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Cédula de habitabilidad – Certificate of habitation – License of Occupation Certificate of Habitation – C.H. (Cédula de Habitabilidad or Licencia de Primera o Segunda Ocupación). This is a document which resumes the confirmation from the Town Hall that the property is ready for habitation, and it is applied once the property is finished with…

Opening a bank account in Spain requires of special procedures. A few years ago, opening a bank account in Spain was relatively simple. Bank accounts could be opened from abroad without the presence of customers in Spain. Lawyers, through power of attorney, were also authorized to open bank accounts in Spain being no necessary the presence of…

Is the house insurance obligatory? As difference with CAR INSURANCE, where insurance is OBLIGATORY, in respect of houses getting insurance is VOLUNTARY. Although “voluntary”, getting house insurance is highly recommendable, not only to cover eventual risks of robbery, inundation, fire (as the recent unfortunate case in Javea and Benitatxell- We make the best use of this report to…

Spanish Tax office will force Banks to inform about fiscal information from clients We have been informing for long time to friends and clients that the Spanish Tax office was being increasing to control fiscal and finance situation of citizens in Spain. A high number of our foreign clients have been inspected from the Spanish…

Prospects for the real estate market of the year 2018. 2017 was a good year for the real estate market. We are witnessing price increases, increase of new construction and buildings,  and growth of the number of new mortgages (favoured by of low interest rates – mortgages). Construction sector has increased its contribution to Gross…

There is a popular misconception regarding the process of cancelation of Spanish mortgages. In general is understood that when the current mortgage amount is paid, then the debt is canceled. And this is true. But, owners of Spanish properties should remember that, when they bought their properties, and part of the price was paid with…

In Spain, unlike other countries, the sale of personal furniture between particulars pays taxes. There is widespread confusion in the real estate purchase system in Spain where it is believed that the sale of furniture between particulars does not pay taxes. That is why, sometimes, we fall into the mistake of separating the price of the sale of…

One of the most important points when buying a property in Spain is to open a bank account in Spain. Is this obligatory?. Before or later, is necessary to open a bank account in Spain if you decided to purchase a Spanish property. It will help you to pay and settle payments for utilities, local…

The next 1st of January 2013 will enter in force a new law which will affect to ALL the sales of properties in the Spanish market. So, affecting the whole Spanish territory (it is a natioanl law). And, when we say sale of ALL properties, we include sales of NEW properties and RESALES, and placed in URBAN as well…