Rent property

When renting a house, it is important to pay close attention to the contractual information in order to avoid any surprises or damages that may arise. There are different types of rental contracts, depending on the time and type of property.

In large cities in Spain, such as Madrid or Barcelona, where the price of renting a flat is beyond the economic possibilities of many people, renting individual rooms is an increasingly common practice. But what does this look like, and what are the most common doubts about the process?

One year after the introduction of the Catalan rent cap law limiting rental prices in the region (known in Spain as "la ley catalana del alquiler"), the data show that the measure has had two main consequences: 1.

A fairly common question we get is how a landlord goes about updating a rental.

Milan is the southern European city that requires the greatest effort to rent a property: in the great Italian economic hub, families must spend 42.6% of their income on rent, according to a study by idealista, which crosses rental prices in March 2021 and estimated* household incomes.

How much is rent in Spain? The good news for those who are planning to rent property in Spain in 2021, a great alternative if you're not ready to buy, is that the price of housing rental in Spain has fallen by 3.8% during the 12 months of the pandemic, according to a report published by idealista.

Investing in Spanish property to let it out (BTL) became a hugely profitable business over the last five years, yielding two digit returns year-on-year.

The leading real estate marketplace in Spain, idealista, has launched a new service that allows the creation and remote signing of rental contracts for real estate agencies, landlords and tenants.

A recent Parliament session in Spain has amended the 2018-2021 State Housing Plan in order to speed up  the process and increase its coverage to encourage renting and property renovation or refurbishment.

1. Are you dealing with the owner or a legally empowered proxy? Nothing worse than making a huge down payment upfront only to realise you have been duped out of your money leasing from someone who was not the owner.

When renting a house in Spain, many doubts and questions may arise, especially for expats and those moving to Spain for the first time.

Last week I had to deal with a case in Barcelona that is a prime example of why you should be wary of signing reservation contracts on renting in Spain. With the excuse the property was in a highly sought-after location, and someone else could snag it, the tenant was forced to pay a non-refundable

The following is a list of clauses commonly mis-used in long-term rental contracts in Spain. This article refers to the lease regime under the Spanish Urban Tenancy Act affecting long-term rentals.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the potential economic crisis in Spain caused by it, together with some changes in property valuations made by Banco de España (the Bank of Spain) are just some of the reasons why potential house buyers in Spain without sufficient savings will not be abl

Tenant’s top five A verbal contract is better than a written one. No, not really. Although verbal contracts in Spain are equally valid to written ones, the problem lies when there is a disagreement. It is very difficult to prove what was actually agreed in a verbal contract i.e.

The economic and real estate scenario that has been caused by the coronavirus pandemic in Spain is seemingly worsening as the weeks go by  according to experts.

The COVID-19 state of alarm has been in force for over two months now, a reality that for some citizens living in flats without gardens, terraces or balconies and in the middle of a city can be a challenging task.

Tenants who are in a situation of economic vulnerability due to the coronavirus crisis in Spain may request a moratorium or cancellation of rent from their landlord until 2nd July 2020, as established by the Royal Decree Law 16/2020, which has extended the application period to three months.

More and more people and families are choosing to have a pet at home.

In 2020 the advantages of the Internet are endless and at the moment, we can take advantage more than ever due to the coronavirus outbreak which has left Spain housebound: you can comfortably buy food, clothes or gadgets without having to leave your home.

The Spanish government already has a first estimate of what the impact on public accounts may be due to the measures introduced to help vulnerable rental tenants that were recently announced. In total, the effect of the rental subsidies will be around 800 million euros, including micro-loans f

Spain is currently experiencing extraordinary circumstances during the period of confinement due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

If you live in a rental property in Spain, it's almost a given that at some point something has broken, there has been some damage to the property or you have wanted to make some kind of modification.

1% of all properties that are listed for rent on idealista have a surface area of less than 30 m2.

Before when you would buy a house, you would own it for a lifetime.