{"id":176485,"date":"2025-08-07T09:34:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/5-rules-for-selling-real-estate\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:14:02","slug":"5-rules-for-selling-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/5-rules-for-selling-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"5 rules for selling real estate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are <strong>5 important rules for selling property in Mallorca<\/strong> that can help you to sell legally safely and successfully:<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p><strong>1. only work with reputable brokers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>There are many estate agents in Mallorca &#8211; but not all of them are professional:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Look out for registered brokers with a good reputation, such as &#8220;The Sun of Mallorca S.L.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demand clear <strong>brokerage contracts<\/strong> (exclusivity, commission, term should be clarified in them)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p><strong>2. legal certainty through complete documentation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Work with us to ensure that <strong>all documents<\/strong> are <strong>complete and correct<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Escritura (title deed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cadastral extract (Referencia Catastral)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy certificate (Certificado de Eficiencia Energ\u00e9tica &#8211; mandatory!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate of habitability (C\u00e9dula de habitabilidad)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Land register extract (nota simple)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current property tax payments and garbage fees (IBI, Basura)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p><strong>3. market-driven price is crucial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>A realistic sales price is the key:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Let us carry out a professional <strong>real estate valuation<\/strong> as your trusted real estate agent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider <strong>location, features, condition<\/strong> and current market trends<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unrealistic price expectations often lead to long sales times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p><strong>4. clarify tax aspects (before the sale!)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Sellers (including non-residents) are subject to tax obligations:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Plusval\u00eda Municipal<\/strong> (municipal capital gains tax, which by law must always be paid by the seller)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capital gains tax<\/strong> (19% for non-residents)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Retention: 3 % &#8220;Retenci\u00f3n&#8221;<\/strong> of the sales price will be retained by the buyer if the seller is not a &#8220;tax resident&#8221; in Spain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\u2192 Tip: Seek advice from a Spanish <strong>tax consultant<\/strong> if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p><strong>5. professionally prepare the purchase contract &amp; notary appointment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The preliminary contract (Contrato de Arras or option contract) should be <strong>legally checked<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The notary appointment requires:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Valid NIE number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proof of identity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clarification of outstanding charges (mortgages etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The documents mentioned under point 2, further documents if necessary <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Payment is usually made by bank-confirmed check or, in the meantime, mostly via the notary&#8217;s trust account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Selling real estate in Mallorca is a matter of trust and we will guide you safely and reliably through this process!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are 5 important rules for selling property in Mallorca that can help you to sell legally safely and successfully: 1. only work with reputable brokers There are many estate agents in Mallorca &#8211; but not all of them are professional: 2. legal certainty through complete documentation Work with us to ensure that all documents [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unkategorisiert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176485\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonnevonmallorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}