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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.

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Subsidies to improve sound insulation for homes in areas with high noise levels

Subsidies to improve sound insulation for homes in areas with high noise levels

18/08/2022 - 12:19

City Council. Each owner-tenant community can apply for subsidies of between 30,000 and 50,000 euros per building, up to a limit of 3,000 euros per home.

The new line of subsidies will be available for owner-tenant communities to apply for from September until 31 December. The goal is to replace or recondition windows on the main façades of buildings which are more exposed to noise pollution.

The sum to be invested is a million euros, half of which comes from the investment in energy renovation promoted with Next Generation funds from the EU, while the rest is through subsidies from the Housing Consortium.

Each owner-tenant community can apply for subsidies of between 30,000 and 50,000 euros per building, depending on the number of homes, up to a limit of 3,000 euros per home. The time frame for work to start cannot exceed four months from when the application is made and must be completed within a maximum period of eight months. Applications will be processed in the order they are officially received.

Subsidies are aimed at local people in:

  • Specially regulated areas due to high noise levels
  • Zones affected by traffic noise (C3 zones), such as the streets of Aragó, Balmes and Tarragona, plus Passeig Colom
  • Areas where noise levels pose problems at night. Check these here.

These new subsidies are included in the initiatives by Barcelona City Council to reduce noise pollution, most notably the measures being implemented this month in noise-sensitive areas in the districts of L’Eixample, Gràcia, Sants-Montjuïc and Ciutat Vella.

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