We live in Spain and are tax resident. In Spain we own a house and have a bank account. We own a property in the UK and have banks in the UK. We are in the process of setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney (Property and Financial) for the UK. We want to do the same in Spain and would like advice please. What is the equivalent to a UK LPA in Spain? Is there a standard format and is it just a question of going to a local Notario? Our financial matters are very straight forward.

Many thanks

Yes, you can get just the same here ('poder') - within it you state the limitations of the LPA (sell/buy a property, health or financial matters for an elderly relative etc.)

Remember though that the LPA is cancelled once the person dies (many forget or don't know this)

More here

https://expatsmagazine.org/a-power-of-attorney/

Many thanks for the information. We now understand what is needed and the process for obtaning the Spain "Poder General" and will make an appointment with a Notario.

We are going through the process of obtaining the UK LPA's for our UK assets online. There will be a mixture of Spanish addresses and UK addresses for the various parties to the document. When the whole process of signing/witnessing etc is complete and the document submitted to the Office of the Public Guardian in the UK can the approved/stamped LPA be posted to a person eg the Donor/applicant with a Spanish address? It is not clear from the guidance notes. I have sent an enquiry but it can take several weeks for a reply!

Thanks