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Legal notes in plain words — property, inheritance, residency and daily life in the Canary Islands, explained for international readers.
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Living in a tourist complex in the south of Tenerife: the single-operator rule, what an owner can and cannot do, and the window to 2028
A unit in a tourist complex is an accommodation unit, not a home: the Canary tourism Act binds every unit to one operator, the renovation Act forbids turning it into a dwelling, and fines run to 300,000 euros. What the courts decided in Arona and Gran Canaria, the question now before the Supreme Court, the decree-law that lets owners ask for a change of use until March 2028, the bill the Parliament rejected on 14 October 2026, the decree the Government announced, and ten papers to read first.
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Inheritance in the Canaries: family pays (almost) nothing — if the paperwork is right
The 99.9% rebate makes most family inheritances near tax-free in the islands. The catch: deadlines, valuations and getting the filing right.
Floor clauses, mortgage costs, revolving cards: the bank claims courts still uphold
Years after the headlines, Spanish and EU courts keep siding with consumers. A field guide to the claims that remain open in 2026.
Divorcing across borders: which court, which law, and what changes if you live in the Canaries
For international couples the first legal question is not 'who gets what' but 'where' — and the answer shapes everything that follows.