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Energy efficiency certificate – what is it and how to process it? How can i find out if my property has an energy efficiency certificate?

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What is an Energy Efficiency Certificate? An Energy Efficiency Certificate or energy certificate is an official document drawn up by a competent professional which contains objective information about the energy-related characteristics of a property. What is the format like? An Energy Efficiency Certificate contains the following information: 1.- Identification of the building or, if applicable, … Read more

Property registry and land registry

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If you are interested in or getting information on buying a property in Spain, you will surely have been informed that there are two registries: Registro de la Propiedad (Property Registry) and Catastro (Land Registry). This article tells more about it. What is the Property Registry vs the Land Registry? The Property Registry (Registro de … Read more

Certificate of Occupancy: What is it and how to process it? How can i find out if my property has a certificate of occupancy?

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What is a Certificate of Occupancy? A Certificate of Occupancy is an administrative document which certifies that a property complies with the basic conditions of occupancy foreseen by the current legislation and is apt to be used as a residence. What is the format like? A Certificate of Occupancy does not state the name of … Read more

The right to desist from a sale/purchase transaction funded by a third party

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In accordance with the article 621-49 of the Civil Law of Catalonia, the buyer has the right to desist from a Sale/Purchase Contract in which the transaction is funded by a third party (credit institution). What does this right consist of? Article 621-49 of the Civil Law of Catalonia serves to prevent the buyer from … Read more

Reference value

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One of the tax novelties as of January 2022 was brought in by the Law 11/2021 dated 9 July, as a means to prevent and combat tax fraud, and the transposition of the EU Directive 2016/1164, which includes the so-called “reference value” as criterion to determine the taxable income for taxes on Property Transfers and … Read more

Implications when a property reservation agreement is breached

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Introduction to the sale-purchase process. Before diving into this matter, we need to know (as we have already explained in previous blogs) that a sale-purchase transaction of a property can be done in several ways and in different stages. The most common method consists of two stages: a private sale-purchase agreement with earnest money being … Read more