Buying Property in Spain – Glossary
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Buying Property in Spain
Although any expatriate intending to buy property in Spain would be advised to use the professional services of an estate agent and a translator and must legalise the transaction before a Public Notary, the following glossary of terms commonly used either to describe properties in Spain or during the transaction process is a useful aid for non-Spanish speakers.
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Buying Property in Spain
Although any expatriate intending to buy property in Spain would be advised to use the professional services of an estate agent and a translator and must legalise the transaction before a Public Notary, the following glossary of terms commonly used either to describe properties in Spain or during the transaction process is a useful aid for non-Spanish speakers.
Abogado – Lawyer
Actos Juridicos Documentados (AJD) – Stamp duty
Adosado – Semi-detached house
Agencia Inmobiliaria – Estate Agent
Agencia Tributaria – Tax office
A.P.I. (Agente de la Propiedad Inmobiliaria) – Officially licensed estate agent
Aire acondicionado – Air conditioning
Aparcamiento – Parking
Apartamento – Apartment
Arras – Small payment given to the seller to guarantee that the property transaction will be completed within an agreed time limit.
Asesor Fiscal – Financial Advisor
Aval – Loan underwriter
Ayuntamiento – Town hall
Balcón – Balcony
Ba̱o РBath/WC
Caja de Ahorros – Savings bank
Calefacción central – Central heating
Campo – Countryside
Casita – Cottage
Chalet – Villa
Cocina – Kitchen
Comedor – Dining room
Compra – Buying
Compra-Venta – Promise to Purchase
Contract Comunidad de propietarios – Comunity of property owners
Constructor – Builder
Copia Simple – Copy of the Mortgage Deeds
Cuarto de Ba̱o РBathroom
Cuotas de comunidad – Community fees
Cuenta de Banco – Bank account
Documento privado – Private document
Documento p̼blico РPublic document
Dormitorio – Bedroom
Ducha – Shower
Duplex – Apartment over two floors
Edificio – Building
Escritura – Deeds of ownership
Finca – Farm house or small estate
Garaje – Garage
Habitación – Room
Hacienda – Tax office
Hipoteca – Mortgage I.B.I Rates
Inmobiliaria/agente – Estate agent
IVA – VAT
JardÃn – Garden
Ladrillo – Brick
Libre de cargas – Debt free
Licencia de obra – Building permission
Licencia de Ocupación – License to occupy a property
Metros cuadrados – Square metres
N.I.E. – Identity Number for Foreigners
Notario – Notary Records legal documents and transactions
Nota Simple – Certificate from Land Registry
Obra nueva – Document certifying a new building
Oferta vinculante – Bank document specifying mortgage conditions
Pago en efectivo – Cash payment
Parcela – Lot or plot
Piscina – Swimming pool
Piso – Apartment
Plan Parcial – Town hall plan for building plots
Playa – Beach
PlusvalÃa – Municipal Capital gains tax on sale of property
Poder – Power of Attorney
Pr̩stamo РLoan
Pueblo – Town or village
Registro de la Propiedad – Land Registry
Representante fiscal – Foreigner’s official tax representative
Residencia – Residency permit
Residente – Resident
Sala, salon – Lounge
Se vende – For sale
Se alquila – For Rent
Solar – Lot for building
Solana – Utility Room
Sótano – Basement
Tarjeta de Banco – Bank card
Techo – Roof
Teja – Roof tile
Terraza – Terrace
Terreno – Land plot
Tipo de inter̩s РInterest rate
TÃtulo de propiedad – Property ownership deeds
Trastero – Storeroom
Venta – Selling
Vista de mar – Sea view