Paying your rates

The Catastro Office is in the capital town of each province and organises the payments of your yearly taxes on the house and the land.

This office contains all the details of each property whose taxes have been paid and that has been duly registered. Each property has a map detailing its rightful owner, the square meters, the name of the house or land bordering it and whether it pays taxes or not at the moment.  Also mentioned are rights of way, public and private tracks and water channels and their relative rights of passage. If it is a terraced house, the Catastro information gives party walls and other shared elements such as the roof or outside walls.

If, when you are buying a property, there are any doubts about any of the above details, a request for the relevant Catastro map will clarify the information and enable you to know exactly what you are purchasing. This could be useful before you sign a “compraventa” and commit yourselves to buying something you are not sure of.

Once you have bought a property it is highly advisable to put this tax receipt into your name so that you can prove you are paying the rates. It is also needed in various situations such as requesting a building permit or asking for a mortgage from the bank. Alpujarra Conect can help you through this process and make sure that all the right taxes are being paid on your property.

For further information and fees, please email or phone us.