We can search for property all over Spain in the Land Registry records for a fee, including the translation and an explanation about what is written, encumbrances and liens.

This fee will depend on the number of properties found in the name of a single owner, bearing in mind that if no property is found with the information given, a minimum fee will also be charged.

Therefore , the name of the owner must be provided, but also, for more accurate searches, information such as D.N.I. if the owner is Spanish, N.I.E for a foreign owner or C.I.F if it is a company, will improve success rates, along with the location of the property.

You should also take into account that, as the inscription in the Land Registry is not compulsory, the ownership may still be in the name of any previous owners, which is quite common in cases of inherited assets, so searches using the name of former owners are advisable.

Also the Land Registry acts as a Companies House, so we can search for companies, as well as administrators or representatives.

The name of the company must be provided. C.I.F of the company will lead to better outcomes

A brief guide to how the Land Registry works is useful to check to see what information can be obtained from the Land Registry and what protection it offers.

The possible pitfalls you may encounter should also be considered as although the Land Registry is generally reliable it is not completely so, it may contain historical inaccuracies

And there are some proceeding to correcting the Land Registry