| DICCIONARIO |
DICTIONARY |
| Abogado |
Lawyer, attorney, solicitor |
| Administrador de Fincas |
Property administrator and manager |
| Alcalde |
Mayor |
| Aparejador |
Building engineer |
| Arbitrio sobre el
incremento del valor de terrenos |
Municipal tax on property sales |
| Arquitecto |
Architect |
| Asesor Fiscal |
Tax consultant and accountant |
| Asistencia juridical
gratuita |
Free legal aid |
| Ayuntamiento |
Town Hall |
| Boletin oficial |
Official gazette, where laws are published |
| Camino real |
Right of way across land |
| Catastro |
Land registry, as distinct from property
registry, concerned with measurements and physical description of house and
land |
| Certificado catastral |
Catastral certificate describing lands and
buildings
|
| |
Inflation correction factor |
| Certificado de
Empadronamiento |
|
| Certificado final de
obra |
Certificate, completion of construction |
| Cheque (talon) |
Cheque |
| Colegio de abogados |
College of Lawyers |
| Comisaria |
Police Station |
| Compra |
Purchase |
| Comprador |
Purchasor |
| Consejal |
Town councillor |
| Contribuente |
Taxpayer |
| Declaracion de obra
nueva |
Declaration of new construction |
| Demanda |
Law Suit |
| Demandar |
To sue |
| Denuncia |
Report an infraction to authorities |
| Diputacion |
Provincial legislature |
| Domiciliacion de pago |
Standing order to pay a bill |
| Efectivo |
Cash |
| Escritura de Compraventa |
Conveyance deed |
| Escritura publica |
Registered title to land |
| Expediente de dominio |
Ownership proceeding, to establish title |
| Factura |
Bill, invoice |
| Fianza |
Deposit |
| Finca |
A plot of land or property |
| Formulario |
Form, to fill out |
| Gestor |
Licensed administrative expert in Spanish
procedures |
| Gestoria |
Licensed administrative office |
| Hoja de reclamacion |
Complaint form |
| IBI, impuesto sobre
bienes inmuebles |
Annual real estate tax |
| Impuesto |
Tax |
| ITP, Impuesto de
Transmisiones
Patrimoniales |
Property transfer tax |
| Impuesto sobre
Patrimonio |
Capital gains tax |
| Incremento de patrimonio |
Capital gain |
| IVA |
VAT, value added tax |
| Juez |
Judge |
| Juicio |
Judgment, action, opinion |
| Justiprecio |
Doctrine of fair price in ‘forced purchase’ |
| Juzgado |
Court
|
| Ley |
Law |
| Ley de Costas |
Law protecting the coast line |
| Ley de Tasas |
Law of public fees |
| Licencia de obra
(Permiso
de obra) |
Building license |
| Licencia de primera
ocupacion |
License to occupy a dwelling |
| Memoria de calidades |
Detailed building specifications |
| Modelo |
Form, as in tax form |
| Multa |
Fine |
| NIE |
Foreigner’s tax identification number |
| NIF |
Tax identification
number |
| Notario |
Public Notary |
| Paga extraordinaria |
Special payment |
| Paraiso fiscal |
Tax haven |
| Patrimonio |
Capital assets, wealth |
| Perito judicial |
Court-appointed technical expert |
| PGOU |
Municipal building plan |
| Plan parcial |
Plan to develop part of, or a whole sector |
| Plus valia |
Municipal capital gains tax |
| Poder |
Power of attorney |
| Portador |
Bearer, check made out to “cash” |
| Prescripcion |
Statute of limitations |
| Presupuesto |
Estimate |
| Proceso monitorio |
Procedure to recover debt without lawyer |
| Procurador |
Legal expert who works with lawyer |
| Propietario |
Owner, landlord |
| Proyecto de urbanizacion |
Plan to develop an urbanization |
| Querella |
Criminal charge |
| Reclamación |
Complaint |
| Referencia catastral |
Reference # for property inscription in
the Catastro
|
| Rustico |
Country land, not zoned for building |
| Servidumbre de paso |
Legal right of way |
| Talonario |
Cheque book |
| Tasacion |
Valuation of property or other asset |
| Topografo |
Land surveyor |
| Transferencia |
Transfer |
| Urbanismo |
Urban development office |
| Valor catastral |
Officially rated value of property for tax |
