Blevins Franks

Blevins Franks is a cross-border tax and wealth adviser for UK nationals in the European markets it names. It is not a digital property-tax filing platform. A public referral route does not mean WiT Access has an agreement.

A local filing provider and a cross-border private-client adviser solve different problems. The right choice depends on whether the issue is compliance, planning or both.

Blevins Franks may be relevant to UK nationals living in or moving to France, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta, Monaco and the UK.

The stated markets are France, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta, Monaco and the UK, for UK nationals living in or moving to those places. This is not worldwide coverage.

The published scope is cross-border personal tax planning, property-related gains and income, estate tax, residence and wealth planning.

Tax planning around relocation and ownership decisions is described. That is advice on the decision, not a published table of purchase-tax rates.

Purchase taxes can vary by property type, region, value and buyer circumstances. Transfer tax, VAT or a similar sales tax, stamp-type taxes and registration costs are separate questions. This page states no rate.

Annual property-tax filings are advisory-led, and the local compliance scope varies. Ask which returns the firm prepares and which stay with a local adviser.

Local property tax, a non-resident owner return and any recurring declaration are not the same as a community charge. Only the capability named above comes from this provider’s published material.

Rental-income tax is described as a strong advisory capability within the cross-border personal-tax work. Local deductibility rules are not set out here.

Gross and net treatment, deductible costs, short-term rental rules and how often a return is due are local. This page does not publish a deductibility rule.

Tax on gains and on a sale is described as strong within the target markets. The property country and the owner’s residence may both matter. No rate is stated.

The property country and the owner’s residence may both be relevant. Cost basis, allowable costs and any withholding are questions for the adviser. No capital-gains rate is stated here.

Inheritance and estate tax are described as exceptional within the target markets. That is a description of the published focus, not a promise about a particular estate.

Inheritance tax, estate tax and succession can follow the property and the people who inherit. See estate planning and succession.

Tax residence is a core part of the published work for people moving between the UK and the named European countries. Moving can change reporting. It does not, by itself, remove tax where the property sits.

Owning property does not itself always create tax residence. Becoming resident, or leaving a country, can change reporting. A treaty may affect double taxation. It does not apply itself. Tax residency is the separate question.

Company or other ownership structures are available within the wider tax and wealth planning. They are not described as the main product.

An ownership vehicle should be assessed for tax, legal, financing and succession consequences together. Ownership structures sets out the legal split. It is not a recommendation to use a company.

Cross-border coordination is described as exceptional within the covered European markets. One adviser may still need a local firm for a filing outside that scope.

A property-country adviser, a residence-country adviser, an estate adviser and a fiduciary provider can each have a role. One adviser may not be qualified to cover every country involved.

The model is adviser-led rather than a digital filing platform. Ongoing work is an engagement, not a subscription dashboard.

Fees follow the advisory engagement. Request them in writing. This page does not state a rate or a retainer.

Fees can be an annual subscription, a fee per return, tax representation, an advisory project, a private-client retainer or structure administration. Request a written scope and fee schedule.