Tax paid when selling a property in Spain

Hi all,

Just wondered if anybody reading this can help me?  My partner sold a property in Spain last October and at the time paid a tax to the local notary and was told this can be claimed back. Can anybody tell me how long it is between selling the property and being able to claim a refund of the tax paid? Thanks

Was this the 3% retention tax on property sold by non residents? It is refunded once it has been shown there are no outstanding taxes on the property such as capital gains tax, inheritance tax etc.

The solicitor who dealt with the sale should claim the retention tax back if there is any. It should be done in a few months but the tax office have been known to be very slow and can take over a year to get it. Your partner should contact the solicitor dealing with it to see how it is progressing.