The electronic signature (firma electrónica or certificado electrónico/digital in Spanish) has gained importance in recent years as a way for private people and businesses to make contact with Spanish authorities. Spain is quite advanced in the use of electronic communication, and a private individual can take care of almost all administrative procedures online without ever going to an office in person. 

In Spain anyone is free to consult the land register on the website www.registradores.org. You can find the details of the property you are interested in by entering the first and last names of the owner. The land registry office will even provide you with an English version of the extract for a small additional charge.

Since the beginning of 2022 there have been significant changes in the valuation of real estate, which have a direct impact on the real estate transfer tax, inheritance tax and wealth tax.

Now the real estate market reference value (“Valor de Referencia del Mercado Inmobiliario”) is applied as the minimum value in the event of a property transfer.