English-speaking property lawyers in Palma de Mallorca
Castell Law & Investments brings together legal, property and project experience for international clients buying, selling and investing in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. What the advert shows, what exists on site and what the Land Registry describes are not always the same thing: we compare them before your money is at risk.
Evidence before assumptions
We compare the Land Registry, the Cadastre, planning records, technical evidence and the private contract, and then explain in clear English what the complete picture means for your decision. Our clients are buyers, sellers and investors from the United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, the United States and many other countries, buying villas, fincas, townhouses and apartments across the four islands.
This website is the property practice of Castell.law, the English-speaking side of the Castell group of law firms in Palma, which also includes Castell Abogados. The firm has more than twenty years of experience and works in English, Spanish and German.
Our people
- Carlos Castell — CEO, lawyer, investments and project management.
- Joana Gispert — Head of the International Desk, property lawyer.
- Mar Román — Property lawyer.
- Joan Font — Lawyer.
- Pedro Gimeno — Lawyer.
We also work with many other collaborating lawyers, architects, surveyors and tax advisers on all four islands, so each matter has the right specialist.
What clients can expect
Direct access
You speak directly with the lawyer handling your matter, not with a call centre.
Clear English
Advice and written reports in plain English, with property-specific planning and title analysis.
One coordinated team
Title, planning, contracts, notary, tax and Land Registry handled by one team with a single point of contact.
Follow-through
We stay with the file after the notary until taxes are paid and your title is registered.
What we handle
- Purchase due diligence: Title, charges, boundaries, licences, planning and the physical property checked before you commit any money.
- Contracts & deposits: Reservation, arras and purchase contracts drafted around the buyer's risks, conditions and deadlines.
- NIE & remote representation: NIE, powers of attorney and bank formalities so you can buy or sell without travelling to the islands.
- Notary & Land Registry: Completion at the notary, payment control, taxes and follow-through until your title is registered.
- Planning & rural property: Licences, rustic land, coastal law, legalisation and renovation questions for villas, fincas and townhouses.
- Sales & non-residents: Seller preparation, contracts, the 3% retention, capital gains and completion for resident and non-resident owners.
- Property tax & inheritance: Purchase taxes, non-resident annual tax, rental income, capital gains, plusvalía, wills and inheritance of Balearic property.
- Investment & rental: Tourist licences, long-term letting, commercial assets, hotels and ownership structures for investors.
- The four islands: Local legal guidance in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, each with its own planning and rental rules.
Where we are
Our office is at C/ General Riera, 1, 3º D, 07003 Palma de Mallorca. We act on all four islands, in person or remotely: see our pages for Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera.
Found the property? Let us check the law
Call, WhatsApp or email us with the listing, the reservation document or your question. We will explain the legal position in plain English and the next step to take before your money is at risk.