https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain’s inheritance tax laws are complex and differ considerably from the UK’s and other countries’ legislation. Jeremy Scudamore, who runs an Anglo-Spanish law firm in Madrid, explains what Britons in Spain should be aware of when dealing with inheritance tax. https://www.thelocal.es/20200914/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-inheritance-tax-in-spain Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:16:08 +0200 five-things-you-need-to-know-about-inheritance-tax-in-spain It’s true that the sleepy Spanish village of Cerezales del Condado owes a huge debt of gratitude to Antonino Fernandez, the billionaire founder of the Corona brewery who died on August 31st at the age of 98. https://www.thelocal.es/20161125/corona-tycoon-did-not-leave-fortune-to-spanish-villagers Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:51:05 +0100 corona-tycoon-did-not-leave-fortune-to-spanish-villagers The multi-million-euro fortune of Spain's "Red Duchess", which includes an Andalusian palace, has been divided between her three children and her widow after a legal wrangle. https://www.thelocal.es/20151221/children-of-spains-red-duchess-claim-disputed-inheritance Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:27:51 +0100 children-of-spains-red-duchess-claim-disputed-inheritance The decomposed body of the 49-year-old was discovered on Monday by workmen repairing the outside of her apartment building. https://www.thelocal.es/20151201/dead-nurse-lay-undiscovered-in-flat-for-five-years Tue, 01 Dec 2015 13:19:56 +0100 dead-nurse-lay-undiscovered-in-flat-for-five-years A 69-year-old woman stands to inherit a fortune of €3 million after DNA proved that she was the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy Andalusian landowner. https://www.thelocal.es/20151014/spain-daughter-maid-moron-landowner-inheritance Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:07:44 +0200 spain-daughter-maid-moron-landowner-inheritance The body of a controversial entrepreneur was due to be cremated on Wednesday but a judge halted it and ordered a DNA sample after a woman came forward claiming to be his illegitimate daughter. https://www.thelocal.es/20150910/cremation-of-notorious-businessman-ruiz-mateos-stalled-over-paternity-claim Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:53:26 +0200 cremation-of-notorious-businessman-ruiz-mateos-stalled-over-paternity-claim A grandmother who was sent to prison for refusing to see her family made homeless has been released after becoming a cause celebre and winning sympathy across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150828/relief-as-imprisoned-grandma-freed-after-row-over-inherited-home Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:03:40 +0200 relief-as-imprisoned-grandma-freed-after-row-over-inherited-home The heiress of a flour fortune has left €10 million to the children of her village so they will all have the chance of continuing their studies. https://www.thelocal.es/20150203/old-woman-leaves-fortune-to-local-children Tue, 03 Feb 2015 10:55:00 +0100 old-woman-leaves-fortune-to-local-children Spain's main opposition socialist party said on Tuesday it would ask the government if King Juan Carlos has his taxes in order after a newspaper reported he got an inheritance worth over two million euros following the death of his father. https://www.thelocal.es/20130403/socialist-mps-to-grill-spanish-royals-on-tax Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:35:00 +0200 socialist-mps-to-grill-spanish-royals-on-tax