LAWYER IN SPAIN INFORMING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATE.

Today Spanish lawyer in Marbella is going to stop in a new requirement that, by its scope, affects all existing dwellings, when they are object of a purchase sale contract or a rental agreement.

The Energy efficiency certificate is regulated by a project of Royal Decree of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, and which obliges all the existing buildings, when sold or rented. María Teresa Arcos, tax  lawyer in Marbella, Málaga, Spain has the pleasure to provide you with some additional information with regards to this legal subject in Spain.

This regulation, which comes to Spain from Europe, establishes the obligation to make available to purchasers or users of buildings a certificate of energy efficiency, which should include information on the energy characteristics of the building, in order to promote energy saving and encourage the use of renewable energies.

Therefore, once approved, each property that will be sold or rented in Spain must have a certificate of energy efficiency. This certificate will have a validity of up to ten years, and will give information only on the energy efficiency of the construction, so it does not imply accreditation of the fulfilment of any other enforceable requirement to the same.

The obligation to obtain and keep the certificate corresponds to the owner of the property or the building.

Taking into account the above, after the entry into force of the new legislation, all Spanish property owners who wish to sell or rent their properties must have available for the purchaser or the tenant this certificate, and must be included the label of energy efficiency in any offer, promotion and advertising to sale or to lease the property.

In case of a sale, the energy efficiency certificate will be provided to the purchaser. In case of a lease, it will be sufficient to show the original and produce a simple copy of the mentioned certificate to the tenant.

Arcos & Lamers Asociados, your lawyer in Spain, will keep you informed about any news on this matter as well as on approval of the aforementioned Royal Decree stating this new requirement.

For any legal or fiscal question please do not hesitate to contact this efficient and leading multi-lingual law firm inSpain. In Arcos  & Lamers Asociados we have a professional team, with Lawyers and Tax advisers, with offices in Marbella, Málaga, prepared to answer your inquiries.

Marbella, March, 2013.