Which documents are required if you want to sell your house?

If you want to to sell your home, whether a house or an apartment in a residential building, it is important that you know the steps you have to follow to make the sale.

Documents required statewide:

When you are going to sell a home is required to submit certain documents showing that the house is yours, that you are the owner of it and that it's free of charge. As well as other documents that are presented below. In most cases, these procedures are managed through a real estate, to facilitate and expedite the process:

• Property title or sell script: in this document we can find the owner of the house, entered in the Register of Property.
• Personal documents: Personal ID showing that you are the owner of the property.
• Simple note: document that shows the history of your properties.
• Property Tax (IBI): You must submit the last payment of the tax. In some cases, they should be ordered to submit the last 5 payments.
• Certificate: we should claim to the administrator a certificate of the property where it is established that there is no unpaid community fee.
• Mortgage: If you have a mortgage you need to have the Certificate of Outstanding Debt, which indicates the amount due.
• Energy certificate: It indicates the efficiency of the house. If you don't have the certificate, you can be fined up to 6,000 euros.

Documents required by autonomous communities:

• Certificate of habitability: This document ensures that the property meets the required minimum levels, so that the housing can be inhabited, taking into account issues such as health, hygiene and solidity of the structure.
• Statutes of the Community of owners: you can ask the seller to give to the buyer these statutes, where there are the rules of the community and its owners are established.