Subsidies for homeowners' associations that ban tourist apartments in Barcelona
El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, a través del Institut Municipal de l’Habitatge de Barcelona (IMHB), ha impulsado un convenio junto con la Cambra de la Propietat Urbana de Barcelona (CPUBCN) y el Col·legi d’Administradors de Finques de Barcelona (CAFBL) para ofrecer ayudas económicas a aquellas comunidades de propietarios que incorporen en sus estatutos la prohibición de […]
New sections of the ITP in Catalonia (2025)
El Govern aprueba una nueva escala para el ITP: de dos a cuatro tramos progresivos en la compra de inmuebles en Catalunya El reciente Decreto ley 5/2025 aprobado por la Generalitat de Catalunya, como respuesta a la actual crisis habitacional, introduce cambios clave en la fiscalidad de la compraventa de vivienda en Catalunya. Esta reforma […]
The new Law on Urgent Measures in Housing and Urban Planning in Catalonia comes into force
The Law on the adoption of urgent measures regarding housing and urban planning, approved by the Parliament of Catalonia on December 18, was published in the Official Gazette of Catalonia (DOGC) on December 31, 2025, and enters into force on January 1, 2026. The legislation introduces significant changes to the regulation of […]
Energy certificate, now mandatory in mortgage appraisals
On 12 August 2025, Order ECM/599/2025 came into force, which introduces a decisive change in the real estate market: from now on, in order to carry out a mortgage appraisal, it will be essential to have a current energy efficiency certificate (EEC). What does this change mean? Until now, the energy certificate was a mandatory document [...]
Energy improvements in housing
Energy improvements in homes: how to benefit from personal income tax deductions. If you are thinking of carrying out a reform in your home to make it more efficient and sustainable, you will be interested to know that the Government has launched a series of tax deductions in the IRPF for those who carry out energy improvement works. What are [...]
Mandatory registration for large holders
Catalonia activates compulsory register for large holdersAre you obliged to register? If you manage significant real estate assets in Catalonia, take note: the Generalitat has activated a new compulsory register for large property holders to report their status. This measure is part of Decree Law 2/2025, of 25 February, and its aim is to [...]
