Social Security allows workers who have had to stop working to care for their children or family members to add years of contributions so that their retirement pension is not affected. In this way, the General Social Security Law will add up to a maximum of 3 years for each ...
The Supreme Court has ruled out declaring the mortgage clause used by the Mortgage Loan Reference Index (IRPH) null and void as generally abusive. The high court, in two rulings published this Wednesday, entrusts the courts with the task of individually analyzing each contract and determining whether, in the marketing ...
When a couple marries in community property, one of the most common doubts during a divorce is what happens to the family home, especially if common savings have been invested in it. In this sense, Laura Lobo, a lawyer specialized in family and inheritance, explains what happens in these cases ...
In a context in which more and more Spaniards have difficulty making ends meet, access to housing has become one of the country’s great social problems. With apartment prices at historic highs, many young people (and not so young) assure that save for a down payment on a home It’s ...
The price of electricity for this Thursday, November 13, 2025, rises to 132.18 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) for consumers with a regulated or indexed rate in the free market, according to data published by Red Eléctrica. This means that electricity is paid 0.62% more expensive than the Wednesday, November ...
In the last 5 years, the price of food has increased by 30%, according to the Bank of Spain, which has caused this to have a direct impact on the hospitality business and more specifically on that of pastry shops. Setting up one of these businesses can reach 200,000 euros, ...
Joel is a 65-year-old retired teacher, who dedicated more than 30 years to teaching in public secondary schools. Today, he wanted to tell what his life is like after leaving the classroom. “My retirement pension is 2,700 euros gross per month, or approximately 2,454 euros net,” he explains. An amount ...
Return to parents’ home It has become an increasingly common trend among young people (and not so young) due to the high price of housing both for sale and for rent. This is not a problem that affects only Spain, but appears in other countries such as Ireland where a ...
Social rejection of any extension of the legal retirement age is massive. A Funcas survey reveals that opposition to delaying the retirement age to 70 is widespread, reaching 96% among women aged 18 to 30 and 83% among men. Now, this perception clashes head-on with the observed trend and the ...
The Provincial Court of Madrid has sentenced a man to pay 24,185 euros for having lived for more than a decade in the apartment that his partner gave him. bequeathed in will without assuming any of the expenses associated with its use. Although the legacy of use and habitation for ...