Making a Spanish will
Should you already have a property in Spain or are going to purchase one, there are many good reasons for making a Spanish will, even if you have made one in your own country.
Your will signed in your own country will probably be recognised as valid in Spain but the cost of having it recognised (expense of an official translation of all original documents of your own country and solicitor's fees), is always greater than the cost of dealing with a Spanish will.
Also a Spanish will, drafted in accordance with the Spanish formalities, makes it much quicker to deal with your affairs in Spain. Your Spanish assets will be distributed to your heirs and registered in their names quicker.
Please also note that the Spanish Inland Revenue impose penalties if Inheritance Tax is not paid within 6 months from the date in which testator died and it normally takes more time arrange documents from your own country to be valid in Spain.
For all these reasons we strongly recommend making a separate Spanish will on your Spanish assets and registering it in Spain. The cost of the Spanish Notary in front of whom you sign the will is approximately 80 Euros so it not worth waiting to sign it.