The official price
The College of Registrars publishes the official cost of the nota simple requested online: €9.02 plus VAT per property (€10.91 with VAT included). The published average turnaround for that channel is under two hours.
That is the market floor: anything paid above it is an intermediary's margin.
What private portals charge
Management portals process the request at the Registry on the client's behalf and charge for it. Prices observed on their own websites in October 2026:
- registro.es: €20.76 + VAT (€25.12), with an urgent option for €7.90 more.
- notasimplefacil.es: €20.00 + VAT (€24.20), with advertised delivery in 24-72 business hours.
In exchange for the markup they offer convenience: a guided form, error correction and PDF delivery by email without needing an electronic certificate or Cl@ve, because they file the request themselves.
How to tell the official e-office from an intermediary
Private websites are designed to look official, and consumers and associations have publicly denounced it. Signs to tell them apart:
- The domain: the official e-office is sede.registradores.org and the College's website is registradores.org. Any other domain is private, even if it uses the word "registro".
- The price: if it clearly exceeds €10.91 per property, there is an intermediary's margin.
- The legal owner: the legal conditions must identify the company. If a private limited company appears, it is a gestor, not the Registry.
- The promises: no private party can promise deadlines that depend on the Registry; the College itself speaks of an "average turnaround".
When an intermediary can be worth it
- If you have no electronic certificate or Cl@ve and do not want to go in person.
- If you need help locating the property with partial data.
- If you want someone to review request errors.
If you commission an intermediary, demand transparency: the official fee and their service fee should be visible separately, along with who the company is and what happens if the request fails.
Watch out for complementary services
- The nota de localización (finding out which Registry holds a property with partial data) is billed even if the result is negative, as the e-office itself warns.
- The certificación registral is a different document, with a higher fee: do not confuse it with the nota simple when comparing prices.
- Alerts and información continuada are different services, of periodic monitoring, with their own conditions.
A real comparison: official channel vs intermediaries
The official cost of the online nota simple is 9,02 euros plus VAT, according to the Registrars' association itself. As of 21 October 2026, we have verified that some private intermediaries charge around 20 euros plus VAT for the same nota simple (for example, registro.es shows 20,76 euros VAT not included on its request summary), that is, more than twice the official cost for the same document issued by the same Registry.
What do you pay extra with an intermediary? The handling: they enter the details for you on the official channel. If you have an electronic certificate or Cl@ve, doing it yourself costs the official fee and is usually just as fast.
How to spot websites that look official
Tell-tale signs of an intermediary:
- The domain is not official: the official e-office sits under registradores.org; government pages use .gob.es domains or each body's official domain.
- Search engine ads: the top results marked as "ad" are usually private services.
- Price hidden until the end: the official fee is public and fixed; if the price only appears after filling in forms, be suspicious.
- Promises of a "free nota simple": there is no general free option; there is usually a sign-up or a later cost behind it.
What the fee covers (and what it does not)
The official fee covers issuing a nota simple for one property. Bear in mind:
- If the search fails, the negative location note is also billed.
- There is no urgency option as such on the official channel: the average turnaround is under two hours, according to the Registrars' association.
- Other documents (certificates, owner-based location notes) have different costs.
A tip to avoid overpaying
Before paying on any website, find its final price including VAT and compare it with the official fee of 9,02 euros plus VAT. If the gap is large, decide whether the convenience of the handling is worth it; if you have a certificate or Cl@ve, the official channel saves you the markup.
A worked number example
Requesting a flat's nota simple through the official e-office costs 9,02 euros plus VAT. The same document through an intermediary, at 20,76 euros plus VAT, means paying 11,74 euros extra (plus VAT) for the handling. If you are going to request several notas simples (for example, while comparing several flats during a home search), the difference multiplies: it is worth spending ten minutes registering for Cl@ve or using your electronic certificate.