Almeria Spanish Properties
Family run business since 1995
Useful Information
A nota simple is a legal document you will often hear in Spain. In this short post we
give a brief outline on what it is and why it is so useful. It’s important for a host of
reasons and applies to a large number of cases.
Simply put, it is one of the most important documents used in the Spanish property
conveyancing process.
Definition
A nota simple is an official land registry report that gives a brief property description,
it’s boundaries, ownership details, and if there are any charges or liens against it.
When is a nota simple required?
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Buying property.
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Selling property.
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Letting property.
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Applying for a mortgage loan.
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Asset-hunting.
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Matrimonial proceedings.
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Inheritance proceedings.
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Debt recovery.
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Law Enforcement Agencies seeking ill-gotten assets in Spain.
What information can be found in a nota simple?
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Current ownership.
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Type of ownership (freehold, leasehold, rustic, urban, VPO, etc.)
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General property description.
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Boundaries.
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Charges, debts, easements, or encumbrances.
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Other.
Who needs a nota simple?
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Matrimonial proceedings: tracing Spanish property ownership of an opponent
party.
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Inheritance proceedings: tracing Spanish assets of a deceased.
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Debt recovery: trace assets in Spain belonging to individuals or companies,
seize them legally (separate legal service applies, ask us).
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Buying, selling, or renting property in Spain: Find out if a property has
charges, liens, encumbrances, long term tenants, if the vendor is who he really says
he is (avoid sale or rental scams), if a property is classified as rural or urban, if it has
legal proceedings against it under way, embargoed, outstanding taxes, outstanding
community fees, legal limitations, etc.
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Loan applications: if you are applying for a (mortgage) loan on a property you
will be asked for an updated nota simple.
Services available to our clients
Change of contracts
Empadromiento
Opening a bank account
Assistence with Resdencias, obtaining a NIE
Tranaslation
Payments to The Town Hall
Assistence with taxes
