A way to reserve an apartment that you want to buy. The sum involved is usually around 3,000 euros, which you pay to the owner or an agency. Your deposit will be returned if you are eventually unable to reach an agreement on buying the apartment.
A couple, regardless of gender, who have not married through a civil or a church ceremony, but who have decided to have their partnership legally recognised. Such couples have most of the rights applicable to married couples. They must register as a legal couple at their town or city hall.
A municipal tax on the increase in the value of urban land, payable when there is a change in a property's ownership. It is applied to the increase in the property's value between the date on which the seller acquired it and the date on which they sell it to a new owner.
An increase to a rental contract's original duration. This does not involve a new contract; it means that the original contract will be valid for a longer period.