The revision of the catastro value of all the homes in Calasparra aims to remove anomalies which mean some residents are paying more tax for small urban properties and others are paying less for larger properties.
Nexonr has spent the morning with Cllr Antonio Merino at Calasparra Town Hall discussing the revision of the “catastro” and what it means for residents.
This article will also discuss the difference between the “catastro value” of a property and the “commercial value”.
Firstly, local authorities do not set the rate of the “catastro” although they collect the taxes and they go into the budget. The “catastro” (which is more or less equivalent to the rates in the UK) is set by the Dirección General de Catastro, which is a department of the regional government of Murcia.
Calasparra Town Hall reports that applications have been made on several occasions for a revision of the IBI (which is the tax applied on the basis of the catastro value of the property) but only now has it been granted.
The reason Calasparra Town Hall had applied for a revision of the catastro is because there are significant discrepancies in the amounts local residents pay. For example there are residents who own flats in the centre of Calasparra who pay an average of 400 euros annually while others, with much larger properties, pay half of this amount or less.
Under the revision most residents in Calasparra will note a reduction of around 40% on their bills.
However, because the urbanisations in Murcia were a relatively new concept when they were built, the properties on Cañada Verde and the Tierra del Sol, were wrongly assessed as “tourist accommodation” and residents have been paying around half as much as others in smaller properties (200 to 270 euros annually). The revision will correct this and residents on these urbanisation will note an increase of 15 to 20% on next year´s bills.
By the time Coto Riñales was built, much later than the other two, catastro values were assessed differently, in that they have been paying much more IBI. These residents will note a decrease of 25% on next year´s bills.
Most properties in the country and Valentin will note a substantial decrease on their bills.
The catastro value of your property is not the same as the commercial value of your property. The former is only used to assess the amount of tax (IBI) you pay, the second is the market value of your property, which will fluctuate according to different factors including supply and demand.
By law, the catastro value must be lower than the commercial value of your property and does not, and never has, represented the market value of your property (ie, rateable value as opposed to sale price).
Once bills have been prepared there will be an appeal period of 28 days if you are not satisfied with your assessment.
Editor´s note:
We apologise for the delay in this comprehensive information about the changes in IBI. Nexonr is always anxious to publish accurate information for our readers and for this reason has been waiting for an appointment with the appropriate departments for clarification. We are not responsible for any other information published or disseminated.
