Private mandate for everyday errands (Spain)
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A general power of attorney for a bank or the Land Registry is granted before a notary in Spain (article 1280.5 of the Spanish Civil Code), and DocMuse does not sell one. This private mandate is for someone who asks a relative or trusted person to run everyday errands with individuals, companies and offices that accept it: collecting documents, raising utility complaints, dealing with the building administrator. It lists the errands, sets how long it lasts and excludes selling or charging property. Both sign it with a copy of their ID. In Spanish.
- Made for use in Spain
- Last updated October 20, 2026
Published byDocMuse
When to use this document
- You will be living outside Spain for some months and want a relative to deal with everyday matters for you.
- An elderly parent wants a son or daughter to handle paperwork and utility bills in Spain on their behalf.
- You want someone you trust to speak to the building administrator and the suppliers in your name.
- You are looking for a written authorisation for everyday errands in Spain without going to a notary.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Principal
- Principal's DNI or NIE (Spanish identity number)
- Principal's address
- Agent
- Agent's DNI or NIE (Spanish identity number)
- Agent's address
- Errands entrusted to the agent
- Valid from
- Valid until
- Additional terms
- City
- Date
Common questions
- Does a private mandate work with a Spanish bank, notary or Land Registry?
- Banks and registries ask for a power granted before a notary: article 1280.5 of the Spanish Civil Code requires a public document for a power to administer property, a general power to litigate and powers for acts that must be in a deed. That power is granted at a notary’s office. This private mandate serves for everyday errands with individuals, companies and offices that accept it, and each one decides whether it does.
- Can the agent deal with Spanish public bodies on the principal’s behalf?
- For acts of mere procedure, representation is presumed. To file applications, responsible declarations or appeals, or to withdraw or waive on another’s behalf, it must be proved by a reliable means, such as an apud acta power in the body’s online office or registration in its electronic register of powers (article 5 of Spain’s Common Administrative Procedure Act, Ley 39/2015). Many bodies also have their own representation form.
- How does a private mandate end under Spanish law?
- It ends on the date given, when the errands are done, when the principal revokes it, when the agent renounces it or on the death of either, among the other causes in article 1732 of the Spanish Civil Code. To revoke it, tell the agent in writing, preferably by burofax, inform the bodies that know of the mandate and ask the agent to return this document (article 1733).
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
- Sign it yourself with a qualified electronic signature. If you already hold a QES — Evrotrust, B-Trust, StampIT, ZealiD or any qualified provider on the EU Trusted List, on a card, a USB token, in a mobile app or in the cloud — our signing guide explains step by step how to sign this exact file without invalidating it. Step-by-step help, and a way to check it worked
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