending the completion of the transaction at the Notary, advising and providing support and translation services on the day of signing the title deeds at a local notary.
7. Full aftersales suite of services: (i) carrying out payment of taxes (ITP and Plusvalía), (ii) registration of the title deeds at corresponding Land Registry, (iii) notifying the change of ownership to relevant authorities, when needed, and (iv) contracts for utility services and direct debits for local taxes (IBI and Waste collection tax).

Urban Planning, Land Law and Construction Law

Our group of specialist partners enable us to offer clients a comprehensive suite of construction and contract dispute services, both in Spain and in any EU jurisdiction. Our team advises on all aspects of real estate development law, covering urban regeneration and development, including commercial, industrial and residential developments both in out-of-town and inner-city sites in and around Europe´s main gatecities.

Property Finance Law

Mortgage and funding contracts and insurance protection. Our team of professionals are expert providers of property finance legal services, having extensive experience acting for local lenders, SMEs and private clients on all types of property finance.

Letting & Renting Services

Our firm provides a comprehensive suite of legal advisory and legal dispute resolution services to second-home and residential/commercial investment property owners, specialising in advising on negotiation and contract drafting of urban leases and rentals, as well as on breach of contracts, claiming unpaid rents and eviction procedures.

Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Services

We offer a first-class suite of property litigation and dispute resolution services, including: actions to recover off-plan property deposits; debt recovery and claims for payment; insolvency and foreclosures; evictions; property or boundary rights, building regulation issues/violations, easements, timeshares, adverse possession, quitclaim deeds, land use questions, HOA issues, co-ownership partition issues, expert witness services just to name a few.

We also offer dispute resolution services in compensation claims and personal injury procedures and accidents, employment law and in consumer law and consumer claims. Finally, we also offer services in administrative law litigation. expropriation; administrative complaints and litigation (appeals, etc…).

OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST:

Dealings with Local Authorities and Governmental Bodies

Our team provides an efficient first-class admin support service to private clients and professional investors, facilitating applications and on-going proceedings with government agencies and local authorities.

Immigration Law

Our team of immigration lawyers are experts in EU and Spanish immigration law and have an excellent rate of successful applications on behalf of non-EU citizens in Spain. Our team specialises in multi-jurisdictional, cross-border immigration cases and in Golden Visa applications, which is the residence and work permit for non-European investors in Spain.

Private Client. Family and Succession Law

Our team of expert family and succession professionals pride themselves on providing high-profile families and HNWI with first-class cross border estate and succession planning services, specialising in assisting clients with international wills and probate, estate, and inheritance issues EU wide, especially with regard to their complex and far-reaching tax implications.

Employment Law

Our team has a wide experience advising clients on terms and conditions of employment, employment contracts, business transfers and outsourcing (TUPE), restructuring and redundancy; termination of employment (unfair dismissal), employee representation and industrial relations, as well as workplace disputes and court procedures.

Finance & Tax Services. Property and Conveyancing Related Tax Law

As part of its integrated platform of advisory solutions to foreign investors, our firm offers clients a top quality service offered by exceptional ad-hoc teams of seasoned economists, business advisers and tax consultants with a deep understanding of the strategic and operational issues faced by high-profile families and international professional investors. Our team specialises in taxes charging real estate, transactions and successions to private individuals and corporate structures.

Private Client: Tax and Estate Planning & Pensions and Trusts

Our team of experts specialises in linking family offices and investors with significant and relevant expertise in the property industry. Our firm works collaboratively with leading independent wealth management and property professionals Europe wide to provide international private clients, single & multi-family offices and investors with a comprehensive suite of bespoke management and support services, specifically designed to make the process of preserving, growing and transferring wealth as efficient and profitable as possible.

Purchase Finance & Debt Advisory

Mortgages and alternative funding options. Our team of seasoned property finance experts offer a full range of financial services to clients looking to fund property investment projects, providing the most suitable solutions tailored to the uniqueness of each project, exploring from the traditional bank debt to other alternative sources of funding. Furthermore, our team has a wide experience in helping businesses and private investors in the ever-increasing challenge of raising private equity and/or debt finance to support growth, release value or refinance in an unprecedented economic environment.

Currency Solutions

We are able to provide tailored international payment solutions and to cater for every currency exchange need of our clients, providing a swift, safe quality service via strong partnerships with the market leading experts Europewide.

Other Investment Support Services

Our team of support services provides a vast array of services to our international clients via its wide network of local partners, which provide a comprehensive first-class suite of property maintenance services to both, investors and private clients – from key holding, concierge and butler services to residential gardening and pool maintenance services.

Insight, Research & Training

Our professionals have a life-long passion for business, social & economic research and technology, and periodically compile property information and constantly monitor market fluctuations and developments, as well as changes in regulations and legislations to keep abreast of property trends and technological innovations. Our team specialises in undertaking feasibility & marketability studies for real estate development projects, both as a one-off stand-alone service or as part of a full research, guidance/advisory and planning package for new real estate developments.