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Spanish – English Real Estate Glossary
| Abogado | Lawyer/solicitor |
| Administrador de fincas | Licensed property administrator |
| Agente de la propiedad | Property agent |
| Amortización | Repayment of loan/mortgage, depreciation |
| Arbitraje | Arbitration |
| Arras | Down payment, deposit |
| Arrendador | Landlord |
| Arrendatario | Tenant |
| Aval | Loan guarantee |
| Avalista | Person who guarantees a loan |
| Bungalow | Bungalow |
| Caja de ahorros | Savings bank |
| Carga | Charges, arrears |
| Catastro | Land register |
| Cédula de habitabilidad | Certificate of occupancy |
| Certificado registral | Certificate informing about debts of a specific property |
| Chalet | Villa |
| Compra sobre plano | Off-plan property purchase |
| Comunidad de propietarios | Association of property owners |
| Contrato de arrendamiento | Letting/renting contract |
| Contrato de compraventa de vivienda | Private property sales contract |
| Cooperativa de viviendas | Housing co-operative |
| Cuenta de ahorro vivienda | Housing savings account with special tax benefits |
| Escritura | Title deed |
| Euribor Official | Euro Interbank offered rate |
| Fianza | Deposit |
| Finca | Estate |
| Gestoría | Company that handles paperwork for obtaining official authorisations, permits, licences etc. |
| Hipoteca | Mortgage |
| Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles (IBI) | Spanish yearly property tax paid to Town Council |
| Impuesto sobre actos jurídicos documentados | Legal documentation tax |
| Impuesto sobre el Incremento del Valor de Terrenos | Tax on the increase of land value |
| Impuesto sobre el patrimonio | Capital gains tax |
| Inmobiliaira | Estate agent |
| Libre de cargas | Free of debts |
| Licencia de obra | Building permission |
| N.I.E. | Foreigner identification number |
| Notario | Notary |
| Nota simple | Certificate from the property registry |
| Pago en efectivo | Cash payment |
| Parcela | Plot of land |
| Piso | Flat |
| Poder | Power of attorney |
| Préstamo hipotecario | Mortgage loan |
| Plusvalía | Capital gains tax on increase in land value |
| Promotor | Property developer |
| Registro de la propiedad | Property ownership register |
| Representante fiscal | Official tax representative |
| Residencia (permiso) | Residency permit |
| Residente | Resident |
| Segunda vivienda | Second home |
| Seguro de hogar | House insurance |
| Se alquila | For rent |
| Se vende | For sale |
| Seguro de amortización de préstamos | Loan repayment insurance |
| Señal | Deposit, down payment |
| Subvención | Subsidy |
| Superficie útil | Useable square metres in a property |
| Tasación | Independent valuation of property |
| Terreno | Plot of land |
| Tipo de interés | Interest rate |
| Titulo de propiedad | Deeds stating the ownership of property, date of sale etc... |
| Valor catastral | Registered value of land |
| Verificación | Verification |
| Vivienda de Protección Oficial (VPO) | Low-cost housing subsidised by the state |
