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Inheriting a home in Gavà: plusvalía, deadlines and relief

What the Gavà council charges when you inherit a home, the deadlines that run from the death and how long you have to keep it.

In Gavà, the council cuts the plusvalía on an inheritance by up to 95% and you have to keep the home 5 years. The plusvalía rate is 30% (Ministry of Finance, 2026) and you have 6 months from the death to declare it, up to a year if you ask for an extension.

What its bylaw says
Gavà95%
Who
Spouse or civil partner, descendants and adopted children, ascendants and adoptive parents
Condition
Main home of both the deceased and the heir (the registered address; it still counts if the registration ended for health reasons). 95% for a spouse or partner aged 65 or over and for heirs with a physical disability of at least 65% or any mental disability; 75% for descendants under 21; 50% otherwise.
Keep it 5 years
If it is sold within 5 years, the relief must be paid back with interest within a month of the sale.
How to apply
Within the deadline to declare the tax: 6 months from the death, extendable to 1 year if requested within the first 6. With supporting documents and proof of registration at the home.

Plusvalía rate 30% · Source: Ordenança fiscal núm. 4 de l'IIVTNU, art. 6.2 — Ajuntament de Gavà (BOPB 21/12/2023, vigente desde 2024; ordenanzas 2026 del ORGT de la Diputació de Barcelona) · read 26 September 2026

The deadlines that run

WhatDeadlineLaw
Inheritance tax6 months from the death; 6-month extension if requested within the first 5Real Decreto 1629/1991, Reglamento del Impuesto sobre Sucesiones y Donaciones, arts. 67 y 68 · read 25 September 2026
Plusvalía (council land-value tax)6 months from the death; up to 1 year with an extensionReal Decreto Legislativo 2/2004, texto refundido de la Ley reguladora de las Haciendas Locales, art. 110.2 · read 25 September 2026
Keeping the home, inheritance tax5 yearsDecreto Legislativo 1/2024, libro sexto del Código tributario de Catalunya, arts. 631-17 a 631-19 · read 25 September 2026

Other towns in the comarca

TownPlusvalía rateRelief read, up to
Abrera30%Bylaw not read
Begues26%Bylaw not read
Castelldefels30%95%
Castellví de Rosanes28%Bylaw not read
Cervelló30%Bylaw not read
Collbató30%Bylaw not read
Corbera de Llobregat30%Bylaw not read
Cornellà de Llobregat30%Bylaw not read

Keep going

Sources and dates

Ministry of Finance, municipal tax information (IIVTNU), 2026; read on 11 Oct 2026.

This sets out the deadlines and rules; it doesn't replace whoever is handling the estate. A gestor, a lawyer or the notary will confirm each case.

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