Certificado Catastral on the spot (descriptive/graphic and, if you identify, ownership)

What to have at hand

1. Cl@ve PIN/Permanente, certificado digital or DNIe if you want to see titularidad. For the descriptive and graphic certificate you don’t need to ID yourself.
2. Referencia catastral of the property (14 characters). If you don’t have it, full address or find it on the mapa catastral.
3. DNI/NIE if you go in person to the Gerencia.
4. Authorisation/representation if you request protected data for a property that isn’t yours.

Documentation

• Identification: DNI/NIE/passport in person; online with Cl@ve, certificado digital or DNIe for protected data.
• Referencia catastral (appears on the IBI and on the Sede). If not, address and municipio.
• Authorisation from the holder and a copy of their DNI if you act for another person (in person). For companies/communities, poder or acta de presidente.
• In inheritances, proof of interés legítimo (testamento, auto de herederos) if you request titularidad without yet being the holder in Catastro.

Step by step

1. Go to the Sede Electrónica del Catastro: https://www.sedecatastro.gob.es.
2. Open Consulta y certificación de datos catastrales. Search by referencia, address or from the map.
3. If you only need descriptive and graphic, generate the certificate and download the PDF with CSV without identifying yourself.
4. If you need titularidad (datos protegidos), log in with Cl@ve/certificado/DNIe, enter Datos protegidos and issue the certificate for your property.
5. Save the PDF and check it has the Código Seguro de Verificación (CSV). If its validity is questioned, tell them it can be verified on the Sede (option "Verificación de documentos").
6. Prefer in person? Book cita previa at your Gerencia del Catastro from the Sede (menu Cita Previa), bring DNI and the referencia catastral; they will print it on the spot.

Time-saving tips

• The referencia catastral is on the IBI; if not, use the mapa and copy it from the property’s ficha.
• If the PDF won’t open, disable the pop-up blocker and try Chrome or Firefox.
• For bank/notary purposes, get the certificate the same day or within the same week. You’ll avoid arguments about a "recent" document.
• If there are recent changes (new build, segregation), Catastro may take time to update. Check the fecha de efectos on the certificate and, if they ask for proof of ownership, include a Nota Simple from the Registro.
• If you manage several third-party properties, consider formal apoderamiento or representation; it will save you trips to the counter with loose authorisations.

Common mistakes that can derail the procedure

1. Confusing Catastro with the Registro: the certificado catastral does not prove registered ownership or encumbrances.
2. Trying to see someone else’s titularidad without authorisation: the Sede won’t allow it; at the counter they will ask for it.
3. Downloading the wrong property by not checking the municipio or the referencia. Verify superficie, uso and plano before downloading.
4. Sending screenshots instead of the PDF with CSV: they’ll reject it. Always send the official PDF.
5. Browser blocking the PDF: without pop-ups there’s no download; check your blocker.
6. Thinking it automatically expires: it doesn’t, but they can ask for a recent one. Get a new one and you’re done.