wrote on Jul 9^th, 2010 at 4:31pm:

JamJarChris wrote on Jul 9th, 2010 at 9:08am: Good news - I think. Some friends of ours finally received their cedula yesterday. So there is a way - it is just finding it that is the trick Merriman: Could you give more details please.  Unfortunately there's no trick.  Unless the house AND land are urbanised or it has an original building license (this is not the same as a Declaracion de Obra Nueva) cedula's are still not being issued.  In fact the town halls are still waiting for instructions from Habitatge as to how to proceed with the issue of initial certificates that are then sent to Habitatge with the cedula de habitabilidad application.  These instructions were due at the end of June following the API/Carme Trilla meeting, but it's been 'manana' ever since. Unfortunately I don't think this is what it seems, unless they have an original building license. It may be that they have the initial certificate (also called a cedula, but not a cedula de habitabilidad) from the town hall.

Will be seeing them later this weekend so will ask. As I understand it, A Spanish Architect was involved, and a sum of money (but not huge).

It is a vivienda which is in el campo, but... not sure if urbanised in any weird way.

Will ask about building licence - I agree that it does not appear correct, but they are very pleased to finally have a cedula after a long wait.

Hope that it is all pukka.