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Property rules in Cervo

What applies in Cervo to buying, letting and splitting a property? The national rules and the municipality's own rules, with the source and the date. We assume a property you do not live in yourself.

What applies in Cervo

By topic. The rules of the municipality and the region are shown in full, the national ones in short. A short rule links to the full text and its source.

Buying

Actos Jurídicos Documentados (AJD)

Region Galicia

Tax on the notarial deed when buying a new build, on top of the VAT. The region sets the rate.

New build
1.5% of the purchase price

Source: boe.es, Decreto Legislativo 1/2011 de Galicia, art. 15.Uno · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Con carácter general, en las primeras copias de escrituras o actas notariales sujetas a la modalidad de actos jurídicos documentados, cuota variable de los documentos notariales, del impuesto sobre transmisiones patrimoniales y actos jurídicos documentados, el tipo de gravamen aplicable será del 1,5%.

Impuesto sobre Transmisiones Patrimoniales (ITP)

Region Galicia

Tax the buyer pays on the purchase price of an existing home. The region sets the rate.

Existing home
8% of the purchase price

Source: boe.es, Decreto Legislativo 1/2011 de Galicia (texto refundido tributos cedidos), art. 14.Uno.1 · updated on 16 October 2026

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Con carácter general, en la modalidad de transmisiones patrimoniales onerosas del impuesto sobre transmisiones patrimoniales y actos jurídicos documentados, el tipo de gravamen aplicable a la transmisión de bienes inmuebles, así como en la constitución y cesión de derechos reales que recaigan sobre ellos, excepto los derechos reales de garantía, será del 8 %.

Owning

Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles (IBI)

Municipality of Cervo

Annual municipal tax on owning a property: a percentage of the official value, which is usually well below the market value.

Urban property
0.6% of the valor catastral

Source: Ministerio de Hacienda — tipos impositivos municipales 2026 · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

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IBI tipo de gravamen urbana: 0,60000 %

Short-term rental

Licencia de vivienda turística

Region Galicia

If you let a home to tourists, you register it with the region. A municipality can limit new registrations or stop them for a while; what is already registered usually stays valid.

Registration
Registration required, everywhere

Source: boe.es, Ley 7/2011 del Turismo de Galicia, art. 65 bis.4 · valid from 1 January 2020 · updated on 16 October 2026

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Las viviendas de uso turístico requieren de la correspondiente declaración previa de inicio de actividad ante la Administración turística.

Selling

  • Ganancia patrimonial de no residentes (IRNR)National
    • Rate: 19% of the gain
    • Paid by the buyer: 3% of the purchase price
    Full rule and source
  • Ganancia patrimonial (IRPF)National
    • On a gain up to €6,000: 19% of the gain
    • On a gain from €6,000, on a gain up to €50,000: 21% of the gain
    • On a gain from €50,000, on a gain up to €200,000: 23% of the gain
    • On a gain from €200,000, on a gain up to €300,000: 27% of the gain
    • On a gain from €300,000: 30% of the gain
    Full rule and source

What we read for Cervo

Per rule: found, read without finding it, or not researched yet. Not found does not mean the rule does not exist.

The fixed questions for Cervo

The same questions for every municipality, so you can compare them. Choose a question to see every municipality.

QuestionIn Cervo
May you let short term?Allowed, with registration or notification
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?Not researched
Is the level of the rent regulated?Not researched
How much ITP do you pay?8% of the purchase price
How much tax do you pay on a new-build home?11.5% of the purchase price
What is the IBI rate?0.6% of the valor catastral
Do you pay tax on the gain when you sell?Resident 19%, non-resident 19%, withheld 3%

This is a summary of the official rules, with the source. Read the source before you decide. It is not legal or tax advice.

Updated on 16 October 2026. As of 16 October 2026.

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