Central Registry of Wills.

When someone dies owning Spanish assets such as a property or money held in a bank, one of the first things that would need to be done is finding out if the deceased had a Spanish Will and where it is.

Once the Will has been located the heirs or anyone with a legitimate interest can obtain a copy from the Notary.

We can take care of the process for you, once we have the death certificate the process can take between 3-4 weeks.

Call us on

+44 (0) 20 3985 9556

to speak with our Spanish Team.

We can locate a Spanish Will for you!

We will search the Spanish Registry for any Wills.

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1Will Details

2Your Details

Name of Person Applying*

Do you have the Original Death Certificate?*

Yes

Is the Death Certificate in Spanish or English?*

English

Spanish

The Death Certificate needs to be translated

In order to use our service to check the Madrid Registry of Wills, your English Death Certificate must be Certified, Translated and Apostilled.

Spanish Death Certificate.

In order to search for a Spanish Will, you will first need a Spanish Death Certificate.

We can obtain a Spanish Death Certificate for you

Simply continue with this order, entering details below and we will obtain the death certificate and perform the will search.

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We can help you obtain a UK Death Certificate

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Full Name of the Deceased*

Date of Death

Location of Death*

Your Name*

Email Address*

Phone Number*

Billing Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City County Post Code Country

Additional information

What is the Central Registry of Wills in Spain?

The Central Registry of Wills is officially called Registro de Actos de Última Voluntad. Its main mission is to guarantee the knowledge of the existence of a will once the person that made that will has died.

The Registry also accepts foreign wills, so the will does not need to be made in Spain to be registered. However, taking into consideration the easy process of making a will for the Spanish affairs and the variety of issues that it can solve, it is highly recommended to make a Will that is specifically for Spain for practical reasons.

Locate a Spanish Will

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How to find out if a will exists

We can assist with enquiries to the Central Registry of Wills for a ‘Certificate of last will’ (Certificados de actos de última voluntad).

We can obtain information for you including the place and date of the will and the name of the notary who prepared the Will. We can then help deal with the Spanish Inheritance procedures.

To make an enquiry, we will need a Death Certificate. If you do not have this, we can apply for one on your behalf:

Order a Spanish Death Certificate

Order a UK Death Certificate

Once we have obtained this information, we can approach the notary to ask for a certified copy of the Will through a Power of Attorney. Note only the heirs or anyone with a legitimate interest will have the right to obtain such a copy.

What happens then?

Probate in Spain is not an easy process. Once you know the will exists, you will have to accept the inheritance, collect it, and pay the taxes that are generated. There are some circumstances that will allow you not to pay the taxes, or at least not the total amount.

Call us now for all your Spanish probate issues, and we will help you throughout!