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For overseas investors and property owners, understanding the Declaración de Responsable system in Spain is essential before starting any refurbishment or construction works. This streamlined process allows certain projects to begin without the usual long licence delays—but it also transfers full legal responsibility to you or your technical representative. In this article, we explain how the Declaración de Responsable Spain system works, when it applies, and why involving a qualified Project Manager can protect your investment and ensure full compliance with Spanish regulations. Learn why engaging an experienced Project Manager is essential to ensure your project stays legal, compliant, and on budget.

Power shortages on construction sites in Spain are more common than many developers expect. When the local grid cannot meet your project’s energy demands, Spanish law often requires the installation of a dedicated transformer station (Centro de Transformación) before utilities will approve a connection. This can have major implications for cost, schedule, and feasibility. In this article, MDCI draws on over 25 years of project management experience to explain what to do when there isn’t enough electrical power on-site — from understanding when a transformer is needed, to estimating costs, timelines, and design requirements. We also share real-world examples where careful planning and fast action helped our clients keep projects on track and avoid delays. Find out how MDCI can help you plan ahead and ensure your project has the power it needs to succeed.

Hiring an architect in Spain is one of the most important steps in your construction project. From verifying accreditation and insurance to defining the scope of services, agreeing fees, and signing a watertight contract, there are key steps that protect you throughout the process. With over 25 years of experience, MDCI’s Project Managers guide clients in choosing the right architect and ensuring contracts are fair and compliant. Why is Choosing the Right Architect Important? How Can I Find an Architect That Suits My Style and Needs? What Services Does an Architect Typically Provide in Spain?

As the property development landscape evolves, many developers are taking projects further—completing designs, obtaining licences, and preparing sites for immediate construction—to appeal to investors and home builders seeking reduced risk and faster timelines. MDCI, with nearly 30 years of experience managing complex developments, helps prepare these advanced opportunities for market. Whether you're looking to sell a ready-to-build site at a premium or invest in a project with the groundwork already done, our team provides expert support to streamline the process and ensure success.

When a hotel renovation in Spain spiraled out of control—missing licences, absent contracts, unpaid suppliers, and mismanaged timelines—MDCI was brought in to assess and advise. Although the project was ultimately beyond rescue, it serves as a cautionary tale. In this article, we break down what went wrong, and how future construction and refurbishment projects can avoid similar pitfalls through proper planning, clear contracts, timely payments, and professional project management from day one.

The last few years have seen a real boom in construction, but this survey suggests a slight slowdown, compared to previous quarters. This is certainly not a downturn, RICS refer to it simply as “decelerating growth across the industry”, adding that “twelve-month expectations for workloads are still positive across all sectors at the worldwide aggregate level”. There’s good news for MDCI’s base country of Spain. The survey revealed that Spain is the top performing country in Europe as respondents cite decent growth in activity across all sectors. The Construction Industry Sentiment sits at +46, although it was a slight drop from the last survey.

Project Consultants are highly valuable to the success of a project, offering benefits including better compliance, cost savings, and a smoother process through tricky stages such as licencing applications, contract negotiations and development process and feedback systems. When you’re developing in Spain, and dealing with different rules, regulations and building practices, in a foreign language and with unfamiliar construction processes, this is even more valuable. In this blog, we’ll be going into depth on the benefits of hiring a project consultant in Spain and explaining how MDCI’s project consulting service can help you.

There’s a common misconception that project managers are only needed by people without building or development experience, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. While of course, we can help someone to build their dream home, it’s developers that will most benefit from an experienced, independent Project Manager. For maximum value, we should be involved from the initial concept and planning stage, through to the very end, supporting our clients, every step of the way. In this article, we’ll be detailing what those steps are and why our involvement is so positive to the Developer, as well as the end user.

If you would like us to hold your hand and take away the stress and pressure of building a family home in Spain, we can be with you every step of the way. Having an independent, professional Project Manager on your side from the very beginning of the project makes all the difference when it comes to success or failure. With MDCI, you know you’ll be on time and on budget and have the house of your dreams! Contact us to find out more.