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Power of Attorney for Property Purchase in Spain (Poder Notarial) A power of attorney in Spain is a legal document by which one person (the buyer) authorises another person or professional (often a lawyer or representative) to act on their behalf when purchasing a property. It is commonly used when the buyer cannot be present in Spain to: Sign the purchase deed (escritura pública de compraventa) Sign the reservation contract or private purchase agreement Deal with the Spanish notary Pay taxes and fees and register the property in the Land Registry Arrange utilities and administrative formalities Key features It is usually a special (limited) power of attorney, restricted to a specific property purchase The document must clearly identify: The buyer and the authorised representative The property (address and registry details if available) The acts authorised (signing deeds, paying taxes, registration) It must be executed before a notary If signed outside Spain, it must be: Apostilled or legalised, and Often translated into Spanish Duration & control It applies only to the purchase described It can be revoked at any time before completion It ends automatically once the purchase is completed or if the buyer dies Notary 247 is a trading style of Fatchett & Co Notaries Limited.   We are regulated by the Faculty Office (www.facultyoffice.org.uk) for the provision of notarial service.  For any queries, please call us on 0121 437 3490. Process – Powers of Attorney If you would like to discuss your circumstances, please call us on 0121 437 3490. Once you know what you need, then simply place an order through the website. We will automatically send you ID verification links, so we can confirm your identity. We will ask you to book in a meeting to complete the remote notarisation. We will ask you to send us a copy of the Power of Attorney (prior to the meeting) so we can review it. We will complete the meeting (which will be recorded). When the meeting is finished, we will ask you to do two things.  Firstly, to send us a picture of the Power of Attorney you have just executed.  Secondly, we will ask you to send us the original document by recorded delivery. Where you have asked for the apostille, we will send it for legalisation using our “next day” provider license. For example, if we received your document on a Monday, we would lodge it with the FCDO on Tuesday. The document would be ready on Wednesday (in Milton Keynes at about 2pm). It would then be mailed or couriered. We keep a copy of your notarised document and your ID as part of our record keeping requirements.

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