Inheritance Lawyer Jávea | English-Speaking Wills & Probate Solicitors
Whether you own property in El Portet, Benimeit, Pla del Mar, or the hills of Teulada-Jávea, Tomas Ballestero Lawyers provides comprehensive legal services to the international community of Jávea and surrounding areas. With over 30 years of experience and our office in nearby Jávea at Avenida del Pla 126, we understand the unique legal needs of British, Dutch, Belgian, and other European residents in this exclusive coastal area.
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Partner Office in Dénia
We have a local presence in Dénia through our English and French-speaking partner office, plus our main office in Jávea just 10 minutes away. This means face-to-face meetings in your language when you need them.
Also in Valencia
Unlike other Costa Blanca law firms, we have a full office in Valencia city. This means faster processing for documents that require the regional capital - saving you time and money.
Property Services in Jávea
Buy Property in Valencia Without Travelling
We prepare your Power of Attorney in English and Spanish and send it to you or your notary. You sign locally, we handle everything in Spain.
Ask About Power of AttorneyFrom country houses in the Jávea valley to townhouses in the village centre, we handle all aspects of your property purchase in Jávea – legal checks, contract review, and notary completion. Can’t travel to Spain? We prepare your Power of Attorney so you can buy remotely.
Inheritance & Wills in Jávea
Inherited property in Jávea? We handle the entire probate process for international families – from obtaining death certificates and locating assets to paying inheritance tax and transferring property titles. We also prepare Spanish wills to protect your heirs in the future. Our English and French-speaking partner office in Dénia makes the process easy, even if you can’t travel to Spain.
Handle Your Inheritance Without Travelling to Spain
We prepare your Power of Attorney in English and Spanish. You sign in your home country, we handle the entire probate process in Jávea on your behalf.
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30+ Years Experience
Since 1992, we have helped thousands of international clients navigate Spanish law. We've seen every situation and know how to protect your interests.
We Speak Your Language
English and French are spoken. No interpreters, no miscommunication - direct legal advice in your language from qualified Spanish lawyers.
Areas We Serve in Denia
We assist clients throughout Jávea including: Jávea town centre, Monte Jávea, Adsubia, the Ebo Valley, Orba, and surrounding areas.
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Have You Inherited Property in Spain? We Take Care of Everything.
Losing a loved one is hard enough. Discovering that they owned property, a bank account or a holiday home in Spain — and that you now have to deal with Spanish lawyers, Spanish notaries and Spanish paperwork in a language you may not speak — can feel overwhelming.
You don’t need to travel to Spain. You don’t need to learn Spanish. You don’t need to understand the paperwork. From our office in Jávea, we handle the entire inheritance process on your behalf, so you can focus on what really matters during a difficult time.
Whether the deceased was a parent, spouse or relative, whether the assets are a holiday villa in Jávea, an apartment in Dénia, a bank account in Valencia or a portfolio of properties across the Costa Blanca, we have helped hundreds of foreign families in your exact situation since 1992.
We are experienced. We are local. And we speak your language.
Why Foreign Heirs Choose Tomas Ballestero Lawyers
Choosing the right lawyer for a Spanish inheritance is one of the most important decisions you will make during this process. Here is why families across Europe and beyond have trusted us for over thirty years:
More than 30 years specialising in Spanish inheritance for foreign families. We have built our entire practice around clients who live abroad and need a trusted lawyer in Spain.
72 five-star Google reviews and counting. Real clients, real cases, real results. You can read every review on our Google profile.
We work in English, French and Spanish. No translation services. No miscommunication. You speak directly with a qualified lawyer who understands your concerns.
Personal attention from start to finish. You will always work with the same lawyer who knows your file, your family situation and your goals. We are not a call centre.
Free first consultation, no obligation. We listen to your case, explain your options in plain language, and tell you honestly what we can and cannot do for you — before you commit to anything.
From the First Phone Call to the Property in Your Name
We have spent decades simplifying a process that can otherwise feel intimidating. When you instruct us, here is what we do for you, step by step, in plain English:
1. We listen to your case. During the first call we ask the right questions, identify the assets in Spain and explain how the inheritance will work for your specific family situation.
2. We gather all the documents. Death certificate, last will, property deeds, bank statements, valuations — we know exactly what is needed and we obtain it on your behalf, even if some of it has to come from abroad.
3. We sign the inheritance deed in front of a Spanish notary on your behalf. You don’t need to travel. With a Power of Attorney, our lawyers represent you at the notary in Spain and complete the inheritance acceptance in your name.
4. We deal with the Spanish authorities and the inheritance tax. All filings, all communications, all bureaucracy — handled by us so you don’t have to face it.
5. We register the inherited property in your name at the Land Registry. Once everything is finalised, the property officially belongs to you and is ready to keep, rent or sell.
You receive at the end a complete file with every document, certificate and deed — translated, organised and explained.
Cases We Handle Every Week
These are the situations our clients come to us with most often:
A holiday home on the Costa Blanca passed to UK or Irish children, who have visited Spain only on holiday and now have to figure out how to inherit it from abroad.
A villa in the Marina Alta with multiple foreign heirs — siblings living in different countries, each with their own questions and tax situations.
A bank account, pension fund or share portfolio in Spain left to a non-resident family member who has never managed Spanish finances.
A complete estate including property, vehicles, household contents and several beneficiaries — where one heir wants to sell, another wants to keep, and a third lives overseas.
A husband or wife who has died in Spain without a Spanish will, leaving the surviving spouse unsure what happens to the family home.
If your situation looks like any of these — or if it doesn’t and you simply have a question — give us a call. The first conversation is free.
How We Make It Easy While You’re Abroad
Most of our clients live outside Spain. We have built our entire process around making distance irrelevant:
Power of Attorney. With a single document, signed at any Spanish consulate worldwide or before a notary in your home country with the appropriate apostille and translation, our lawyers can act for you in Spain. You never need to set foot on a plane.
WhatsApp, email or video calls — you choose. Some clients prefer detailed emails, others want a 10-minute video update each Friday. We adapt to how you communicate, not the other way round.
Everything translated. Spanish documents are explained, summarised and where useful translated into your language so you always know exactly what is being signed in your name.
Transparent fixed fees agreed before we start. We tell you upfront what the inheritance will cost. No surprises, no hidden charges, no by-the-hour billing.
When the inheritance is complete, you receive a full digital file — and you have a Spanish lawyer on call for anything else you may need: selling the property, opening a Spanish bank account, dealing with the local town hall, or making your own Spanish will.
Three Locations to Meet Us in Person — If You Want To
Although the entire inheritance process can be handled remotely, some clients prefer the reassurance of a face-to-face meeting. We make that easy too. Beyond our main office in Jávea (Avenida del Pla 126), where every case is centralised and where our team works daily, we also have partner offices in two further locations across the Costa Blanca and Valencia:
Partner office in Dénia. For clients living north of Jávea or with property and assets in the Dénia area, we offer in-person consultations by appointment closer to home.
Partner office in Valencia. For clients whose interests are in Valencia city — a Valencia apartment, a family member living there, a business, or a Valencia bank — we hold meetings in our partner office in central Valencia, also by appointment.
Whichever location you choose, the same lawyer manages your case throughout. The partner offices are meeting points; the legal work itself is centralised at our Jávea headquarters so that quality, speed and continuity remain identical wherever we see each other.
Why a Spanish Will Saves Your Family Months of Stress
If you own property, a bank account or any asset in Spain — even a holiday apartment — having a Spanish will is the simplest gift you can leave your family.
Without a Spanish will, your heirs will need to translate and legalise foreign documents, prove the validity of your home-country will under Spanish rules, deal with two parallel processes in two countries, and wait considerably longer before they can use, sell or transfer the inheritance. The emotional cost is real: months of paperwork during a time of grief.
With a Spanish will, your wishes are clearly written in Spanish, registered locally, and recognised immediately by Spanish notaries and banks. The inheritance proceeds in months instead of years. Your family receives the property in their name without unnecessary friction.
We draft Spanish wills tailored to international clients. You sign in front of a Spanish notary in Jávea or, if you live abroad, we coordinate the signature at a Spanish consulate or your local notary. The cost of a Spanish will is small compared to the cost of not having one.
What We Need From You at the First Phone Call
We have made the first conversation as simple as possible. You don’t need to gather a folder of paperwork before contacting us — that’s our job. At the first call, all we ask is:
The full name of the person who has passed away (or, if you are planning ahead, your own details).
Where they lived and where they died — country and town are enough.
A general idea of the assets in Spain: a property, a bank account, a car, a holiday home — you don’t need values or addresses yet.
The names of the heirs and where they live.
Whether there is a will (Spanish, English, French — any language). If you are not sure, we will help you check.
That’s all. Within the same call we will tell you whether we can help, what the next step is, and an honest estimate of how the process will unfold for your specific case. The first conversation is free and there is no obligation to instruct us afterwards.
We Find the Assets You Didn’t Know About
When a relative passes away, families often discover later that there were accounts, properties or insurance policies they didn’t know existed. This is more common than you would think — particularly when the deceased lived between two countries or kept their finances private.
Part of our service is locating those forgotten assets. We can search Spanish banks for accounts in the deceased’s name, request information from the Spanish insurance register to identify life policies that may have been forgotten, check ownership at the Spanish Land Registry across multiple regions, and verify any vehicle registered in Spain.
Heirs often recover meaningful sums this way — savings accounts the deceased mentioned in passing, an insurance policy from a former employer, a small property bought decades ago. If you suspect there may be assets in Spain that nobody can fully identify, tell us during the first call. We know exactly where and how to look.
