20% CGT refund on properties sold between 2004-2008

I read in the sunday express today under the headline 1000's of euros to be refinded to spanish property sellers, that all properties sold in spain between 2004 and 2008 where 35% capital gains tax was taken from the profit, mainly from expats, has now been declaired illegal by the european parliment as the spanish only had to pay 15%.- the 20% surchsrge must now be refunded if they are asked for it.

They only have to go back 4 years due to statute of limitations laws, but if you have sold a spanish property in that period, it may be worth checking with your solicitor what you paid and if they can get you a refund.

Has anyone else picked up on this, is it being discussed in Spain and in the Sur in english???

I'm calling my solicitor on Monday for sure.

Can you give us some more advice locally???

Here's the link to another article about it:-

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Although I read on another forum that it's possible the people who made huge profits in the boom years were quite happy to walk away from the 5%(?) retention, because reclaiming it may have lead to further tax labilities on the profits.