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Housing Glossary

You will find information here on all topics relating to housing in Barcelona

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Accrued interest

The interest applied as a penalisation when the debtor does not comply with repayment obligations. The amount must be established in the contract.

Active supermortgage

This allows the client to choose their loan's benchmark index (MIBOR at three months, six months or a year) so that payment can benefit from lower interest rates sooner.

Adaptable instalment

Characteristic of UCI superloans that allow the borrower to not pay one instalment a year for the first three years if there are problems due to holidays, extraordinary expenses, etc.

Advanced cancellation fee

A commission arising from the financial risk involved in the advanced cancellation of an operation. The applied commission compensates the financial institution for its financial losses.

AEDE

Direct state aid for paying the deposit on a property.

Affordable housing

Group of social housing or dwellings from social renovation projects that are sold or rented at below-market prices.

Affordable rent

The cost of renting these dwellings is below market prices after being included in operations concerning the rented flat pool, social renovation or social housing promotions.

Amortisation

Payment made to repay a loan.

Amortisation period

The duration of the loan. The contract establishes the date of the first and last payments. The longer the period, the lower the payments are, but the higher the interest. You therefore pay more in the end. The monthly instalment should not exceed 35% of your net income.

API

Estate agent. A qualified professional who acts as an intermediary between the two interested parties to facilitate the signing of a real estate contract, which can be a rental agreement, a sales agreement or another similar contract. They usually charge a percentage of the sales price as compensation or commission.

Applicant

A citizen who makes a registration application to the Barcelona Social Housing Applicants Registry, and who represents the other members of the dwelling unit included in the application.

APR

Annual Equivalent Rate. Effective annual cost of the mortgage in terms of interest, commissions and the repayment period. To compare loans, it is not enough to just look at the lowest APR, you also have to compare the conditions, the repayment period and the distribution of instalment payments.

Arbitri municipal de plusvàlua

Former denomination of the capital gains tax on landed property.

Assessment

The value of a dwelling certified by a specialised assessment company, in accordance with the mortgage market law. This certificate not only indicates the real value of the property, it also serves as a reference for obtaining the necessary financing.

Authorisation

Document in which the owner authorises the tenant to carry out building work in the dwelling's interior.

Close glossary

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Xerrada amb "Sergio Vila-Sanjuán"

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Torna Interior Maconda, el programa d’entrevistes de Ràdio Maconda, que s’enregistra a l’estudi de ràdio de la Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.

A Interior Maconda, un cop al mes, el periodista i escriptor Albert Lladó conversa amb referents de la literatura, l’art, la ciència i el pensament, en un diàleg que es podrà seguir en directe a l’estudi de la ràdio.

Sergio Vila-Sanjuán (Barcelona, 1957). Periodista, novel·lista i dramaturg, dirigeix el suplement "Cultura/s", de La Vanguardia. És autor de la trilogia narrativa formada per Una heredera de Barcelona, Estaba en el aire (premi Nadal 2013) i El informe Casabona, que combina la memòria familiar i la crònica d'època. Ha escrit també les obres de teatre El club de la escalera i La agente literaria, estrenada a l'abril del 2024 al Teatre Akadèmia de Barcelona.

Ha publicat diversos títols sobre temes literaris, editorials i artístics, com Pasando página, Guia de la Fira de Frankfurt per a catalans no del tot informats, Código best seller o Vargas Llosa sube al escenario, i la biografia El joven Porcel. El seu últim llibre és Cultura española en democracia. Una crónica breve de 50 años 1975-2024 (editorial Destino).

Va ser comissari de l'Any del Llibre i la Lectura 2005 i és membre de la Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona. Premi Nacional de Periodisme Cultural 2020. Premi Giménez Frontín de l'ACEC al diàleg entre cultures.

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Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez

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District:
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Neighborhood:
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