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As of 2016, 83 countries including the UK and Spain signed an agreement to implement a system for the automatic exchange of tax and financial information on a global level. It is common for UK banks to send letters to account holders who have given their Tenerife address as their residence address. The letter asks for various information and the format varies slightly between the different banks, but the gist of the letter/form is that you need to provide your country [or countries] of Residence for Tax Purposes so that they can share information between countries so that correct taxes …

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Even if you just want to advertise your property as being for sale or for rent  you will need an Energy Performance Certificate.  The notary will ask you for a copy of it before you sell. This is Spanish law and applies not just to Tenerife but all over Spain. What is an energy performance certificate? It is a report detailing the overall energy efficiency of a property on a sliding scale from A to G, similar to ratings on electrical appliances when you buy them. You can be fined for advertising your property without a valid certificate. Fines range from …

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If you’re in Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera or El Hierro and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +34 928 26 25 08. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British national in Spain, call 020 7008 1500. General enquiries Consulates deal with a large number of urgent cases each year. Before contacting a Consulate with non-urgent enquiries, please read our detailed guide for British nationals living in Spain to see if the information you need is there. If you still cannot find the information you need, you can …

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