January 2018

The expectations of the real estate industry are optimistic, although some challenges are already identified so that the positive cycle can continue. Housing is considered one of the most important areas in the coming years. The sentiment of the real estate industry for next year is one of optimism, with top industry leaders confirming that the market is experiencing a very positive time. "The period...

The Council of Government of the Community of Madrid has requested the opinion of the Legal Advisory Commission of the Community on the project to abolish the habitability certificate in the region, whose requirements go back to the pre-constitutional stage and, with the aim of reducing formalities bureaucratic and end the duplicity that represents the obligation to obtain this document and the license of...

IMI exemption for buildings or parts of buildings attached to stores with history Buildings or parts of buildings belonging to stores with a history, recognized by the municipality as establishments of historical, cultural or social interest, and which integrate the national inventory of establishments and entities of historical, cultural and social interest, are now exempt from IMI. This automatic...

Relief in the IRS, but penalization of income from self-employment. In excise taxes, there are new things.  As anticipated, the State Budget proposal for 2018 contemplates an IRS tax relief applicable to the middle class. However, for self-employed persons who are covered by the simplified scheme, there may be an increase in the taxable income and consequently the tax due, since the calculation becomes...

Although we can not predict the future, it is true that some of the trends at the end of this year will be repeated in the next, and some changes will come. The real estate sector suffers constant variations, especially from one year to the next. Normally at the end of the year we can already see some of the trends of the following. The real estate sector in 2017 In Europe, geopolitical uncertainty...