Spanish Abogados · English-Speaking · Madrid · Marbella · Málaga
Michael Soul & Asociados is a firm of Spanish Abogados established to guide English-speaking clients through property, tax, inheritance and commercial matters in Spain. In English, from first call to final signature.
Verified reviews from the firm's Google Business Profile. The rating below reflects every published review on Google.
"They handled our property purchase in Spain from the UK — every step explained in plain English. The same lawyer we spoke to at the start was there at the notary on completion day. Rare and reassuring."
"We needed help with a Spanish inheritance after losing my mother. Michael Soul & Asociados were calm, thorough and explained everything. A genuinely bilingual firm — not just lawyers who happen to speak English."
"Setting up a Spanish company is intimidating from the outside. Their commercial team handled everything — incorporation, shareholder agreement, opening the bank account. Clear timelines, fixed quote."
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Who we are
Michael Soul & Asociados was established on a clear proposition: English-speaking clients dealing with Spanish law deserve lawyers who work in their language — not lawyers who translate, but lawyers who think in English and know Spanish law from first principles.
All our lawyers are qualified Spanish Abogados, regulated by their regional Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados). Several first qualified as Solicitors of England and Wales before qualifying in Spain — enabling them to give nuanced, comparative advice in the language they work in every day. We deal exclusively with cases involving Spain and Spanish law.
The same named professional handles your matter from initial advice through completion — no reassignments, no file handovers, no briefing juniors.
Advice in the English we think in — not translated Spanish. Your contracts and correspondence read correctly because they were drafted that way.
Offices in Madrid, Marbella and Málaga, with a London secretariat for clients based in the UK — coordinated advice from whichever office suits you.
Property, tax, inheritance, company law, litigation and employment — handled by a co-ordinated team, not referred out to separate specialists.
How we help
Property, tax, wills, company and commercial matters — exclusively for clients whose affairs involve Spain and Spanish law.
Full representation from reservation contract through to notary completion — for buyers paying from abroad as well as resident buyers. Due diligence on the property and seller, NIE applications, funds routing, post-completion registration and stamp duty.
Talk to us →Sales advice and conveyancing for owners and non-residents: contract drafting, capital gains and withholding tax, mortgage discharge, registry deregistration and the resulting tax filings in Spain and abroad.
Talk to us →Spanish wills for foreign residents, cross-border inheritance tax planning, grant of probate in Spain, and acceptance of inheritance for beneficiaries living in the UK and other countries. Co-ordinated with your home-country adviser when needed.
Talk to us →Annual income tax (IRPF), non-resident income tax, wealth tax, capital gains and the Modelo 720 overseas-asset declaration. We file on your behalf and structure your affairs to keep you compliant and efficient.
Talk to us →Spanish SL and SLU incorporation, shareholder agreements, foreign-investor structuring, commercial contracts, employment and the ongoing governance obligations that follow — including insolvency advice when circumstances require it.
Talk to us →Civil and commercial litigation before Spanish courts — from pre-litigation negotiation through trial and, where necessary, enforcement. Both business clients and private individuals dealing with property, contract and liability matters.
Talk to us →We also advise on:
Working with us
Thirty minutes by phone or video. You describe the situation; we ask the questions that matter and confirm whether we are the right firm.
A clear, fixed-fee quote with a timeline — in writing, in English — before any chargeable work begins. No hourly drift, no surprises.
Notary, registry, tax office, court — with a power of attorney we act entirely on your behalf, whether you are in Spain or the UK. The same lawyer throughout.
Email, phone or video — in English, in terms you understand. You always know where things stand, and we tell you before problems arise, not after.
Find us
Offices on the Costa del Sol and in Madrid, with a London secretariat — so wherever you are based, you are dealing with a team that operates in your time zone and your language.
Madrid, Spain
Our principal Spanish office — handling the full range of legal and commercial matters for English-speaking clients across Spain.
Marbella, Málaga
Our Costa del Sol base — serving clients buying, selling and living on the western Costa del Sol and in the Campo de Gibraltar.
Most of our clients work with us remotely. Our London secretariat co-ordinates advice for UK-based clients, and a power of attorney lets us act for you anywhere in Spain. Call London: +44 (0)20 7353 3358
Start remotely →Guides & insights
Practical pieces on the matters our English-speaking clients ask us about most — before they engage us and before they need us.
NIE application, reservation contract, due diligence, deposit, mortgage, notary completion — what your lawyer should be doing at each stage, and where buyers get caught out.
The Modelo 210, the rates that apply, the deadlines you cannot miss, and how the Spain-UK double tax treaty affects your position in 2026.
How Spanish succession law, the EU Succession Regulation, and the Spanish inheritance tax regime interact — and what a properly drafted Spanish will does to protect your beneficiaries.
Good to know
No — and we are transparent about this. All legal work is carried out as Spanish Abogados under Spanish Bar Association regulation. Several of our lawyers previously qualified as Solicitors of England and Wales before qualifying in Spain, which enables comparative advice — but we do not advise on English or Welsh law. We deal exclusively with Spain and Spanish law.
Yes — this is one of our most common client situations. With a power of attorney we can complete property purchases, NIE applications, tax filings, probate matters and company work entirely on your behalf. Our London secretariat is available for UK-based clients who prefer to deal with us closer to home.
Property (purchase and sale), wills and probate, tax (residents and non-residents), company and commercial law (including incorporation, contracts and insolvency), civil and commercial litigation, employment and administrative law. We deal exclusively with matters involving Spain and Spanish law.
Nothing. The first call is free. We listen to your situation, explain your options and give you a clear, fixed-fee written quote before any chargeable work begins.
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Get in touch
Tell us a little about your situation and one of our lawyers will contact you within one business day — in English, at no charge.
