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Carrer de Verdi 32, Gràcia, Barcelona
- Property identityexact
- Price vs benchmarkcontext
- Rent control & rulescaution
- Buyer complexityclear
- Transaction costclear
Gràcia is the city's bohemian heart — a maze of car-free plaças where the whole neighbourhood seems to be having one long, unhurried coffee. It still feels like its own village, which is both the charm and the catch: the festivals are pure magic, but a one-bed here can cost what a two-bed does ten minutes downhill.
Property Identity
Catastro · StandardMatched to a registered unit in the cadastre — Residencial · 150 m² cadastral · built 1928.
Price Intelligence
LiteAsking €4,567/m² — 14% below Gràcia's €5,314/m². Worth understanding why before you treat it as a deal.
Benchmark is the registered-sale average for Gràcia (Generalitat de Catalunya, resale, gener 2025 - desembre 2025) — district-level; a specific barri can run higher or lower.
Rental & Regulatory Risk
LiteThis municipality is a declared rent-stress zone — long-term rents are capped and tourist licensing is restricted.
- Declared zona tensionada — long-term rents are capped by the official reference index (Llei 12/2023).
- Short-term tourist lets face tighter licensing in stressed municipalities — buy-to-let-by-night may not be viable.
Foreign Buyer Complexity Index
LiteModerate complexity for a eu buyer.
EU buyer, cash purchase. Expect roughly 5–8 weeks to completion; the NIE is the gating step.
- 1.Obtain an NIE (foreigner tax ID) — required before signing.
- 2.Open a Spanish bank account to settle the purchase.
- 3.Sign the deed (escritura) before a notary — in person or via power of attorney.
- 4.Pay ITP within 30 days of completion (model 600).
Transaction Cost Calculator
LiteTrue cost to own — about 10.3% on top of the asking price.
Walk in with the full picture.
- Built in 1928 (cadastre): ask for the building's ITE inspection report and any approved derramas — pending communal works are a classic post-purchase surprise and a fair discount argument.
- Your true all-in is ~€755,871 (price + €70,871 taxes and fees) — anchor your numbers on the all-in, not the sticker.
- The municipality is a declared rent-tension zone: if you ever rent it out, the official índex caps the rent — investors price that in, and so can you.
- The price is already 14% below the area's registered average — expect little room, and verify WHY it is cheap before you push.
Every point above comes from the listing you confirmed, the official registries or statutory cost rules — nothing is estimated.
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Neighbourhood & Connectivity
LiteWalkable (70/100) — nearest transit: Metro L3 4 min on foot.
Groceries, a pharmacy, transit, schools and a park within a short walk.
Fontana · 4 min on foot (300 m)
Distinct mapped places (duplicates merged) · straight-line distance · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Ownership & Registry
Nota Simple · PremiumThe property's real history: legal owner, mortgages, liens, charges and easements via the official Nota Simple — the difference between a clean title and a costly surprise.
Legal Red Flags
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- Dirección General del Catastro — Sede Electrónica (OVC)
- Generalitat de Catalunya — Compravendes d'habitatges registrades i preu de venda, Barcelona (resale, gener 2025 - desembre 2025)
- Generalitat de Catalunya — Agència de l'Habitatge (zones tensionades, Res. TER/800/2024 + TER/2408/2024)
- Llei estatal 12/2023 pel dret a l'habitatge (índex de referència)
- Agència Tributària de Catalunya — ITP/TPO tarifes (2025)
- Arancel notarial — RD 1426/1989
- Arancel registradores — RD 1427/1989
- Policía Nacional — NIE (número de identidad de extranjero)
- Agència Tributària de Catalunya — model 600 (ITP/AJD)
- OpenStreetMap contributors — amenities, transit & POI
- Agència Catalana de l'Aigua — zones inundables (Generalitat de Catalunya)
€755,871 to complete — cash purchase.
Asking is 14% below the gràcia average.
Priced to move — or there's a reason. Verify why (condition, charges, urgency) before assuming a bargain; a price well under the area is itself a flag worth checking.
An area average hides unit-level differences (floor, light, condition, views). Treat this as a starting point, not a valuation.
Your next steps, in order.
- 1Pull the Nota Simple before you sign
The official Land-Registry extract shows the legal owner plus any mortgages, liens, embargoes and charges. It's the single document that decides whether the title is clean — never sign the arras without it.
- 2Ask for the ITE (technical building inspection)
Built 1928: buildings over 45 years old need a passed ITE. A failed or pending one can mean a costly derrama is coming — get the certificate and the last meeting minutes.
- 3Ask about sitting tenants and the rental contract
This is a declared rent-stress zone — caps and any existing lease transfer with the property. Confirm whether it's tenanted and on what terms.
- 4Confirm the community-fee balance is clear
Unpaid community fees and pending derramas (special assessments) transfer to the buyer. Ask the administrator for a zero-balance certificate.
Transfer tax (ITP) is charged on the higher of your price or the official valor de referencia. This price sits well below the area's official values, so the reference value may exceed it — confirm the tax base (sede.catastro.gob.es or your gestor) before you trust the cost figure.
Barcelona has stopped issuing new tourist-apartment licences (HUT) citywide and plans to end all existing ones by 2028. Assume you cannot legally short-let unless a current HUT licence transfers with the unit.
This is a preliminary information report compiled from official public sources — not a legal opinion and not a guarantee of clean title. If material risks appear, have the property reviewed by a licensed professional before you commit.