Spanish Property Legal Advice

Spanish Property Legal Advice

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A ABOGADO: Lawyer. ACTA: A document prepared by a notary to enter a property into the land register. ACTA DE NOTORIEDAD: Procedures for registration in the land register if the basic principle of the continuous registration was interrupted. AFECCIONES REGISTRALES: Noted encumbrances on the property in the land register. AGRUPACION: Combining parcels of land. ALTA CATASTRAL: Official value of property (calculated by the town hall and always lower than true value). ARRAS: Deposit. ARRENDAMIENTO DE OBRA: Contract for work and labour. e.g. a contract between a builder and owner of property for renovation work. ASIENTO DE PRESENTACION: Note of conveyance. Protection of the purchaser for a certain period of time against further registrations. Back to the top B BOLETIN DE ENGANCHE: Certificate for the installation of electrical facilities. Precondition for getting access to electrical power. Back to the top C CANCELACION: Cancellation. CERTIFICACION: Certification. CERTIFICADO BANCARIO DE DEVISAS: Certificate from the bank that the price of purchase was paid. CERTIFICADO FINAL DE OBRA: Certificate from the Architect that the construction is complete. CODIGO CIVIL: Civil law. COLEGIO OFICIAL DE ARQUITECTOS: Chamber of Architects. COMMUNIDAD DE PROPIETARIOS: Community of owners in an urbanisation. CONDICION RESOLUTORIA: A condition under which a wanted (intended) juridical consequence does not occur. CONDICION SUSPENSIVA: A condition under which a juridical consequence only occurs if certain other circumstances and assumptions occur prior to it. CONTRATO DE ARRENDAMIENTO: Rental contract. CONTRATO DE OPCION: A contract, which contains certain options offer certain rights. e.g. a rental contract may have the option to buy the property at a time determined in the agreement. COPROPIETARIOS: Co-owners. CUOTA: Membership-fee. In this case normally the community fee payable calculated by number of copropietarios. Back to the top D DECLARACION DE OBRA NUEVA: The declaration of the construction of new buildings. Needs to be declared by a notary. DELEGACION DE URBANISMO: Surveyors office of the community that grants building permits. DEMARCACION DE COSTAS: Department for the protection of the coastline. DERECHO DE RETENCION: Right of retention. E.g. the right of one party to retain contributions should the other party not comply with one or more terms of the contract. DERECHO DE SUPERFICIE: Land rights. DIVISION: A claim to disband a joint owner community. Back to the top E EDIFICABILIDAD MAXIMA: The maximum construction area (at all levels). EMBARGO: Seizure or retention. ESCRITURA: The certificate of purchase issued by the notary. Back to the top F FIANZA: Security payment or deposit. FINCA: Either a piece of country land with or without built property upon it. FINCA REGISTRAL: Registered land with or without built property upon it. Back to the top H HACIENDA PUBLICA: Federal income (Ministerio de?.. - Treasury). HIPOTECA: Mortgage. Back to the top I I.B.I (IMPUESTO SOBRE BIENES IMMUEBLES): Common ground tax. IMPUESTO DE ACTOS JURIDICOS DOCUMENTADOS: Stamp- duty; approximately 0.5 % of the purchase price. IMPUESTO DE TRANSMISIONES PATRIMONIALES: Purchase tax on real estate, 6% of the sum mentioned in the "escritura". IMPUESTO SOBRE CONSTRUCCIONES, INSTALACIONES Y OBRAS: Local tax for new constructions and any work needed. IMPUESTO SOBRE EL PATRIMONIO: Property tax. IMPUESTO SOBRE SUCESIONES Y DONACIONES: Death duty and inheritance tax. IMPUESTOS MUNICIPALES: Municipal or local taxes. INSTITUCION DE HEREDERO: The insertion of one or several heirs. IVA (IMPUESTO SOBRE EL VALOR ANADIDO): Value added tax, normally 16%. Back to the top L LEY DE ARRENDAMIENTOS URBANOS: Urban rental law. LEY DE LA PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Tenants law. This law applies to apartments, town houses, villas and complete urbanisations. LEY DE SUELO: Ground law. LICENCIA DE OBRAS: Building permission (license). Back to the top N NIE (NUMERO PERSONAL DE INDENTIFICACION DE EXTRANJERO): Tax identification number for non-residents. NIF (NUMERO DE INDENTIFICACION FISCAL): Tax identification number for residents. NOTA SIMPLE INFORMATIVA: extract from the land register, kind of X-ray picture from the estate and the property. Back to the top O OBLIGACION PERSONAL: Unlimited tax obligation for residents. OBLIGACION REAL: Limited tax obligation for non-residents. OCUPACION MAXIMA: The maximum permitted roof area of a property. Back to the top P PARCELA: Plot of land. PERITO: Person who checks the installation of electrical points etc. and advises on architectural safety matters. PERMISO DE OBRA MENOR: Permission for smaller construction works. PLAN PARCIAL: Partial development plan of a community or urbanisation. PLANTA: Floor (i.e. in an apartment building). PLUSVALIA: Growth-of-value tax. POSESION: Property or possession. PRECIO: Price of purchase. PROCURADOR: Representative of a party at the court, besides the lawyer. PROMOTOR: Promoter. PROPIEDAD: Property or possession. PROPIETARIO: Owner or property or possession. PROTOCOLIZACION: confirmation of a foreign document or certificate by protocolation at a Spanish notary. PROYECTO DE EJECUCION DE OBRA: The proposal for building held until receipt of the permission for construction. Back to the top R RECEPION DEFINITIVA: Final acceptance of the construction. REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD: Land registrar. Back to the top S S.A. (SOCIEDAD ANONIMA): Public limited company. S.L. (SOCIEDAD LIMITADA): Society with limited liability. SANEAMIENTO: Liability for defects. SEGREGACION: Separation of a part of the property. SEPARACION A LINDEROS: Minimum distance between neighbouring properties. SERVIDUMBRE DE TRANSITO: Transit rights. (when direct access to the plot and person or persons have to pass through another's property). SOLAR: Plot. SUELO NO URBANIZABLE: Land protected from building. SUELO URBANIZABLE: Unprotected land for building. SUELO URBANO: Urban or built up land. Back to the top T TASA: Rates. TOMA DE POSESION: Taking possession. TRASPASO: Payment for the transfer of rental or lease contracts - normally for an established business. Back to the top U U.T.M.: The number of a registered plot. URBANIZACION PRIVADA: Private community or development. USO DE OFICINAS: To use as an office. USOCAPCION: Appropriation of a property over a certain period of time( fixed). USUFRUCTO: Usufruct right at a real estate. Back to the top V VALOR CATASTRAL: Official value of property (calculated by the town hall and used to generate the rate of ground tax). VALOR COMPROBADO POR LA ADMINISTRACION: Assumed value of real estate as a base for the property tax. VALOR REAL: Real value. Back to the top Z ZONA DE SERVIDUMBRE DE PROTECCION: Protected area up to 200 metres inland from the coast certain rules governing construction are in place. Back to the top