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Catastro (land registry for tax purposes): change of ownership of a property (modelo 901-N)

Catastro (land registry for tax purposes): change of ownership of a property (modelo 901-N) is filed with Sede Electrónica del Catastro / Gerencias Territoriales. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: €29 to €29.

We update the registered Catastro owner of a property after a sale, gift, inheritance, court decision and so on (modelo 901-N, RDLeg 1/2004 LCI). The legal deadline is CRITICAL: 2 months from the transfer, with a penalty under art. 70 LCI of 60-200 € per property if filed late. Key warning: if there was a public deed plus registration at the Registro de la Propiedad (Land Registry), the automatic notarial notification under art. 14 LCI already updates the Catastro, so in many cases you do NOT need to file anything. We automatically detect when a declaration is needed and when it is not.

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Estimated total cost
€29 to €29
Managora's fee
€35.09 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
No tasa payable
Processing time
2 months from the event giving rise to the change (art. 16.1 LCI). Penalty of 60-200 € per property if filed late (art. 70 LCI).
Where it is filed
Sede Electrónica del Catastro / Gerencias Territoriales ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: Our fee 29 €. No official fees: updating the Catastro owner (modelo 901-N) is free of charge..

Catastro (land registry for tax purposes): change of ownership of a property (modelo 901-N): how is it filed?

  1. 1Answer the chat questions (around 7 minutes).
  2. 2We automatically detect whether your transfer is covered by the automatic notarial notification under art. 14 LCI (where there is a deed plus a Land Registry entry, in many cases nothing needs to be filed).
  3. 3We check the referencia catastral, the 2-month deadline and that the documents are complete.
  4. 4Payment of 29 € for our fee (no Catastro fee: this procedure is free).
  5. 5Sign the mandate from your mobile.
  6. 6We draft the modelo 901-N / 902-N / 903-N / 904-N, whichever applies.
  7. 7Online submission via sede.catastro.gob.es using a digital certificate, Cl@ve PIN or miDNI.
  8. 8You receive the new Catastro certificate with the ownership updated (4-12 weeks depending on the office).
  9. 9We check that next year's IBI (local property tax) is billed to the correct owner.

Which documents do you need?

  • •DNI / NIE / CIF of the new owner and of the previous one.
  • •Public deed of the transfer (if applicable) or the private document / court decision / estate distribution document.
  • •If an inheritance: death certificate, certificate of last wills (certificado de últimas voluntades), and the deed of acceptance and distribution of the estate.
  • •If a gift: the deed of gift.
  • •If an auction: the court order or the deed of award.
  • •Identification of each property: the referencia catastral (cadastral reference, 20 characters) or, if you do not know it, the full address.

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • Legal framework: RDLeg 1/2004 LCI arts. 11, 13, 14, 16, 70 + RD 417/2006.
  • CRITICAL deadline: 2 months from the event (art. 16.1 LCI). Once it passes, the penalty under art. 70 LCI is 60-200 € per property.
  • KEY WARNING, art. 14 LCI: if the transfer was made by public deed and registered at the Registro de la Propiedad, the notary and the Land Registry already report the change to the Catastro automatically. There is no need to file the 901-N unless you find that the notification never happened (you can check on sede.catastro.gob.es 4-6 months after the deed).
  • If the transfer was made by private document, an inheritance without a deed, or a contribution to a company without a Commercial Registry or Land Registry entry: the 901-N DOES have to be filed expressly.
  • Forms available: 901-N (legal change/owner), 902-N (nature of the property), 903-N (physical change), 904-N (crops).
  • The procedure is FREE (no Catastro fee).
  • Related steps: once the Catastro is updated, next year's IBI is billed to the new owner. If it was a sale: the seller must file plusvalia_iivtnu within 30 working days. If it was an inheritance: the heir must file isd_sucesiones (within 6 months) and plusvalia_iivtnu.
  • Undivided shares: if you acquire a percentage, state the exact percentage for each property.
  • Comunidades de bienes (co-ownership entities) / joint ownership: filed with the entity's NIF and a list of the co-owners.

Catastro (land registry for tax purposes): change of ownership of a property (modelo 901-N): frequently asked questions

Catastro (land registry for tax purposes): change of ownership of a property (modelo 901-N): how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €29 to €29: Our fee 29 €. No official fees: updating the Catastro owner (modelo 901-N) is free of charge.. Managora's fee is €35.09, 21% VAT included (€29.00 net + €6.09 VAT). This procedure carries no official tasa.

Catastro (land registry for tax purposes): change of ownership of a property (modelo 901-N): how long does it take?

2 months from the event giving rise to the change (art. 16.1 LCI). Penalty of 60-200 € per property if filed late (art. 70 LCI).

Catastro (land registry for tax purposes): change of ownership of a property (modelo 901-N): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: DNI / NIE / CIF of the new owner and of the previous one., Public deed of the transfer (if applicable) or the private document / court decision / estate distribution document., If an inheritance: death certificate, certificate of last wills (certificado de últimas voluntades), and the deed of acceptance and distribution of the estate., If a gift: the deed of gift., If an auction: the court order or the deed of award., Identification of each property: the referencia catastral (cadastral reference, 20 characters) or, if you do not know it, the full address.. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Sede Electrónica del Catastro / Gerencias Territoriales. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Sede Electrónica del Catastro / Gerencias Territoriales ↗.

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