Real estate legal and tax management course adapted to the housing act

The real estate legal and tax management course adapted to the Housing Act (Ley de Vivienda, Spain's housing law) offers comprehensive training for real estate professionals who want to expand their knowledge of legal and tax matters. The programme is designed to explore in depth the current legal framework and the tax obligations that affect property transactions, ensuring that property intermediaries and advisers are properly prepared.

In this online course you will learn to manage the property rights, planning and land registry matters associated with ownership, and to master the tax aspects that affect the sector, from local to national taxes. You will also become familiar with contractual documentation and current regulations, including adaptation to the new Housing Act — essential for operating safely and reliably.

The course is aimed at property intermediaries, agents and advisers who want to become more competitive by strengthening their real estate and legal knowledge. The online format gives you the flexibility to study from anywhere at your own pace, making it easy to balance with other commitments.

This programme is competitively priced at 395 euros and gives you the option of taking additional optional modules to broaden your knowledge of client acquisition, sustainable real estate and residential market trends. All-round training to boost your professional performance in an ever-evolving sector.

This course provides the skills needed to carry out professional duties in the legal and tax side of real estate related to housing management and property intermediation. The specific objectives students will achieve are:

• Manage property rights relating to ownership, such as rights of use and security interests.
• Apply current planning regulations, including urban planning and planning certificates.
• Correctly interpret and use the Land Registry (Registro de la Propiedad) and its entries.
• Consult and analyse cadastral information and its main references.
• Carry out complete property purchase and sale processes and manage lettings.
• Correctly draw up and assess real estate documentation and contracts.
• Classify and manage the local, regional and national taxes that apply to the real estate sector.
• Adapt tax knowledge to current legislation according to the client's place of residence.

MODULE 1: Real estate law

Study and application of the property rights affecting real estate, including the rights of use and security interests that are essential to property management.

1.1 Property rights (rights of use, security interests...)

Understand the types of property rights that can apply to a property and their implications for transactions.

1.2 Urban planning (planning, certificates...)

Analysis of planning regulations, land-use planning and the certificates that affect the use and development of land.

1.3 Land Registry (registers and entries, marginal notes, cautionary notices...)

How the Land Registry works, and how to interpret its registers, entries and types of notice to ensure legal certainty.

1.4 Cadastre (information, searches, reference index...)

Consulting and using cadastral information for valuing and managing properties.

1.5 Buying and selling step by step

The complete purchase and sale procedure, from negotiation to legal completion and registration.

1.6 Lettings

Regulations and management of tenancy agreements, and key aspects for administering them correctly.

1.7 Documentation and contracts

Drafting and analysing the legal documentation required in property transactions.

MODULE 2: Real estate taxation

Classification and application of the local, regional and national taxes that affect the real estate sector.

2.1 Classification of taxes – fees, taxes and special contributions

Distinguishing between the types of tax and their impact on property transactions.

2.2 Local taxes relating to the real estate sector

A study of the municipal taxes and fees that affect the sector.

2.2.1 IIVTNU (Plusvalía Municipal)

The tax on the increase in value of urban land.

2.2.2 ICIO

The tax on construction, installations and works.

2.2.3 IBI

The property tax (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) and how it applies in practice.

2.3 Regional taxes (overview adapted to the participant's place of residence)

An overview of regional taxes and how the rules vary depending on the autonomous community of residence.

2.3.1 ITPAJD

Property transfer tax and stamp duty on documented legal acts.

2.3.2 ISD

Inheritance and gift tax in property transactions.

2.4 National taxes

A complete overview of the national taxes that affect the sector.

2.4.1 IVA

Value Added Tax (VAT) applicable to taxable property transactions.

2.4.2 IRPF (capital gains, income from real estate, imputed income...)

Tax treatment of income and gains from property for individuals under Spanish personal income tax.

COMPLEMENTARY MODULES (optional)

MC.1 Listings & S.U.E.R.T.E.

Strategies for making effective use of the resources available to succeed in winning property listings.

MC.2 Committed and sustainable real estate

Principles and practices that make a difference when operating with environmental and social criteria in real estate.

MC.3 New trends in the residential market

Exploring innovative formats such as co-living, cohousing and build-to-rent, and their impact on the residential sector.

After completing the course, students will be qualified to work in a range of roles in the real estate sector focused on legal and tax management. This training opens doors to jobs that require up-to-date technical specialisation in line with the new regulations.

• Real estate legal manager
• Tax adviser for property transactions
• Property intermediary specialising in legal and tax regulations
• Real estate consultant for sales and lettings
• Staff member in asset management departments

Sectors and companies:

• Estate agencies
• Asset management and real estate companies
• Legal and tax departments of real estate organisations
• Consultancies specialising in the real estate sector