Buying and selling property
Buying in Barcelona demands documentary discipline: Catalan property accumulates particularities of charges, community fees and taxes that surface in the registry, not in the viewing.
Before falling in love
Registry note, energy certificate, IBI status and the community's debt situation: approved special assessments (derramas) are the classic surprise of Catalan purchases.
The agency's role
A good local agency filters eighty percent of the problems before the notary and negotiates knowing why the seller sells. Its fee is negotiable and usually paid at signing; ask exactly what it includes.
Total costs
On top of the price: transfer tax or AJD and VAT if new-built, notary, registry, agency fees and possible mortgage commission. Budget an additional percentage over price so the signing table does not surprise you.