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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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Eight families in Barcelona receive the keys to emergency housing

05/07/2022 - 13:58

Housing. Every month, The Housing Consortium allots homes from the Social Rental Fund to families in a vulnerable situation in Barcelona

Eight families from Barcelona in a vulnerable situation already have a new home. On June 28th, the Councilor for Housing and Rehabilitation of the Barcelona City Council, Lucía Martín, welcomed them and handed them over the keys to the apartments of the Emergency Board. These are homes from the Social Rental Fund, which the Barcelona Housing Consortium allocates monthly to people with economic difficulties and at risk of residential exclusion.

To request relocation at the Emergency Board, you must be in a situation of social and economic emergency. For example: people who are at risk of losing their home due to an eviction process, due to rental income debt or foreclosure, in a situation of residential exclusion, due to violence against women, or who live in the home minors, elderly people or people in a neglected situation, or poor health and hygienic conditions.

Families in a situation of social exclusion who want to opt for Social Rental Fund flats must go to the nearest Barcelona Housing Office. There, your case will be studied and a report will be drawn up for Emergency Board will assess it. You can check the assignments at this link.

Every month the Emergency Board meets to allocate available houses, and implement the right to housing. If the positively valued files exceed the available houses, they will be awarded homes from the ‘Empty Flats’ program until the next month’s round table is held.

Look up all the information and regulations of the Emergency Desk on the website of the Barcelona Housing Consortium.