How Smart is Your Community?
Today every other word you hear is Smart. Smart cars, Smart Watches and Smart Phones. So how Smart is your community? Is it really smart? Does such a thing as a Smart Community exists?
Life in Spain
Minimum Interest Rates in your Mortgage Contract!
Millions of families across Spain, including a good number of expats, have contracted mortgages with interest rate floor clauses (“cláusulas suelo”, as they are commonly called in Spain), which prevented them from taking advantage of the very low mortgage interest rates which have occurred due to the decline in the Euribor rates since the financial …
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How to reduce your children’s inheritance tax?
Did you know that Spain is amongst the highest taxed countries in Europe when it comes to inheritance? And even worse for the non residents.
Communities of Owners and workplace risk prevention
Construction work, cleaning, security, gardening and electrical maintenance are just some of the activities Communities of Owners are involved in. These all pose a set of risks, such as the possibility of falling from a ladder, accidents due to misuse of tools and violent
Presidents Club, Second Quarterly Meeting
At the end of January 2014 beginning of 2014, Presidents of Urbanizations attended the Presidents Club at Urbytus. The event was well attended by Presidents from Mijas Costa, Alhuarin to Marbella.
Liability of the President & Committee as owners
Did you know that as the President or he Committee of a Community of Owners, you are personally responsible and liable for any and all actions whilst discharging your duties as committee members.
Community Debt Recovery
Community debt has become a big issue to the point of turning many communities into difficult situations of having to close down swimming pools, shutting down lifts and even more drastic measures of complete abandonment. As a hot topic and also one that all paying members and presidents are hassled about, we had arranged at …
Urbytus signs an agreement with HiFX for better community fees
There’s a lot to be said for living in a ‘community of owners’. Communal costs are shared so you get to enjoy facilities like gardens, pools, and tennis courts for a fraction of the cost. But at times like this, when the economic going gets tough, many we spoke to at the last
Important Facts regarding Renting out your property in Spain
There’s a lot of demand for short term rentals during the peak season and demand for long term rentals is growing. For decades foreign homeowners in Spain have been renting out their properties at a low level and enjoying the extra income it brings. However there is a really low awareness of Spanish laws amongst …
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Swimming pool regulations for Spanish urbanisations
If you have a pool on your urbanisation and there are more than 20 properties there are a number of important rules and regulations you need to comply with, one of the most contentious and costly being pool fencing. The Junta de Andalucia specifies a number of regulations including: Children’s Pools for use for children …
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