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Notary in Barcelona

Our notary office in Barcelona is located on Avenida Diagonal (corner with Aribau street) in the heart of Eixample, one of the most emblematic neighborhoods and easily accessible from anywhere in the city.

Our schedule
Monday
9:00 - 14:00
Tuesday
9:00 - 14:00
Wednesday
9:00 - 14:00
Thursday
9:00 - 19:00
Friday
9:00 - 14:00
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
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Notary in Barcelona

As a notary's office in Barcelona we want to be part of the important moments in the daily life of any person or company. Our commitment is to solve in an agile and efficient way any kind of notarial procedure you may need, making your daily needs our notarial services!

My objective as a notary in Barcelona is to show in the closest, most complete and orderly way possible through this website the many notary services we offer to citizens, banks and companies in the city of Barcelona. When you go to any notary office you should always keep in mind:

  1. In Spain there are almost 3,000 active notaries distributed throughout the country.
  2. Citizens are guaranteed the right to freely choose the notary of their choice.
  3. No notary can randomly charge whatever he/she wants, since notary fees are strictly regulated by law.

Therefore, when you need and choose a notary it should always be for the quality of the notarial service offered.

Notarial blog

Don’t expect to find any in-depth legal lectures on this blog. Its aim is to explain, in the simplest and most practical way possible, the various legal and notarial situations that anyone might encounter throughout their life.

This is a purely informational blog whose main purpose is to help answer questions. It seeks to address and combine both classic or traditional issues as well as more current topics, always within the realm of notarial law.

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What happens when there is no reference value? What value do I have to declare at the time of liquidating the Transfer Tax?
Real estate and mortgage
Since the entry into force of the famous "reference value" at the beginning of 2022, as a key element for calculating the ITP taxable base in the sale and purchase of real estate, the taxation of these transactions has been greatly simplified.
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Real estate and mortgage
Real estate and mortgage
Why do I have to wait 10 days to sign my mortgage? And in Catalonia, why is it 14 days?
Real estate and mortgage
The current legislation is designed to protect the mortgagor. Find out here about the deadlines to take into account when signing your mortgage.
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Real estate and mortgage
Real estate and mortgage
Practical guide (step by step) for inheritance proceedings
Inheritance and donations
A simple and practical guide for any interested party to know how to proceed to accept and process the corresponding inheritance.
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Inheritance and donations
Inheritance and donations
Early mortgage cancellation and financial loss. That great unknown
Real estate and mortgage
Find here all the information about fees or compensation that you must pay to your financial institution when you pay off your mortgage early.
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Real estate and mortgage
Real estate and mortgage
I want to buy a house on which there is a mortgage and I want to cancel it... How should I proceed and who assumes the costs of this cancellation?
Real estate and mortgage
This is one of the issues that generates the most nervousness and interest in the parties involved in a real estate sale and purchase, especially in the home buyer.
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Real estate and mortgage
Real estate and mortgage
Do I "always" have to pay municipal capital gains tax when I sell my home?
Real estate and mortgage
Everything you need to know about municipal capital gains tax [Impuesto sobre el Incremento de Valor de los Terrenos de Naturaleza Urbana] when you sell your home.
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Real estate and mortgage
Real estate and mortgage

THE HEAVIEST TEAR IS THE ONE THAT DOES NOT FALL.

YOU SPEND MOST OF YOUR LIFE INSIDE YOUR HEAD. MAKE IT A HEALTHY PLACE TO BE.

GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO WAIT FOR THEM: THE BEST THINGS HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO GO FOR THEM.

NEVER FORGET WHY YOU STARTED.

WHO HAS MAGIC... DOESN'T NEED TRICKS.

THERE IS NO BETTER MEDICINE THAN TO THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS.

ESCAPE FROM THE ORDINARY.

IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE DIFFERENT, NEVER CHANGE.

FLEE FROM PEOPLE WHO DULL YOUR SMILE.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO SEE WHAT IS INVISIBLE TO OTHERS.

HE WHO WANTS TO DO SOMETHING WILL GET A MEANS, HE WHO DOESN'T WILL GET AN EXCUSE.

LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS, BUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN.

TODAY'S TASK: LISTEN TO MUSIC, SAY THANK YOU, LAUGH OUT LOUD, GIVE A GOOD KISS, GIVE A HUG. REPEAT MANY TIMES.

A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP.

TAKE CARE OF WHAT YOU LOVE, BECAUSE MEMORIES CANNOT BE EMBRACED.

THEY SAY THAT THE BEST PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE WITHOUT LOOKING FOR THEM.

LIFE IS SUCH A GOOD TEACHER THAT IF YOU DON'T LEARN THE LESSON... IT REPEATS IT BACK TO YOU.

DON'T BE THE SAME AS THE REST.

EVERYTHING IS VERY DIFFICULT BEFORE IT IS EASY.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SHINING, IT'S ABOUT HELPING OTHERS SHINE WITH YOU.

DO NOT SERVE SO THAT YOUR PRESENCE IS NOTICED, BUT SO THAT YOUR ABSENCE IS FELT.

GOOD IS NEVER EASY. EASY IS NEVER GOOD.

THE ONLY IMPOSSIBLE THING IS WHAT YOU DON'T TRY.

SOMETIMES YOU WILL HAVE TO LET GO OF CERTAIN THINGS IN ORDER FOR BETTER THINGS TO COME ALONG.

HAPPINESS IS NOT A DESTINATION, IT IS THE ATTITUDE WITH WHICH YOU TRAVEL THROUGH LIFE.

ENJOY, NOTHING IS FOREVER.

IF YOUR ACTIONS INSPIRE OTHERS TO DREAM MORE, LEARN MORE AND BE BETTER: YOU ARE A LEADER.

HE IS NOT STRONG WHO DOES NOT NEED HELP, BUT HE WHO HAS THE COURAGE TO ASK FOR IT WHEN HE NEEDS IT.

DON'T TELL ME THE HOURS YOU WORK, TELL ME WHAT YOU GET.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH PASSION.

NO ONE GIVES UP HERE.

DO MORE OF WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

YOU MUST NOT SET LIMITS ON ANYTHING. THE MORE YOU DREAM, THE FURTHER YOU GO.

YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU HAVE, YOU ARE WHAT YOU GIVE.

GENIUS IS 1% INSPIRATION AND 99% PERSPIRATION.

WASTE YOUR TIME WITH WHOM YOU EARN YOUR LIVING.

WORTH THE JOY AND NOT THE PAIN.

ONE OF THE BEST FEELINGS IN THE WORLD IS TO SEE SOMEONE SMILE AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE REASON.

LIFE IS SHORT: KISS SLOWLY, LAUGH LOUDLY, LOVE INTENSELY AND FORGIVE QUICKLY.

NO RELATIONSHIP IS A WASTE OF TIME BECAUSE IF HE DIDN'T GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR, HE TAUGHT YOU WHAT YOU NEEDED.

DO, NOT SAY.

NEVER STOP, NEVER SETTLE, UNTIL THE GOOD IS BETTER AND THE BEST IS EXCELLENT.

ASK WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW AND YOU'LL LOOK LIKE A FOOL FOR A FEW MINUTES. DON'T ASK AND YOU'LL BE A FOOL YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING AGAINST YOU, REMEMBER THAT THE PLANE TAKES OFF AGAINST THE WIND, NOT WITH IT.

DON'T TALK, SHOW.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU HARVEST, ANALYZE AND CHANGE WHAT YOU SOW.

A MAN IS AS YOUNG AS HIS ILLUSIONS AND AS OLD AS HIS MEMORIES.

LEARN HOW TO SHUT YOUR MOUTH WITHOUT HAVING TO OPEN YOUR OWN.

DON'T PROCRASTINATE.

YOUR FRIEND HAS A FRIEND AND YOUR FRIEND'S FRIEND HAS A FRIEND: THEREFORE, BE DISCREET.

I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING BELIEVING THAT TODAY IS GOING TO BE BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.

WHAT IF YOU STOP THINKING ABOUT IT SO MUCH AND JUST GIVE IT A TRY?

IF IT DOESN'T ADD UP, DON'T SUBTRACT.

PATIENCE IS NOT THE ABILITY TO WAIT, BUT THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A GOOD ATTITUDE WHILE WAITING.

PERFECT DAY: GOING TO BED WITH A DREAM AND WAKING UP WITH A PURPOSE.

ASK YOURSELF IF WHAT YOU ARE DOING TODAY IS GETTING YOU CLOSER TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE TOMORROW.

MOTIVATION: IS WHAT GETS YOU STARTED. HABIT: IS WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING.

THERE ARE THREE THINGS IN LIFE THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER LOSE: YOUR SMILE, YOUR JOY AND YOUR WAY OF BEING.

A SUCCESSFUL MIND TURNS ITS PROBLEMS INTO CHALLENGES, NEVER OBSTACLES.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK WHEN YOU LOSE INTEREST IN LOOKING BACK.

THE PESSIMIST SEES THE GLASS AS HALF EMPTY, THE OPTIMIST SEES THE GLASS AS HALF FULL AND THE ENTREPRENEUR GOES IN SEARCH OF MORE WATER.

WHAT YOU DENY SUBDUES YOU, WHAT YOU ACCEPT TRANSFORMS YOU.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH SOMEONE WHO TREATS YOU LIKE A NORMAL PERSON?

THE BEST WAY TO START SOMETHING IS TO STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND START DOING IT.

IS NOT ONLY TO LIVE, IT IS TO FEEL ALIVE.

YOU CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES.

YOUR BELIEFS DON'T MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON, YOUR ACTIONS DO.

DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE DIFFERENT, BE AFRAID TO BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

YOU BECOME THE PEOPLE YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH. CHOOSE THEM WISELY.

STOP? NEVER MOVE FORWARD? ALWAYS GIVE UP? NEVER

SOMETIMES WE LOOK FOR WHAT WE ARE NOT YET READY TO FIND.

THERE IS NO LACK OF TIME, THERE IS A LACK OF INTEREST, BECAUSE WHEN YOU WANT TO, THE EARLY MORNING BECOMES THE DAY, TUESDAY BECOMES A SATURDAY AND A MOMENT BECOMES AN OPPORTUNITY.

YOUR BEST TEACHER IS YOUR LAST MISTAKE.

BELIEVING THAT EVERYTHING HAS A SOLUTION IS NOT OPTIMISM, IT IS TALENT.

BE HAPPY, SO MUCH SO THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY.

THE WORLD CHANGES BY YOUR EXAMPLE, NOT BY YOUR OPINION.

IN DARK TIMES, GOOD PEOPLE SHINE.

IT IS BETTER TO HAVE SCARS FOR BRAVERY THAN INTACT SKIN FOR COWARDICE.

IF YOU WANT TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE, TIE IT TO A GOAL, NOT TO A PERSON OR AN OBJECT.

IT TAKES SADNESS TO KNOW HAPPINESS, NOISE TO APPRECIATE SILENCE, AND ABSENCE TO VALUE PRESENCE.

I HAVE MY SMILE READY FOR WHEN I SEE YOU.

DO IT NOW, SOMETIMES "LATER" BECOMES "NEVER".

A SINGLE POSITIVE THOUGHT IN THE MORNING CAN CHANGE YOUR WHOLE DAY.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ANYTHING IF YOUR ENTHUSIASM HAS NO LIMITS.

IT IS NOT THE ONE WHO GOES FASTER WHO GETS THERE FIRST, BUT THE ONE WHO KNOWS WHERE HE IS GOING.

HE WHO DID NOT WANT TO WHEN HE COULD, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WHEN HE WANTS TO... ATTESTED: THE OPPORTUNITY.

LIFE TEACHES YOU WHO IS, WHO MAYBE, WHO MAYBE NOT AND WHO NEVER.

IF YOU ADD A LITTLE TO THE LITTLE AND DO IT OFTEN. SOON A LITTLE WILL BECOME A LOT.

THE WORD CONVINCES, BUT THE EXAMPLE DRAGS.

SUCCESS IN LIFE IS NOT IN ALWAYS WINNING, BUT IN NEVER GIVING UP.

LIFE IS MOMENTS, LIVE IT!

DREAMS ARE THE GOAL, IMAGINATION THE TRANSPORT, REALITY THE STARTING POINT.

CHANGE IS FOR THE BRAVE. COWARDS PREFER TO STAY WHERE THEY ARE, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT HAPPY.

INSIST, PERSIST, RESIST AND NEVER GIVE UP.

YOUR LIFE IS NOW.

LIFE WILL PUT OBSTACLES IN YOUR WAY, BUT YOU SET THE LIMITS.

TO BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS TO BE NO ONE.

IT'S NOT THE APPEARANCE, IT'S THE ESSENCE. IT'S NOT THE MONEY, IT'S THE EDUCATION. IT'S NOT THE CLOTHES, IT'S THE CLASS.

LOSERS QUIT WHEN THEY FAIL, WINNERS FAIL UNTIL THEY WIN.

UNDERSTANDING IS IMPORTANT, BUT FEELING IS MAGICAL.

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Frequently asked questions about notaries in Barcelona

What services does a notary's office in Barcelona offer?

Our notary office in Barcelona offers a wide range of legal services in different categories:

  • Inheritance and donations
  • Mercantil
  • Real estate and mortgage
  • Family
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Minutes
  • Policies
  • Legitimations
  • Testimonials

As a notary's office we have specialized and have grown in team and experience in all procedures related to the purchase and sale of real estate in Barcelona and the cancellation of mortgages, as well as in the support of inheritance procedures . Additionally, we have a team specially dedicated to the support of companies for commercial procedures and a team focused on the signing of family procedures.

How can I make an appointment at a notary's office in Barcelona?

In our notary's office you can make your appointment conveniently online through our appointment request form. Make sure you have all the necessary documentation ready or contact us in case you have any doubts.

What do I need to sign a document at a notary's office in Barcelona?

The documentation required to sign may vary depending on the procedure or other factors. You can search through our services for your procedure and find detailed information on the individual service pages.

How much does a notary service in Barcelona cost?

The cost of a notary service in Barcelona, as in the rest of Spain, can vary depending on the type of procedure you need to perform. Notaries in Spain have rates regulated by the State, which means that the prices for certain services are fixed and must be respected by all notaries. However, the final cost may vary depending on the complexity of the document or the number of parties involved. In our article "Did you know that.... all notaries must charge the same?" we explain everything in detail.

Is it possible to carry out notarial procedures online in Barcelona?

Since last November 2023 citizens in Spain can do their paperwork online through the Citizen's Notarial Portal. We explain in detail how it works in our page about the Notarial Portal.

Can I receive legal advice at a notary's office in Barcelona?

Yes, you can receive legal advice at a notary's office in Barcelona, although the type of advice a notary can provide is specific and is focused primarily on the documents and formalities that are being formalized before him or her. Notaries in Spain are legal professionals with extensive legal training, and their role includes ensuring that notarial acts and contracts comply with the law and protect the interests of all parties involved. Our team of professionals will be happy to support you with your paperwork. Make your inquiry directly online and we will contact you.

Can notaries in Barcelona handle paperwork for foreigners?

Yes, since Barcelona is a city with a high number of foreign residents and visitors, notaries are accustomed to handling international cases and, in many cases, offer multilingual services to facilitate communication. This includes a variety of essential services. You will find our services offered with the documentation requirements you need to provide.

What are the differences between a notary and a lawyer in Barcelona?

In Barcelona, as in the rest of Spain, the professions of notary and lawyer have different roles and responsibilities, although both work in the legal field. Here I explain the main differences:

  1. Function and objectives:
    • Notary: The main function of a notary is to confer public faith to the documents and acts that are formalized before him, ensuring their legality, authenticity and legal certainty. Notaries act as an impartial intermediary between the parties to ensure that all legal requirements are met and that agreements are properly documented.
    • Lawyer: Lawyers represent and defend the interests of their clients in various legal matters, both in and out of court. Their role is to provide legal advice to their clients, prepare the defense and representation in litigation, and guide in legal proceedings and decisions.
  2. Impartiality:
    • Notary: Must maintain a neutral position, ensuring that all parties understand the content and legal consequences of the documents and acts they sign.
    • Lawyer: He is committed to defend his client's interests, acting in a partial manner in favor of his client.
  3. Legal documents:
    • Notary: Has the exclusive authority to create public documents (such as deeds of sale, wills and powers of attorney) that have a high degree of reliability and are directly enforceable.
    • Lawyer: Prepares writings and private documents, such as contracts, lawsuits and other legal documents that may need to be validated or notarized in order to have certain legal formalities.
  4. Requirements to practice:
    • Notary: To become a notary in Spain, it is necessary to pass a rigorous national examination and be appointed by the Ministry of Justice. Notaries are civil servants.
    • Lawyer: Lawyers must obtain a law degree, pass the bar exam and be admitted to the corresponding bar association.
  5. Scope of work:
    • Notary: His work is more focused on the prevention of litigation, ensuring that acts and contracts are clear and within the law.
    • Attorney: May be involved in a wide range of legal situations, including litigation, legal advice, negotiations and mediations between conflicting parties.

These differences underscore the importance of each profession within the legal system and how they complement the legal spectrum by serving society's various legal needs. You can find more information about the requirements to become a notary in our article "Did you know that... to become a notary it is necessary to have a law degree and then study a tough opposition?"

Can I freely choose any notary's office in Barcelona?

Yes, you can freely choose any notary's office in Barcelona to carry out your legal and notarial procedures. In Spain, notaries are liberal professionals and citizens have the right to choose the notary's office they prefer, although you must keep in mind that they are assigned to a locality and have a territorial limit. You can select a notary based on criteria such as proximity, recommendations, specialization in certain services, or even the speed and efficiency of the service offered. This flexibility is part of the guarantee of access to quality notary services tailored to your specific needs. You can find more information in our article on whether you can choose the notary you want.

How do clients who have visited our notary's office in Barcelona rate our services?

Our clients highly value the services we offer in our notary's office in Barcelona. This is reflected in our Google Maps profile. This exceptional level of satisfaction underscores our commitment to excellence, meticulous and personalized attention, and our ability to guide clients through their legal and notarial needs in an effective and transparent manner. Each review is a testament to the effort and dedication we put into ensuring that each client receives the best possible service.