SPANISH VOCABULARY LIST

 

 

Below is a Spanish vocabulary list of terms used in the property sector.

We hope that you find it of use in your property transaction and if you would like us to add any other words or phrases, we would be happy to hear from you:

 

A

Abogado:
Lawyer

Acometida:
Connection box or meter

Acreedor:
Creditor

Acuerdo:
Agreement

Administrador de Fincas:
Property Administrator

Adosado:
Semi-detached Villa

Agencia Inmobiliaria:
Real Estate Agent

Alquila:
To rent

Amortización:
Regular and continued payment of a mortgage

Apartamento:
Apartment / Flat

Arras / Señal:
Deposit

Arrendador:
Landlord

Arrendatario:
Rentee

Áscensor:
Lift or elevator

Ásesor Fiscal:
Financial or tax consultant

Ático:
Penthouse

Áyuntamiento:
Town Hall

Aval:
Guarantee requested by some banks to grant a mortgage.

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B

Banco:
Bank

Basura:
Garbage/Rubbish

Beneficiario:
Beneficiary

Buen Estado:
In good condition

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C

Caja de Ahorros:
Savings bank

Calidad:
Quality

Calle:
Street

Cancelación:
Cancellation

Cargas Registrales:
Charges registered on the property (i.e. Mortgage)

Casa:
House

Certificado Registral:
Official certificate from the Property Register whereon all charges on the property are registered.

Chalet:
Villa

Ciudad:
Town or City

Cocina:
Kitchen

Codigo Postal:
Post Code

Comisión:
Commission

Compra:
Purchase

Comprador:
Buyer

Comunidad de Propietarios:
Community of Property Owners

Contra Oferta:
Counteroffer

Contrato:
Contract

Contrato de Arrendamiento:
Rental contract

Contrato de Compraventa:
Sales Contract

Cuenta Bancaria:
Bank Account

Cuota Hipotecaría:
Monthly payment of Mortgage

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D

Declaración de Obra Nueva:
Certificate Needed to Initiate a Building

Deducción:
Deduction (Fiscal Benefit for Property Owners)

Denuncia:
A formal complaint

Déposito:
Deposit

Depreciación:
Depreciation

Deuda:
Debt

Dinero:
Money

Documento Privado:
Private Document

Documento Público:
Public Document

Domicillio Fiscal:
Residence for tax purposes

Duplex:
Apartment on 2 floors

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E

Edificio:
Building

Edificabilidad:
Refers to the maximum square meters that can be constructed on a certain plot.

Electricidad:
Electricity.

Embargo:
Possession or Control taken by a Creditor

EscrituraPublica:
Public Title Deed

Estudio:
Studio flat

Euribor:
European Inter-bank Interest Rate (settled by the European Bank)

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F

Fianza:
Normally a Guarantee in form of a deposit

Finca:
Farmhouse

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G

Garaje:
Garage

Garantía:
Guarantee, warranty

Gastos:
Costs

Gestor:
A person licensed to act as an intermediary between private individuals & government departments like tax and social security

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H

Hacienda:
Tax Office

Heredero:
Inheritor

Hipoteca:
Mortgage

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I

Impuestos:
Taxes

Impuestos de Actos Jurídicos Documentados:
Tax Paid on Document Registered in the Title Deed (i.e. like the Mortgage)

Impuesto de Bienes Inmuebles(IBI):
Yearly Property Tax

Impuestos de Transmisiones Patrimoniales:
Property Transfer Tax

Impuesto sobre el valor añadido IVA:
Value Added Tax (VAT)

Inmobiliaria:
Real Estate Agent

Inmueble:
Real Estate

Interés:
Interest Rate

Inquillino:
Tenant

IRPF:
Income tax

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L

Ley:
Law

Libre de Cargas:
Free of Outstanding Debts

Licencia:
License

Licencia de Obras:
Building License

Licencia de Primera Ocupación:
Certificate needed before a new building can be used to live in.

Localidad:
Location

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M

Mantenimiento:
Maintenance

Metros Cuadrados:
Square Meters

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N

NIE:
Personal Identification Number for Foreigners

NIF:
Fiscal Identity Number

Nota Simple / Nota Registral:
Certificate from the Land Registry stating ownership, debts, etc of a certain property.

Notario:
Notary

Nueva Construcción:
New Building

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O

Obra Nueva:
New Construction

Oferta:
Offer

Opción de Compra:
Option to Buy

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P

Pagar:
Pay

Pago en Efectivo:
Cash Payment

Pago Inicial:
Down Payment

Parcela:
Plot of Land

Piso:
Flat / Apartment

Plan Parcial:
Development plan

Plusvalía:
Property Tax

Poder Notarial:
Power of Attorney

Precio:
Price

Préstamo:
Loan

Préstamo Hipotecario:
Mortgage Loan

Promotor:
The Person / Company behind a new construction.

Propiedad:
Property

Propietario:
Property Owner

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R

Registro de la Propiedad:
Land Register

Renta:
Earnings or income

Representante Fiscal:
Tax Representative

Residente:
Resident

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S

Se Alquila:
For Rent

Se Vende:
For Sale

Seguro:
Insurance

Señal:
Deposit

Solar:
Plot

Suelo Urbanizable:
Land where it is possible to build.

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T

Tarjeta de Residencia:
Residency Card

Tasación:
Independent Valuation of Property

Tasas:
Rates

Terreno:
Plot of Land

Testamento:
Will

Tipo de Interés:
Interest rate

Título de Propiedad:
Porperty Ownership Deed

Traspaso:
Transfer

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U

Urbanizacion:
Housing Estate

UTM:
Plot Number at the Land Register

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V

Valor Catastral:
The Value According to the Land Register

Valor de Mercado:
Real Market Value

Vendedor:
Seller

Vivienda:
Property

Vivienda de Protección Oficial (VPO):
Property Subsidized by the State

 

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