In May 2024, the government of the Balearic Islands passed a decree to simplify and speed up administrative procedures. One of the important aspects of this decree is its effect on the legalisation of illegal buildings. In this context, there are some people calling this an urban planning “amnesty”.

Anyone who inherits a property in Ibiza and plans to sell it directly to a third party must first settle the estate. To do this the inheritance must be accepted in Spain, and it is important to assign a value to the property, which will appear in the public deed.

Some laws seem so far removed from the lives of normal citizens that people believe they can safely ignore them. The “Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism” (Ley 10/2010 de prevención del blanqueo de capitales y de la financiación del terrorisimo) falls into this category.