New: since 3 October, Catalonia requires an asbestos certificate to sell or rent out a property. Check if it applies to you
For properties anywhere in Spain. Required in Catalonia since 3 October 2026 to sell or rent; in the rest of Spain, recommended before selling, renting or renovating a property built before 2002.
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What it doesn't include
Why can't anyone promise you "asbestos-free"? Because the inspection the law asks for is visual, with no opening-up: what can't be seen can't be certified. If someone guarantees it without opening walls or analysing samples, be wary.
Prices for a flat, of any size. House or villa: €302.50 incl. VAT (€250 + VAT). Warehouses, commercial premises and apartment buildings: quote after assessing the property. Lab analysis, only if the technician recommends it, is extra.
€217.80
incl. VAT · €180 + VAT
Visit within 48–72 h · report within 7 working days*
€363
incl. VAT · €300 + VAT
Visit within 48–72 h · report within 72 h*
€314.60
incl. VAT · €260 + VAT
Visit and report within 48 h*
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A qualified technician visits your flat. The visit takes about 30-45 minutes.
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In your digital folder, in 24-72 h*. We send it to your notary if you like.
Flat: €217.80 incl. VAT (€180 + VAT). House or villa: €302.50 incl. VAT (€250 + VAT). Warehouses, commercial premises, shops, apartment buildings and whole buildings: we give you the price after assessing the property. It includes the technician's visit in 48-72 h, the visual inspection of everything visible and accessible, and the signed certificate: in Catalonia, using the Catalan Waste Agency template; in the rest of Spain, a report signed by a competent technician. Lab analysis is extra and only if the technician recommends it. Estate agencies and property managers: volume discounts.
A visit from a qualified technician, a visual inspection of the visible and accessible elements of your home and the signed report in PDF, stating the presence or absence of visible asbestos, its state of repair and potential risk. For a flat it covers your home, not the building's common areas. It doesn't include sampling or lab analysis; if the technician recommends it, we quote it separately.
The visit takes place within 48-72 h and lasts about 30-45 minutes. The report arrives in 48 h with the Urgent plan, in 72 h with the Sale Pack and in 7 working days with the Basic plan. These timeframes depend on technician availability in your area; we confirm the date before you pay.
In Catalonia, yes: the Catalan law requires the certificate to sell or rent without setting any year of construction. In buildings from after 2002 asbestos is unlikely (it was banned that year) and the visit is usually quicker, but there the document is still required. In the rest of Spain it isn't required, and we recommend it mainly for properties built before 2002.
Yes. The certificate is for information only: it doesn't prevent the sale or the rental. In Catalonia, two rules of Llei 8/2026 also apply. If asbestos is identified, the law requires you to keep the property free of these materials. And in a sale, its presence is recorded in the Land Registry. We explain your options and, if you like, prepare a quote for the works (safe removal and a new roof) and, in Catalonia, with the ARC grant worked out.
No rule sets its validity yet. As long as you don't do any work that changes what was inspected, the general view is that it remains valid. The regulation implementing the Catalan law, expected in 2027, may specify it: if anything changes, we'll let you know through your folder.
Yes, free of charge. Tell us the notary and the signing date and we send it to them ourselves, with a copy for you. The Sale Pack includes sending all three documents: asbestos, energy performance certificate and habitability certificate (cédula) if you need one.
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Llei 8/2026, de 2 de juliol, de l'erradicació de l'amiant (Catalonia's asbestos eradication law) came into force on 3 October 2026. Its article 21 requires that, in every sale or rental of a property in Catalonia, the seller or landlord hands over a certificate stating at least the presence or absence of visible asbestos, its state of repair and the potential risk. The law leaves the details of the document, and who may issue it, to a later regulation. Outside Catalonia it isn't required to sell or rent, but it's advisable before selling, renting or renovating a property built before 2002.
Until that regulation arrives, the Catalan Waste Agency (ARC) has published a provisional template and a set of FAQs. Under that template, it is signed by architects, building engineers and engineers within their areas of competence, and the inspection is visual. In the template's own words: "Visual inspection only, with no tests or sampling; limited to visible and accessible elements. It does not prevent the sale or the rental." Our reports follow that template and are signed by a qualified technician with professional liability insurance.
What does that mean in practice? The technician checks what can be seen and reached without building work: downpipes, tanks, accessible false ceilings, accessible roofs, cladding. Nothing is broken and no samples are taken. If they find a suspect material, they describe it, assess its condition and risk, and tell you what to do. The result doesn't block the sale or the rental.
Are there penalties in Catalonia? The law provides for fines for not handing over the certificate; opinions differ on whether they already apply before the implementing regulation is approved. So we won't try to scare you with fines: the real reason to get it right is that the notary, the buyer and the tenant will ask you for it.
For the full details (what applies already, what is still to be developed and the official sources), see our guide to Catalonia's asbestos law. And if you're not sure whether your flat needs one, check in a minute with our free tool.
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* Timeframes subject to technician availability and, for building works, to approval of the work plan (up to 45 days) and to our works schedule.
** Grant subject to the call for applications, available budget and eligibility requirements. Amount estimated from the brackets of the ARC 2026 call (Catalonia only).
*** Indicative range. The fixed price is given after seeing photos or visiting the property.