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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
Upcoming holidays
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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

NEVER FORGET WHY YOU STARTED.

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

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH PASSION.

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

YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU DO TODAY, NOT TOMORROW.

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

WHEN THERE IS DESIRE, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. A TODAY IS WORTH 2 TOMORROWS.

IT IS BETTER TO LIVE WITH "YOU REMEMBER" THAN WITH "YOU IMAGINE".

THE WORD CONVINCES, BUT THE EXAMPLE DRAGS.

NO ONE GIVES UP HERE.

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

SINCE WE ARE PASSING THROUGH, LET'S LEAVE BEAUTIFUL FOOTPRINTS.

HAVING A PURPOSE AWAKENS THE SENSES.

SOMETIMES THINGS COME WHEN YOU STOP LOOKING. WHAT IS FOR YOU, NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM YOU.

CONFIDENCE IS FEELING SAFE TO BE YOURSELF.

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

GOOD IS NEVER EASY. EASY IS NEVER GOOD.

DON'T PROCRASTINATE.

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

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

IT TAKES TWO YEARS TO LEARN TO SPEAK AND SIXTY TO LEARN TO BE SILENT.

THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO FACE LIFE: ONE IS PRIDE, BELIEVING THAT YOU KNOW EVERYTHING; THE OTHERIS HUMILITY, RECOGNIZING THAT YOU HAVE MUCH TO LEARN.

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

ELIMINATE FROM YOUR LIFE EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES YOU STRESS AND TAKES AWAY YOUR SMILE.

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

SMILE! WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTIVE LATER.

THE HEAVIEST TEAR IS THE ONE THAT DOES NOT FALL.

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO EMBARK ON A NEW COURSE, LIVE A NEW STORY OR BUILD A NEW DREAM.

STAY WHERE EVERYTHING IS MUTUAL.

WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN AND SMILE AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

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

DO IT. THEY WILL CRITICIZE YOU ANYWAY.

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

YIELDING IS NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS, IT IS A SIGN OF GREATNESS.

THE ONLY PLACE WHERE "SUCCESS" COMES BEFORE "WORK" IS IN THE DICTIONARY.

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

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

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

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

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

INTELLIGENCE IS THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO CHANGE.

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

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

NO ONE IS LIKE YOU AND THAT IS YOUR POWER.

ESCAPE FROM THE ORDINARY.

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

BE YOURSELF, ALL OTHER POSITIONS ARE FILLED.

DON'T BE TOLD THAT THE SKY IS THE LIMIT WHEN THERE ARE FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON.

IT IS DIFFICULT TO DEFEAT A PERSON WHO NEVER GIVES UP.

MY HAPPINESS DEPENDS ON ONLY ONE PERSON, AND THAT PERSON IS ME.

IT IS BETTER TO BE HURT BY A TRUTH THAN COMFORTED BY A LIE.

IN DARK TIMES, GOOD PEOPLE SHINE.

DEDICATE YOURSELF TO FEELING GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF, THAT'S WHO YOU WILL SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH.

HAPPINESS IS ACHIEVED WHEN WHAT ONE THINKS, WHAT ONE SAYS AND WHAT ONE DOES ARE IN HARMONY.

YOUR BEST TEACHER IS YOUR LAST MISTAKE.

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

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

DON'T TURN A BAD MOMENT INTO A BAD DAY.

UNDERSTANDING IS IMPORTANT, BUT FEELING IS MAGICAL.

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.

IT IS EASY TO BE HAPPY, WHAT IS DIFFICULT IS TO BE SIMPLE.

DON'T LOVE ME SO MUCH AND LOVE ME BETTER.

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN DREAMS AND REALITY IS CALLED DISCIPLINE.

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

DON'T TALK, SHOW.

STOP? NEVER MOVE FORWARD? ALWAYS GIVE UP? NEVER

ONLY ONE THING MAKES A DREAM IMPOSSIBLE: THE FEAR OF FAILURE.

SMALL MOMENTS, GREAT MEMORIES.

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

A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY LOST.

THE REWARD OF OUR WORK IS NOT WHAT WE GET, BUT WHAT WE BECOME.

LIFE IS NOT MEASURED IN MINUTES , IT IS MEASURED IN MOMENTS.

CREATIVE IS NOT THE ONE WHO IMAGINES, BUT THE ONE WHO MAKES IMAGINE.

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

ONE WISH CHANGES NOTHING, ONE ACTION CHANGES EVERYTHING.

DO YOU TAKE ANYTHING TO BE HAPPY? YES, DECISIONS.

IF YOU GET TIRED, LEARN TO REST, NOT TO GIVE UP.

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

MAYBE HEARTS ARE BROKEN BY PUTTING IN PEOPLE WHO DON'T FIT INSIDE.

JUDGING A PERSON DOES NOT DEFINE WHO THEY ARE... IT DEFINES WHO YOU ARE.

IT IS IN THE SMALL DETAILS THAT WE DISCOVER GREAT PEOPLE.

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

INSIST, PERSIST, RESIST AND NEVER GIVE UP.

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.

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

DON'T BE THE SAME AS THE REST.

IT'S NOT ABOUT LIVING, IT'S ABOUT FEELING ALIVE.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU WANT TO BE IS WHAT YOU DO.

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

STAY WITH THE ONE WHO TURNS YOUR FEARS INTO CHALLENGES.

COMFORT KILLS PROGRESS.

LIFE IS LIKE A MIRROR: IT SMILES AT YOU IF YOU LOOK AT IT SMILING.

THE TASTE OF LIFE DEPENDS ON WHO TASTES IT.

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

MATURING IS TAKING CARE OF WHAT YOU SAY, RESPECTING WHAT YOU LISTEN TO AND MEDITATING ON WHAT YOU DO NOT SAY.

IF YOU GIVE A LOT, IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE A LOT. NO ONE GIVES WHAT THEY DON'T HAVE.

I ALSO BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST LAUGH.

MISTAKES ARE FOR LEARNING, NOT FOR REPEATING.

MORE SUBSTANCE, LESS APPEARANCE.

DO MORE OF WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

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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.