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Housing Glossary

You will find information here on all topics relating to housing in Barcelona

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Accrued interest

The interest applied as a penalisation when the debtor does not comply with repayment obligations. The amount must be established in the contract.

Active supermortgage

This allows the client to choose their loan's benchmark index (MIBOR at three months, six months or a year) so that payment can benefit from lower interest rates sooner.

Adaptable instalment

Characteristic of UCI superloans that allow the borrower to not pay one instalment a year for the first three years if there are problems due to holidays, extraordinary expenses, etc.

Advanced cancellation fee

A commission arising from the financial risk involved in the advanced cancellation of an operation. The applied commission compensates the financial institution for its financial losses.

AEDE

Direct state aid for paying the deposit on a property.

Affordable housing

Group of social housing or dwellings from social renovation projects that are sold or rented at below-market prices.

Affordable rent

The cost of renting these dwellings is below market prices after being included in operations concerning the rented flat pool, social renovation or social housing promotions.

Amortisation

Payment made to repay a loan.

Amortisation period

The duration of the loan. The contract establishes the date of the first and last payments. The longer the period, the lower the payments are, but the higher the interest. You therefore pay more in the end. The monthly instalment should not exceed 35% of your net income.

API

Estate agent. A qualified professional who acts as an intermediary between the two interested parties to facilitate the signing of a real estate contract, which can be a rental agreement, a sales agreement or another similar contract. They usually charge a percentage of the sales price as compensation or commission.

Applicant

A citizen who makes a registration application to the Barcelona Social Housing Applicants Registry, and who represents the other members of the dwelling unit included in the application.

APR

Annual Equivalent Rate. Effective annual cost of the mortgage in terms of interest, commissions and the repayment period. To compare loans, it is not enough to just look at the lowest APR, you also have to compare the conditions, the repayment period and the distribution of instalment payments.

Arbitri municipal de plusvàlua

Former denomination of the capital gains tax on landed property.

Assessment

The value of a dwelling certified by a specialised assessment company, in accordance with the mortgage market law. This certificate not only indicates the real value of the property, it also serves as a reference for obtaining the necessary financing.

Authorisation

Document in which the owner authorises the tenant to carry out building work in the dwelling's interior.

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20/07/2021 - 07:15

Housing, one of the central themes of the 6th Symposium on Family Financial Education and Energy Poverty

Housing. The head of cabinet of the Housing Department, Vanesa Valiño, will be one of the speakers participating in the meeting, to...

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16/07/2021 - 16:22

Agreement to promote more housing, local commerce and green spaces at La Maquinista

Urban planning. The deal with the promotors halves the planned extension to the shopping centre from 42,000 to 21,000 square metres...

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16/07/2021 - 15:27

The Can Fabra social housing project for young people wins the 2021 FAD Architecture Prize

Housing. The jury highlighted the project’s sustainability and capacity for conserving the industrial heritage

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15/07/2021 - 21:26

Handover of the keys to the 20 homes of the cooperative housing project La Balma

Housing. The subsidised apartments have been built on a publicly owned plot assigned to the cooperative for an extendible period of...

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07/07/2021 - 10:52

Start of works on 139 public homes for senior citizens and social rental in the Porta Trinitat complex in Sant Andreu

Housing. The works are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023

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05/07/2021 - 18:58

The City Council signs the transfer of three municipal plots to co-housing cooperatives

Housing. Fem Ciutat, La Regadora and Torrent Viu will have about 150 properties to increase the public housing stock in the city.

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01/07/2021 - 19:05

Agreement to ensure the continuity of the Gimnàs Sant Pau

Housing. The land will be purchased and used to build flats with affordable rents, making the continuity of the gym possible.

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29/06/2021 - 15:56

An activity cycle to stand up for housing rights movements

Democratic memory. The main activities in the cycle include the installation of plaques and information panels, routes and...

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28/06/2021 - 13:15

IMHAB offers 128 parking spaces on Carrer Clariana

Housing. Applications can be presented between 30 June and 16 July

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23/06/2021 - 09:21

The social housing and co-housing projects of Fabra i Coats and La Borda, finalists of the Spanish Architecture and Urban Planning Biennial Awards 2021

Housing. The initiatives are two of the 70 works selected from a total of 581 proposals.

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