What is the point of this document, which is signed when you visit a property?

In Ibiza, when a real estate agency shows a property to a possible buyer, usually a document is signed which leaves a record of this visit. This document is called a “visit sheet”, and both the real estate agent and the buyer should be well aware of what it means.

Did you know that a Canadian citizen can freely buy an attic apartment in the centre of Ibiza, but is not allowed to buy an inland property, just a few miles from town, unless s/he receives a specific authorization from the Ministry of Defense?

The wealth Tax was abolished in Spain in 2008, but a few years ago it was brought back again at national level, and thus, also in Ibiza. This tax is applied both to the property of residents and of non-residents when the value of their belongings in Spain is over and above of 700,000 €.