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  • Can I deduct the real estate agent’s commission for the sale of the house from my tax return?

    Can I deduct the real estate agent’s commission for the sale of the house from my tax return?

      How much tax relief can you get on the sale of your house? How to deduct agency fees? The real estate commission refers to the fees that an agency charges for managing the sale and purchase of a property: attracting clients, promoting the property, carrying out visits, etc. Those who have sold their home…

  • How does the CPI rent increase work in 2024?

    How does the CPI rent increase work in 2024?

    In this article we explain how the CPI is calculated, how it is applied and the impact that the rise in the CPI has had on rents, which in September was 1.5%, as well as how the rent is updated in 2024. What is the CPI and how is it calculated? The Consumer Price Index…

  • Tips for saving water at home

    Tips for saving water at home

    The lack of rain in recent months – and years – has left the water reserves of Catalonia’s reservoirs at a minimum and the exceptional phase was activated. Restrictions have had to be applied to save water, such as limiting the number of litres of water per inhabitant per day, turning off fountains, irrigating with…

  • Keep your house cool without the use of a machine

    Keep your house cool without the use of a machine

    Do you want to have a cooler house in summer without having to use the air conditioning? Well, it’s possible… In short, it is about seeing how architecture can help to generate this comfort without having to rely on machines: «This is the key to environmental or passive architecture, which is a more sustainable architecture…

  • 5 top design and decoration ideas for dining rooms in small flats

    5 top design and decoration ideas for dining rooms in small flats

    Decorating or designing a small dining room is a challenge that forces you to be imaginative and, above all, precise when it comes to distributing the space and choosing the furniture and other decorative pieces. Follow all our tips for decorating small dining rooms and you will achieve a functional and well-used space. Decorate with…

  • Italy and Spain, the countries with the most variable mortgages

    Italy and Spain, the countries with the most variable mortgages

    Although households that are paying a mortgage are the ones that are registering a higher cost for their housing, the ECB’s analysis again makes a distinction, as*mortgage holders with fixed rate loans have not been affected by the 10 increases in the price of money*that it has carried out, unlike those who are paying a…

  • Spending on housing is rising in major European countries

    The ECB analyses how much the cost, including mortgage payments or rent, maintenance and utilities, has increased in recent quarters *The housing burden faced by European households* has increased in recent quarters. This is the main reading from the *Survey of Consumer Expectations* <~55~55 Consumer Expectations Survey* <https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/economic-bulletin/focus/2024/html/ecb.ebbox202403_03~5527657e02.it.html>* published by the European Central Bank (ECB),*…