A few days ago a client asked me the following question: I am going to buy a house that is 50 years old and in a regular state, with the purpose of reforming it. The value of the property on the market is lower than the cadastral reference value, for what value do I have […]
The government and the banking sector have reached an agreement on the measures to be adopted to alleviate the mortgage burden of more than one million vulnerable families or those at risk of vulnerability due to the rise in the Euribor, while preserving financial stability, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. […]
The purchase of a house as an investment is the second most important reason for buying, only behind the need to live in a larger property. Housing offers a yield of 10%, a much higher percentage than 10-year government bonds (2.6%) and deposits (0.4%), according to the Bank of Spain. The purchase of housing as […]
Since January 1st, the new reference value of the Cadastre is the taxable base for taxes as important as the Transfer Tax (ITP), Stamp Duty (AJD) or Inheritance and Gift Tax (ISyD). In other words, it is the key to determine how much tax has to be paid for the purchase, inheritance or donation of […]
As a consequence of the continuous rise in inflation due to the Ukrainian-Russian war conflict, Pedro Sánchez has confirmed the arrival of new measures that will be in force until December 31. This new package has a cost of 9 billion, which together with the current measures will total 15 billion. With this package, the […]
According to the CJEU, it is now possible to request the return of all the months paid in excess for abusive instalments (where minimum instalments are included) and from the beginning, i.e. without any time limit. Also this Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on the possibility of requesting the return […]
All owners of rented accommodation are obliged to declare the income received from renting, as this income is considered as income from real estate capital. How is it calculated? Before the tax authorities, the tax is paid on the net income. In other words, the amount received minus deductible expenses. From this figure, the net rental […]
Regulatory changes to legalise and constitutionalise the municipal capital gains tax came into effect on 10 November. The rule is not retroactive, so more taxpayers than the government expects are exempt from paying the tax. Now, the Directorate General of Taxes, part of the Ministry of Finance, has clarified the circumstances in which taxpayers must […]
The “new” municipal plusvalia tax approved by Royal Decree Law could be declared unconstitutional. In fact, the Constitutional Court has admitted the appeals of the PP and Vox for considering, among other things, that the use of the decree law formula is illegal because the reasons of “extraordinary and urgent necessity” established by the Constitution […]
The Real Estate Cadastre is the administrative register of the Ministry of Finance and Public Function in which rustic, urban and special characteristics real estate is described. It is regulated by the Texto Refundido de la Ley del Catastro Inmobiliario. Unlike the Land Registry, registration is compulsory and free of charge. This description of the […]
