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Recurrir una multa de tráfico: alegaciones, reposición y contencioso (2026)
Cómo recurrir una multa de tráfico en España: qué alegar, el recurso de reposición, el contencioso-administrativo y qué pierdes al pagar pronto.
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Okupas in Spain: Allanamiento, Usurpación and the 2025 Fast-Track (2026)
The two okupa offences and their penalties, what the 2025 juicio rápido reform actually changed, why the 48-hour eviction claim is a myth, and the routes an owner really has.
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Renting and Housing Law in Spain: Eviction, Okupas and the Burofax (2026)
The map of Spanish housing law: how the LAU protects tenancies, how eviction for non-payment actually runs, the two okupa offences, and why the burofax letter matters.
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The Rental Contract in Spain: Duration, Deposit and Extensions (2026)
How the Spanish contrato de alquiler works under the LAU: the 5/7-year minimum term, the tacit extensions, the landlord's own-use exception, the deposit cap and who pays the agency fee.
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Rent Increases in Spain: Art. 18 LAU and the New IRAV Index (2026)
How rent can legally be updated in a Spanish lease: the no-clause-no-increase rule, the IGC fallback, and the IRAV index that now caps updates on contracts signed after May 2023.
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The Ley de Vivienda in Spain: What Ley 12/2023 Actually Changed (2026)
What Spain's 2023 housing law actually does: the gran tenedor threshold, zonas tensionadas, landlord-paid agency fees, and the new rent-reference index.
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Burofax: Spain's Certified Demand Letter and When to Send One (2026)
What a burofax certifies, what it costs, and where it changes legal outcomes: payment demands before eviction, debt claims, contract notices and ASNEF warnings.
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Eviction in Spain: How the Desahucio Procedure Really Works (2026)
The Spanish desahucio step by step: the 10-day court requerimiento, the one-time enervación by paying everything owed, the fixed lanzamiento date, and the vulnerability suspension.
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Wage Garnishment in Spain: The Embargo de Nomina Scale (2026)
How much of a Spanish salary can legally be garnished: the SMI-protected floor, the 30/50/60/75/90 percent scale under art. 607 LEC, and the family-burden reduction.
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Speeding Fines in Spain: The Anexo IV Table, Points and the Criminal Threshold (2026)
Spain's actual speeding-fine table by how far over the limit you were, which bands cost points, the 50 percent early-payment trade, and when speeding becomes a crime under art. 379.1 CP.
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How Accurate Are Spain's Speed Cameras? DGT Radar Margins Explained (2026)
The legal margin of error for Spanish speed cameras: the tighter figures for new instruments, the looser figures once a radar is in service, and how the margin can factor into an appeal.
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How to Reclaim an Unpaid Debt in Spain: The Escalation Ladder (2026)
The lawful steps to reclaim money owed in Spain: documenting the debt, the burofax demand, the monitorio, and enforcement, plus the 5-year prescription period.
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