Spanish Property Purchase Glossary of Terms

• Abogado - Lawyer/Solicitor
• Administrador de fincas - Licensed Professional Property Administrator.
• Boletin Oficial - Oficial State Gazette (where laws are Publisher).
• Catastro - Land Office (concerned with measurements and physical descriptions).
• Certificado Catastro - Catastral Certificate describing land and building.
• Escritura Publica - Registered Title Deeds.
• Finca - Plot of land or property.
• Gestor - Licensed Administrative expert in Spanish procedures.
• Hipoteca - Mortgage.
• IBI - Annual Real Estate tax (similar to UK Property Tax).
• IVA - Tax added on to purchase price of new property.
• Nota simple - Certificate of Registration from Property Registry.
• Plan General de Ordenacion Urbana (PGOU) - Town Development Plan.
• Poder - Power of Attorney.
• Tasador - Property Surveyor.