Useful words & phrases - Property
This list will help you through the minefield of Spanish property phrases. Recognising words on the many documents you’ll come across in the world of property and showing you understand them, will help avoid you being ripped off.
Lawyer or solicitor abogado
Semi-detached adosado
Tax office (also known as agencia estatal de adminstración tributaria
‘Hacienda’
Air conditioning aire acondicionado
Carpet alfombra
To rent alquilar
Furnished amueblado
Architect arquitecto
Tax consultant asesor fiscal
Town hall ayuntamiento
Good location bien situado
Light bulb bombilla
Gas bottle bombona
Heating calefacción
Carpenter carpintero/carpintería
Land registry catastro
Lawn césped
To buy off plan comprar sobre plano
Contract contrato
Eviction order demanda de desahucio
Address dirección
Electrician electricista
Plug enchufe
Deed of sale approved by the
Notary escritura
Invoice factura
Plumber fontanería
Expenses (bills) gastos
Bills included gastos incluidos
Gestor’s office gestoría
Room habitación
Tax impuesto
Estate agent’s office inmobiliaria
Garden jardín
Law ley
Key llave
Marble mármol
To move house mudarse
Insurance policy number número de póliza
Offer on a property oferta de compra
Planning permission permiso de obra
Floor/storey of a building planta
Quote presupuesto
Radiator radiador
Receipt recibo
To restore restaurar
To let/rent se aquila
Workshop taller
Landline teléfono fijo
Fence valla
Old viejo/a
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