Yacht lawyer in Mallorca for owners, buyers and charter companies

Buying or selling a yacht

Step	What we do
Offer and MOA	Draft or review the memorandum of agreement
Survey and sea trial	Conditions and acceptance
Title and debts	Registry checks, liens, mortgages
Closing	Bill of sale, payment, deregistration and new registration

Flag and registration

We advise on the flag that suits your use, coordinate the registration and, for Spanish-flagged yachts, the documentation required by the maritime authorities.

Charter in the Balearic Islands

Chartering a yacht commercially in Spanish waters requires authorisations, insurance and compliance with crew and safety rules. We review charter agreements and help operators comply.

Yacht taxes, crew and berths

VAT, the special matriculation tax and corporate structures are planned with our tax lawyers. For crew and berth disputes see maritime lawyer, and for unpaid claims ship arrest.

Example: yachts in Mallorca

Based on situations we commonly see; not a specific client. A Swiss buyer agreed to purchase a 24-metre motor yacht in Palma. Our registry checks found an undisclosed mortgage from a foreign bank. The closing was restructured so that the mortgage was paid off from the price before the bill of sale was signed.

Our collaborators for yachts in Mallorca

For every service we work with trusted collaborators when a matter needs them: notaries, architects and surveyors, tax advisers at Castell.tax, sworn translators, banks and mortgage brokers, property managers and specialist lawyers in other parts of Spain. You keep one lawyer as your single point of contact, and we coordinate everyone else.

Castell.law is the English and German-speaking practice of Castell Abogados, a law firm in Palma de Mallorca. This page is general information, not advice on a specific case: laws and procedures change, so check your situation with us before acting.