Thanks Xose, that's a very helpful reply.

I'm pleased to report that I am trying to do "the right thing" and my lawyer did help me pay Spanish Wealth tax on one of the properties I own here.

My situation is complicated by the fact that I own two properties but live in a rented one. My NIE is linked to one of the properties I own, but is under a different ayuntamiento.

I will be buying a second-hand Spanish car in 2 weeks' time. I presume I will therefore need to change the NI address to the rented property in which I live (because it is to this ayuntamiento that I will have to pay my car tax)?

I have only been renting for 5 months, but I have owned the properties for 2 years - so I am really unsure about where to register!!!

Any suggestions?

What precisely is it that I need to ask for at the ayuntamiento? a Padron or a Certificado de Empadronamineto?

Cheers,
Alan