Spanish dual language Power of Attorney to be signed before a notary public to enable the purchase of a property in Spain
An English couple were planning on retiring to Spain. They had found a property in Alicante and had spoken to Spanish lawyers.
The Spanish lawyer had sent them a dual language Power of Attorney (POA) with instructions that they had to sign the POA in front of a notary public and would also need to have certified copies of their passports attached to the POA. This process was to ensure that the Spanish lawyers could apply for NIE numbers for the couple and also sign all the documentation in Spain to enable the purchase to proceed smoothly.
To be valid in Spain they needed to sign the POA before me as a Notary Public and to have an Apostille fixed to the document to enable the purchase to take place and the NIE numbers to be obtained.
By Louise Radakin