- This list is by no means exhaustive, where available you may click on the relevent link to be taken to an external resource for more detailed information.
- Documents
- Escritura
- The deeds for a property.
- NIE (Número de Identificacion de Extranjeros)
- Tax identification number (for foreign nationals).
- NIF (Número de Identificación Fiscal)
- Tax identification number (for Spanish nationals).
- Nota Simple (Nota Simple Informativa)
- Shows ownership and details of any mortgages or other charges against the property.
- Officials
- Gestor, Gestoria
- A gestor acts as intermediary with government departments to make applications or pay taxes. A gestoria is the firm or their office, although both terms are frequently used interchangeably.
- Notaria
- A notary.
- Other Terms
- Señal or Arras
- Non-refundable deposit or down payment paid when the initial contracts are signed, which effectively takes the property off the market whilst the transaction is in progress.
- Property Registers
- Catastro
- Details the exact description, location, and boundaries of the property.
- Registro de la Propiedad
- Details who owns a property and who has a charge over it.
- Tax
- Impuesto de Bienes Inmuebles (IBI)
- Annual real estate tax.
- Impuesto sobre Transmisiónes Patrionales (ITP)
- Property transfer tax, applies to re-sale property.
- Impuesto de Valor Añadido (IVA)
- V.A.T.
- Patrimonio (Impuesto sobre el patrimonio)
- Wealth Tax
- Plus Valia
- Capital Gains Tax
- Renta
- Income Tax
- Valor Catastral
- Assessed value of the property.
