Rent property

Are you a foreigner thinking of renting a property in Spain? What permits and documents do you need to move into a flat?  Renting a flat in Spain can seem overwhelming, but with the correct information, you can find the perfect home without unnecessary hassle.

Renting to a foreigner is essentially the same as renting to a Spanish citizen. However, you should consider some points and request certain documents to ensure an efficient rental agreement.  What do you need? What documents are required?

The shopping street with the highest rental prices in Spain is Barcelona's Paseo de Gracia, with a prime rent of €3,000/m2 per year (+9%), according to the global report 'Main Streets Across the World' by the real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield.

In the world of tourism and holiday accommodation, there tends to be confusion between the terms holiday home and tourist accommodation. At first glance, they may seem like synonyms, but really there are significant differences between the two concepts.

Almost all properties are subject to Property Tax (IBI), but who should pay it when renting, the owner or the tenant?

Rent prices in Spain continued to rise in September to €11.8/m2 per month, an increase of 9.3% year-on-year and 1% below the national record (August 2023).

Benidorm's residential skyscrapers are looking for tenants for their luxury flats. InTempo, Delfin and Sunset Waves are some of the residential buildings with properties for rent. And all of them are available on idealista. Generally speaking, their monthly rents are between €3,000 and €4,000.

With house prices skyrocketing, the question of whether buying or renting is more convenient is hanging over our heads more and more. However, answering this question is not so simple.

When you decide to rent a property, the big question always arises: How can you protect yourself against possible non-payment or damage caused by the tenant? This is where tenant default insurance comes into play – a tool that protects landlords. But who pays for it, the tenant or the landlord?

With mortgage interest rates rising steadily this year and Spaniards' strong attachment to the sense of ownership, rent-to-own is becoming a more and more popular option for buying the property you fell head over heels for at first sight or the ideal property for your specific circumstances at that

'Cohousing' and 'coliving'. These two little words are creeping into our conversations, but do we really know what they mean? The best way to debunk myths is by talking to people who have opted for these co-housing formulas.

Rents in London continue to break records and are already well above those recorded in the rest of the United Kingdom.

idealista/data's ranking for the second quarter of 2023 of the 100 most sought-after towns and cities in the rental market, compiled with statistics on rent and relative demand, once again classifies the most sought-after areas among idealista users looking for a rental property and the median price

Interest in renting a property from abroad soared in 2022 and is strengthening in 2023.

Holiday home rentals soared in many cities with the arrival of Airbnb more than a decade ago. It has now reached a point where it seems too difficult to regulate the sector, and no city has found the right 'formula'.

Foreign buyers' interest in finding a home in Spain is evident, even in towns of less than 5,000 inhabitants. Besides towns in areas traditionally attractive to foreign tourists, there are other towns in less obvious regions, including one in Asturias.

New York City voted last week to raise rent prices for more than one million homes under the umbrella of the Rent Stabilized programme, in which tenants are protected from huge increases and can renew their leases for one or two years.

The price of holiday rentals in Spain grew by 11% in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2022, according to data from the Spanish Statistics Institute (INE). This evolution reflects a higher tension in the market that is in line with the recovery of foreign tourism observed

The General Council of the Association of Real Estate Agents of Spain (COAPI by its acronym in Spanish) has ruled out mass real estate agency closures due to the new Housing Law or a "price war" by real estate agents to attract rental transactions. The law, which has been in force for a month, intr

For a rental in Spain to be as secure as possible, both for the landlord and the tenant, a Spanish rental contract must be drafted correctly and clauses must be added that protect the lease.

The length of time that property owners in Spain have to wait for a ruling to evict squatters from their homes continues to increase.

The Popular Party president, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has proposed reforming a series of procedural laws to enable the eviction of squatters and has guaranteed that, if he governs, he will put an end to the phenomenon of illegal squatting, which in his opinion, "cannot continue". The new Housing Law s

Spain's new Housing Law is dominating real estate conversations across the country and beyond. At the recent real estate fair Sima, the vast majority of the speakers were opposed to the implementation of this law.

Rent for a week in August on the beachfront is moderating the price increase for this summer and stands at an average of 1,055 euros per week, according to data from Tecnitasa, a valuation, consultancy and sustainability group.

As a landlord, renting a property without taking any precautions can lead to disaster. Defaulting tenants is one of the main problems affecting the Spanish rental sector. However, there are several ways that you can avoid them.