Jargon Buster
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- AMI NumberReal Estate Licence number given
by IMOPPI, renewable every three years
- AdvogadoLawyer
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- Caderneta PredialOfficial Tax Document
- Camera MunicipalTown Hall
- Contracto de Promessa
Promissory Contract (similar to exchange of contracts in the UK)
- Conservatora do Registo Predial
Land Registry
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- DeedSee Escritura
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- EscrituraFinal deed, signed in front of a notary
(similar to completion in the UK)
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- Ficha Tecnica de Habitação
Gives all the information about the property such as the builder's details,
the materials used and who supplied them.
- Fiscal Number
Tax number - also known as numero de contribuinte
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- IMOPPIThe Governing body for Estate Agents
- IMTProperty Purchase Tax
- IMIGeneral Rates paid annually and assessed
by the local authority (rather like council tax in the UK).
- IVAPortuguese VAT - set at 21%
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- Licence de habitçaoHabitation licence
- Licença de utilizaçaoUsage licence
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- NotaryWitnesses signatures and handles
legal administration
- Numero de ContribuinteTax number, same as
Fiscal Number
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- Power of AttorneyAllows your lawyer to apply
for paperwork and sign legal documents on your behalf
- Pre-installationA term not used in the UK.
It means that the pipe work is in place for air-conditioning or a sound system,
but the actual units aren't supplied
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- SolicitadorSolicitor
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- UrbanizationA road with infrastructure in place
such as lighting, electricity where there are plots of land with planning permission
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- VendedorVendor
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