Inheritance Law in Tenerife & Fuerteventura
Cross-border estates, probate and inheritance tax — settled from the islands for heirs anywhere.
An inheritance shouldn't get lost between two countries.
What we handle
- Cross-border estates under the EU regulation
- Spanish probate with or without a local will
- Notarial declarations of heirs (abintestato)
- Inheritance-tax filings and the 6-month deadline
- Property transfers and land-registry updates
- Foreign wills, apostilles and sworn translations
- Estates handled fully by power of attorney
- Disputes between heirs, negotiated or litigated
We settle Spanish estates for heirs who live anywhere: the paperwork, the deadlines, the tax — from the first certificate to the final registration.
For more than twenty-five years the firm has administered estates with assets in the Canary Islands and heirs abroad — applying the EU Succession Regulation, foreign wills and Spanish probate procedure together. Most matters are handled entirely by power of attorney, without the heirs travelling, from our offices in Costa Adeje, Tenerife and Corralejo, Fuerteventura.
The process runs through Spanish notaries, the central registry of wills (Registro de Últimas Voluntades) and the land registries of the islands — and against the six-month inheritance-tax deadline. We work with all of them weekly.
Three stories we hear every week.
"My mother owned an apartment in Tenerife, but all of us heirs live in Germany."
"There's no will, and the bank has frozen my late husband's Spanish account."
"The six-month tax deadline is close and we haven't even found the deeds."
How we work
Olga Caballero
Founder & Lawyer — Costa Adeje · CorralejoAdvising international clients across the Canary Islands since 1998, in person and by video. Cross-border estates are the firm’s home ground: the strategy, the tax position and the fee are agreed with the lawyer who follows your file — not passed down the line.
Español · English · Deutsch · Русский · ItalianoFive languages spoken in-house — and live-translated video for five more.
Olga Caballero Martel · Colegiada nº 2805, Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Las Palmas.
Meet the teamIn their words
The very best of service over the last 10 years — from making wills, questions and answers, to property sales. Five star.
Highly recommend. Our main contact provided excellent communication, detailed explanation of what was needed and why. All made very simple — no issues.
Excellent attention, genuine willingness to help and a high level of professionalism.
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Inheritance — what clients ask first.
Do I have to travel to Spain to accept an inheritance?
Usually not. With a power of attorney signed at a notary or Spanish consulate near you, we can accept, pay the tax and register the assets on your behalf.
Which law applies — Spanish law or the law of my country?
Under the EU Succession Regulation, as a rule the law of the deceased's habitual residence applies, unless their will chose their national law. We check that first: it shapes every later step.
What is the deadline for inheritance tax?
Six months from the death, extendable by another six if requested within the first five. Late filings carry surcharges, so we always look at the calendar before anything else.
What if one of the heirs does not cooperate?
The estate can still move forward: Spanish law provides notarial and judicial routes to inventory, divide or sell. We try agreement first — and litigate the division if there is no other way.
Prefer to call?
Inheriting property or money in the Canaries?
Book a consultation in person or by video — a clear, honest reading of your case in your own language, and a plan and fee agreed before any work begins.