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Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.

• Updated: 13 May 2021

How to place CE marking on your product, how to identify UK requirements relating to construction products, and how to apply to be a UK Notified Body or Technical Assessment Body.

• Updated: 21 May 2025

How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.

• Overview

  Buying a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take longer…

• Preparing to buy

  When you decide you want to buy a home, you may need to get a mortgage to…

• Deciding on a home

  There are different ways to own a property. Leasehold and freehold…

• Making an offer

  Before you make an offer, check: what the property is worth the number of…

• Transferring ownership (conveyancing)

  Once the offer is accepted, the seller is responsible for drawing up a…

• Tax

  You may need to pay: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a home in…

• Making a complaint

  You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…

Website of the Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority

• Updated: 21 December 2017

Product Recall for Specialized E-Bike Chain Guards presenting a risk of injuries.

• Updated: 3 November 2025

Product Recall for SCUBAPRO Monorail Weight Pockets for Buoyancy Compensator Devices (BCDs) presenting a serious risk of drowning.

• Updated: 22 April 2026

Product Recall for SIMOND Alpinism & Vertika Quickdraws presenting a serious risk of injuries.

• Updated: 11 August 2026

Product Recall for Babimax ENJOHOS full body climbing harness sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of injuries.

• Updated: 9 February 2024

Product recall for diving accessories presenting a risk of equipment malfunction.

• Updated: 26 March 2022

• Updated: 8 October 2024