Apostille for Buying Property in Spain

Buying property in Spain typically requires several Swedish documents to be apostilled before the Spanish notary will accept them at the deed signing. The most common is a power of attorney that allows your Spanish lawyer or representative to sign the purchase deed on your behalf — but proof of identity, marital status declarations and corporate documents are often required too. Spain is a member of the Hague Convention, so a Swedish apostille is sufficient and no embassy legalisation is needed. However, the Spanish notary will reject any document that has not been correctly notarised and apostilled, which is the single most common cause of delayed completions for Swedish buyers.