14 Apr 2009 12:00 AM:

I need to contact Javier Gomez Abad of European Property Services, the lawyer who acted for me in connection with my house purchase in respect of a matter of concern which has just arisen.  I am aware that he moved from the office in Oliva, Valencia, where he was when he was dealing with me and understood that he had moved into Valencia city itself.   I have tried googling the firm´s name and his own name as an abogado with no result.  I have e-mailed him using both his firm´s e-mail and his private e-mail which he gave me at the time of my purchase but surprise, surprise, he has not bothered to reply.  Is there any means by which I can trace his present practising address, say, through, the solicitor´s licensing  records or such register?

AnnieR

Thread: Tracing a lawyer

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26 Mar 2009 12:00 AM:

In October 2006 my new property was notified to the Catastro Department using form 902-S.  The details on that form read:

Planta Sotano:    164                 Garage

Planta ALT:           147                 Vivienda

Planta ALT:             35                 Terraza        Total: 346m2 which accords with my escritura

I have a copy of this form 902-S bearing the official stamp of the Alzira Town Hall Registre D'Entrada.

I recently had occasion to check the Oficina Virual del Catastro and was surprised to see that my property has been registered as follows:

Vivienda                    Escalera 1             Planta 00          Puerta 01            Superficie Catastral m2:  223

Aparcamiento           Escalera 1            Planta SM         Puerta 01            Superficie Catastral m2:  182

Vivienda                     Escalera 1            Planta SM         Puerta 01            Superficie Catastral m2:   39

Total:  444m2                              Parcela: 1.041m2

Am I right in thinking that my IBI is calculated according to the actual entry on the catastro, in which case I would appear to be paying rates for a house nearly 100m2 bigger than I own.  I intend going into the catastro department to query this but before doing so and perhaps making a big fool of myself, would like to know whether there is a co-efficient or something applied to the Form 902-S figure which would account for the increased build size given on the Catastro register.   I had always understood that the Catastro Value should reflect the Escritura description.

I am hoping that someone is going to tell me that I should make haste to the Catastro and insist that the record is corrected and demand a refund of the amount overpaid for years 2007 and 2008 or am I asking for the Gods to look too kindly on me?

Annie

 

Thread: Catastro -v- Escritura

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