If you do not speak Spanish, you will need a translation service when signing the title deed, and we will be there to sort out any last-minute problem that may arise and act as your translator. Please ask for advice regarding the documents you would need to sell/buy a property at the notary’s office (Passport, NIE number, Title Deed, price’s proof of payment: e.g.: bankers draft, bank transfer slip, last community tax bill -IBI-, utilities: electricity bills, water bills, etc.)

If you have changed your passport and the passport number is different than the one you used to buy the property, please, ask for advice.

If you want to have your deed registered in your name, first you have to pay the Transfer Tax.

There are tax benefits if you are buying your permanent home, if you are a disabled person, or are under 35 years old, etc., and these exceptions/reductions can be different in each Spanish region.

In Andalucia (2024), there is a tax benefit applicable which seeks the repopulation of inland villages. If the property you are buying worth less than 150.000€, and it is going to be the buyer’s permanent home, and it is located in a village classified at risk of depopulation the tax rate is 3,5% instead of 7%.

It is very important to double check the property’s tax value (valor de referencia catastral).

If you are buying a new property or a second-hand restored property sold by a company, you will pay VAT (or IVA as it is called in Spain). VAT is 10% of the declared value. When paying VAT, you have to pay also 1,2% of the declared value as the Stamp Duty (please confirm the tax rates with us as it might change).

Due to the changes in tax rates in the last months please ask for confirmation of the taxes to be paid on a property purchase.

The NIE number (Foreigner identification number) is necessary to sign the title deed and to pay the taxes as the NIE number will be your tax identification number in Spain. We can help you to apply and get the NIE Number or residency certificate.

The final amount you will be paying to the notary and land registry will depend on the declared value, the number of sellers and buyers, it is not a fixed price, but the notaries and land registries have their prices legally established.

If you have changed your passport and the passport number is different than the one you used to buy the property, please, ask for advice.

It will take a few weeks to have the deed and your ownership right on your property registered at the land registry.

If the property you are buying was not previously registered at the Inland Revenue Office (Catastro) and Land Registry, the registration can take many months or even years depending if the property was previously registered at the Catastro (Cadastre – Tax Office) office or not.

If the title deed does not include the last receipt paid to the Inland Revenue Office – Council tax, it is important to fill in a form (900N) to communicate to the tax department (Catastro) that you are the new owner of the property.

The tax you have to pay for owning a property in Spain is not very high, depending of the property’s tax value. It is paid once per year, between September and November, and usually you get the paying-in-slip by post.

The first thing to do will be to research why it has not been registered and whether it will be possible to registry it or not, and what documentation will be necessary. Normally a certificate from an architect and a survey (maps and plans) of the property are required.

Buying a property:

1. Passport.
2. NIE number or residency certificate.
3. Proof of price’s payment (bank transfer, bankers draft, etc.).

Selling a property:

1. Passport.
2. NIE number or residency certificate.
3. Certificate as you are tax resident in Spain (only if you are tax resident in Spain).
4. Original title deed of the property you are selling.
5. Last IBI tax receipt.
6. Last invoices for electricity/water/etc.
7. Energy Performance Certificate.
8. Keys.
9. If you are selling and apartment/flat you must provide a certificate of up-to-date community receipts payments.