Spain property documents

One of the documents that you may need to buy a property and get a mortgage is the property registry certification, which is usually a certificate of ownership and encumbrances. This article explains what registry certification you will need for your real estate transactions, how much it costs and

Registering as a resident in Spain (empadronarse) is beneficial for carrying out administrative procedures and receiving notifications from the council where your property is located, among other aspects. Legally, you cannot be registered in one place and live in another.

When you move to Spain, there are certain papers that you are going to need in the Spanish bureaucratic jungle to work, study or buy a house. It can get quite overwhelming trying to figure it all out, but we are here to help you with the most important thing you are going to need as an expat: the NI

Spain is infamous for its bureaucracy and hard to navigate red tape, but one person who may be able to help with such processes is a "gestor" or "gestoría".

When you first move to Spain, there is a checklist of things that you need to do to become a fully legal resident. One of these important things is getting your “empadronamiento”, sometimes shortened to “padrón”. What is the meaning of all of this? And is it necessary?

Congratulations, you have found a buyer for your Spanish property! You should now instruct a lawyer to represent you in the sale, particularly if you are non-resident in Spain. To secure the deal, your appointed lawyer will require from you a long list of documents you should have ready at hand.

What is a NIE number? This will be one of the first questions you will be asking yourself when you move over to Spain.

Moving house can be a long and tiring process. Packing up all your things from the old house, transporting them to the new home, cleaning, tidying everything up...

If you’re thinking of buying a house in Spain, you should first know that once the property has been transferred, the charges are also transferred.

Selling a home is often a costly process, not only economically, but also in terms of time, effort and emotion.