How to Rent Your Dream Home in Spain (The 7 Steps)
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- You're moving to Spain for 6 months or a year, and you need to rent. We take you through the 7 steps to renting your dream home in Spain - from the start to the very end. Venga, let’s go! 🥝
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00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Budget & Location
03:32 - The Timeline
04:07 - Where to Look
07:48 - The Visit
16:05 - Signing the Agreement
18:35 - Ongoing Costs
20:47 - How to Leave Your Home
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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I hope the video is helpful guys. Get the renter's cheat sheet here: swiy.io/RentalCheatSheet 👏
Fantastic video, you both are always very helpful. This information will come in handy in the future. Muchas gracias!!!
Hi guys! Could you please recommend a website in Spain, which sells mobile phones and is there a website that inform you if your buildning/streetadress has fiber?
Very helpful, thank you. I have a lot to learn still before I move over. I look at rental listings frequently. One thing I noticed on some is some listings say the residence address may not be used to get your padron. That could be a big problem, I wonder why not. Also, some have up to six month deposit required, way too much. When I look at listings around San Sebastian a month's rent deposit going to the Basque government is referenced. I have seen some people reference that they were unable to get their deposits back which is concerning. Some of the real estate agents seem to reference an ongoing annual fee to them, and also VAT. In the US I have never been charged a tax on a rental property. Are the building owner's passing on the property tax that they owe to their tenants in Spain?
Hola Chicos we love your videos, this one in particular is amazing since we are are very interested in one day living (part time) in Spain. Una Abrazo
Very helpful, and fun as always! Currently looking for a place in Mexico City - hope to make it to Spain someday,
I’m from America and I’m working on my TEFL CERTIFICATION so I can move to Spain and teach English next summer, with my two children. We found your channel and you two have gotten my son excited to move to Spain!
For expats who don't have much or no income in Spain, it is very hard to rent because almost everyone does income verification (eg ask for paystubs and require working for at least six months previously). I have a lot of liquid assets in the US that allowed me to quit my job but the landlords wouldn't accept bank/broker statements as proof of ability to afford the piso. One landlord asked for all 12 months upfront and two months of deposit!
I live near the aiport in Valencia and my costs for a 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 105m2 piso with small balcony is:
rent - 600€
utilities (electric, water and gas) - 65€
internet and mobile: 35€ (Lowi)
Madhavyu, have you applied for the residency? How long can you live and rent there as US citizen?
@@FxRiderST You can apply for permanent residency after living in Spain for five years. Currently, I am on a two-year non-lucrative resident permit. I plan to keep my US citizenship indefinitely.
Spain is super cheap to rent !! I hope one day I'll move there !!
Do I intend to move to Spain? No.
But I still watched the full video 😁
Very well detailed as always!
Thank you 😊
I want to do my MBA in Madrid next year (UC3M), this video was SO HELPFUL! The cheat sheet along with this video will be my bible! Many thanks!🙏🏼
So glad!!!
Thanks so much for this awesome guide! We are going to visit our first rental apartment in Barcelona tomorrow. One extra thing we will ask is proof of ownership from the owners!
Having lived in Madrid close to a year now, have to say it's very accurately and properly presented. It'll be very useful for many who are moving to Spain or planning to do so. I too was thinking about making one because there aren't many recent updates. Most that are good in content, are already a bit dated. Always enjoy your updates. Religiously watched practically everything you guys posted when I was planning to move, some even few times. They are very insightful. I think this was a missing topic and it's great to see it ( was something that I was hoping you guys would do). I believe this will be a hit 🙂👍🏻
Bueno, gente, you’ll have to update this one now, given the proposed changes in Spanish rent laws. Looking forward to it. Saludos desde Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
PERFECT timing! Thank you!
Very useful, thank you for the vlog!
Super helpful! Thanks
Great video filled with tons of information! Thanks again!
This video was so helpful! I've been living in Madrid for over a year now and have been using a short-term rental company. I recently rented my first apartment, and this video was beyond helpful in navigating the process. I was able to negotiate lower rent and the Garantía (1 mes de fianza & 1 mes de Garantía vs 1 mes de fianza & 2 months Garantía) simply due to the fact that I'm renting it for two years vs one year.
Thanks a lot for the rental chear sheet. Great job!
Thanks for the information very useful
Thank you so much for your help!
Hello ! Thanks for the helpful job. Well done folks !!
Useful tips for next year hopefully 💗💛
this is an amazing video, so informative!!! thanks! keep up the good work :)
Love this video guys thank you ❤❤
Thanks guys, super useful.
this is very helpful. thanks for sharing your honesty.
THANKS FOR THE INFORMACIÓN .
I've wanted this information for a long time. I've done some research on-line but this was a concise and thorough explanation of how to rent in Spain. A million thanks for sharing this video. I am deeply grateful.
Thanks Gina!
Thank You for this great video! It’s a real gem.
Great explanations, been thinking about it for ages and you have given me the confidence to move on.
Very helpful and through, really enjoyed learning about how to rent in Spain, great job and Thank you.
This video is immensely helpful. Thank you so much.
Great video, so helpful for those of us wanting to have a Spanish adventure.
WOW! Excellent! I wish we had your expert advice when seeking a placid in Madrid decades ago. 😉
This was fantastic. Thank you very much! :))
Muchisimas gracias for this! Will def. be renting first and this was very helpful...now, if I can just get over there 😉
That was great. Thanks so much.
This is great! Even I can afford to live in Spain for a year, in the rural Spain that Covid-19 might save.
And what a great cheat sheet! I mean, this is a serious cheat sheet. You even threw in some urban rental law!
Thanks Guys, great info, looking to move to Spain in September before buying in the coming year. Keep the vids coming .
Hello friends, we have been watching and supporting your videos. We are going to Spain and Portugal in March 2023 to scout location for our move from Phoenix Arizona to either Spain or Portugal. Is it possible for you to make a recent video like this to better educate us on the current prices in 2022. Thank you and congratulations on all your UA-cam success.
DETAILS DETAILS!!, you guys are awesome. We are thinking of retiring there and you guys explain every question we had in mind.
Excellent video, thorough and very clear. Everything is to the point. You have done a great job! Thank you very much! Even if one switches off the sound, it is still enjoyable to watch! You both are very good presenters!
I always enjoy your videos. Have you ever done one about your top 10 movies you would recommend that show off Spain the most? Like The Trip to Spain, for example? Keep up the great work!
Love y’all’s videos so much! Where is Yoli from in Spain?
Great video. I strongly agree with visiting the neighborhood at different times. My father always told me visit during the day, evening and also the weekend to get a true sense of what it's like.
YESSS!!! Thank you guys!!! This is so very helpful!!! I am posting on the American Expatriates in Spain and in the Cuban American Expats in Spain. Mil gracias!!!
Really enjoying these videos from UK. Just found you guys. Surprised no TV though, dont know if could cope with no TV.
Thank you sooooo much! Con un poquito de suerte estaremos en Madrid en los proximos meses! Un abrazo!!
Guys, I’m going through a rough patch in life and I dream of just saying f-it and moving to Spain. Mallorca specifically. I won’t of course. But your videos allow me to dream and think that I could. Thank you. Your videos really do mean a lot to me.
Why not?
I love you Guys! I have been to Spain twice. I have not been to North West Spain so that is an area I would love to visit. Great information on apartment rentals!
Very helpful
Very informative. Thanx. LOVE the Ganesh in your bookcase ... Ganpati Bappa MORYA!! :)
Like always good video I see myself renting a place in Spain for a year in a few years I always talk about it
Thank you for showing different places with prices!!! This video was EXCELLENT! Thanks for all the info...so much better than another video I watched. I loved your personalities! You guys are too cute!
Muchísimas gracias por compartir ... :)
Love watching your videos! My first one was your Barcelona food video and it was fantastic! I ate so well that trip! Just wondering if utility costs have increased.
It is my dream to live in Spain 🇪🇸 permanently!!! Some day! I know no place is perfect but Spain seems like such a warm, adventurous and brilliant place to live! From my lips 💋 to God's ear 👂 🙏 🙌. Lots of love to you guys, the rest of your viewers and to Spain!!! Oleeeee!!!!!
Winter does exist in Spain and with that comes snow and cold rainy days as well. Madrid can be very cold in winter and will get below 0c.
Este video ha sido muy informativo!
No puedo esperar!! Algun dia nos mudaremos a España.
No puedo esperar!!
Saludos desde USA!!
Thanks James y Yoly, this will be handy when we are finally able to get back to España. Intending to spend a year or so to really get immersed in todos las cosas españolas.
Awesome Robert
This is great but will you do a separate video about the paperwork needed for the apartment application? I know each landlord is a bit different and particular but a general overview-would be great. For ex, payslips, income details, etc and maybe some example scenarios (those with perm jobs in Spain with a Spanish contract, freelancers ( who often have clients abroad), those with perm jobs but foreign employers (often contractors), contractors for Spanish companies, English teachers whose contracts are not 12 months?
Also helpful: if a person does not have all the required paperwork, any suggestions for how to get around this?
For example, when I was a full time contractor in France with a foreign employer, I had trouble getting a flat because landlords’ home insurance sometimes only covered tenants with French work contracts, and in Germany landlords want 3 months of payslips, but I had just started a new job one month earlier... but i was able to persuade a landlord to take me with only one payslip by paying a higher deposit.
Sois los mejores 👍💖👍💖👍 gracias de corazón por este vídeo.... viva España 🇪🇸
Another great post! Thank you so much.
Do you have anything in the works on “Short Term” renting? We wish to rent for 2-3 months while we search for a home to purchase.
Great video as always but in my case about six weeks too late!
Because of the current situation (and the closure of my academy) I went into Summer not knowing where I would be come Autumn so emailed my landlord to tell him of my (non) plans. There was silence for a couple of weeks (well nearly six) then I got a gushing email saying how sorry he was that I might be moving. I had been the best tenant he had ever had, I had helped pay for his daughter's degree. Which came in useful when I found the perfect new flat. I saw it in the late morning, went in to sign documents before close on a Friday (showing them email from landlord) and signed the lease on the following Monday. The whole process was quick and very civilised. My new landlord is the son of the lady who owns the entire building so they are very professional but I had seen some horrors before I saw my new flat.
I too have used the phrase "granny's furniture" so I think this is a truth universally acknowledged about flat hunting in Spain.
¡Suerte!
Love your videos! Would love a video about neighborhoods! The more centralized ones and more distant (suburbs) ones! =]
Coool, thanks!
Gracias pareja, estoy recordando mi olvidado inglés con vosotros, me cuesta seguirle, hablas rapidísimo, poco a pico😋😋😋
Interesting and so helpful. I'm planning to semi-retire to Spain in 2022 and I found this video particularly useful. Another great one guys. Ciao.
Semi-retire --- I need to do that!
Great video, thank you! Are there furniture rental firms in case you find a place that's not furnished but one that you like?
In Galicia, for most rental agencies, the fees are paid by the property owner, not the tenant.
Me again... Have I told you lately how super amazingly awesome you guys are!!! Gracias, gracias, gracias... mil gracias, chicos!!!
haha thank you!
Hola - me encanta sus videos ya que son muy informativos. Estoy planeando pasarme un mes en Barcelona y quisiera me dieran recomendaciones acerca de renta a corto plazo. En específico, cuál es la mejor manera de hacerlo. Vía ABNB o localmente a través de agencias.
I love your videos and wanted to suggest a topic for an upcoming video. If you are comfortable with sharing your monthly living costs while renting a place in Madrid for those of us who are trying to gauge how much it would cost to live/retire in Spain. For example I will have both a US Social Security pension and a company pension. I'd like to see if those fixed incomes would let me live a comfortable retirement.
Would love to see an update on those prices!
Hope you guys are doing well in Spain. My wife and I had planned to visit Madrid and Barca October 1- 16 but of course the dreaded virus upended our dream vacation. I had planned a detailed itinerary ( based on your vids ) which included a few Devour Tours with your people. We will plan again for 2021 or 2022 . Although I was born in Cuba and grew up in the USA my roots from both sets of grandparents are pure Spanish and was looking forward to setting foot on my ancestral home. Thanks again for your positive outlook and energy . Los veo pronto
Don't confuse: short of Barcelona is Barna, which Barcelonians use to refer to their city. Barca, or rather Barça, is short of the football club. No confundir: la abreviatura de Barcelona es Barna, que usan los barceloneses para referirse a su ciudad. Barca, o más bien Barça, es la abreviatura el club de fútbol.
Great video you guys! One thing you missed which could make for another informative video is “purchasing” in Spain as opposed to the US. By that I mean what taxes and or fees do you pay in addition to purchase pricing for goods, food, cars, furniture, etc...Also, since your part of the EU, does any of this carry over if you make purchases in other Euro countries?? Thanks again for the info! Take care!!
You can also find low key "agencies" on social media, often these don't have the agency overheads and being local people they tend to have more of an idea about the locality. Out of curiousity I looked up an apartment in "Mijas". "Close to all local amenities" "popular development". I do a lot a driving around Malaga province and I have passed by these apartments often. The entire development is in the middle of nowhere, even worse they have been empty for the last five years at least. This apartment was advertised on the website you mentioned.
I wish it was as straightforward as that in the US. It seem Spain has many more safeguards for renters. How are issues resolved, say when a landlord wants to withhold part or all of the deposit but you have fulfilled all your obligations?
Hey mate! I just found out ur channel now.
Am a Kiwi-Filipino and I have a Chilena girlfriend. She & I are planning to relocate there to Madrid, from here in Sydney, hopefully by 2021, when it’s safe to travel from covid.
Thanks for these helpful vlogs. 🥰
Hi James and Yoly - thank you for an informative video re home purchase/rentals in Spain.
We had to smile when we noticed one of your books in the background, Marquis de Sade!
Is this for research purposes? Lol ~ Paul & Bev (Ador & North East UK) x
of course! purely research
Well done.
Guys, yes you can negóciate renting prices, a friend of ours just moved to Spain and in the realty agency he offered to pay the whole six months rent up front for a 350 a month and he got 50 euros nocked off the monthly price.
We have to remember that in this difficult times lots of landlords need money and if you offer to pay six month or a year rent up front they are willing to negóciate the price all in the name of having that pasta en el bolsillo sooner...😉
Thanks for the tips guys! I’ll certainly need it in my next rental. I believe we were lucky when we moved to Madrid! We’ve got a lovely sunny flat in Chamberí and we did not have to pay the agency fees, we also get the heating included in the price of the rent. The only thing we did not anticipate was that noisy floor, but we kind of got used to it now...
How can I find a place without the agency fee? Thanks
Work directly with the owner - don't work through an agency.
Did those people had their unmentionable out there? OMG. Great video. Very useful.
I was lucky. I spent a month in Barcelona. I rented directly from a professional--a retired banker who is an American from Puerto Rico. This was in 2008. He was super cool and had a beautiful pad--a bit too large for my tastes. He just wanted to spend the summer in Madrid. At the end, he got homesick and asked if we wanted to stay in his flat in Madrid while he returned to Barcelona. "It's Penelope Cruz's agent's flat." It was super awesome. A lot of it revolved around levels of professional trust. He could hunt me down very easily, as I am easily trackable. And vice versa. But before I connected with him, I noticed a lot of stuff was dicey.
Hi, great video, I have a question what about if I like the place but the walls are painted in a color I don't like can I ask to the landlord to paint all the place in white previous to move In as part of the negotiation?
I love this couple
Love your videos -:)
Mobile phone is included in internet or needs to be bought seperately? If so what is a good plan (call w/ internet)
Thanks for all the information. Can we rent a house in spain not knowing Spanish?
Good Info and well laid out. I see Ganesha'a picture the Hindu God that removes all obstacles.
Hola James and Yoly, vivo en US hace poco los encontré y no paré de ver sus vídeos me encanta la energía de James y Yoly es muyyyyu sweet es una placer verlos a los dos. Bueno me gustaría vivir allá por un tiempo, que tal si hacen un vídeo sobre Las Palmas no se si ya lo han hecho pero no lo encontré. Un saludo y sigan progresando muy lindos los dos
Estoy usando la cuenta de mi esposo mi nombre es Yettel 🤗
is that a print of famous painting at 8:01? I really like it
Thanks for the video!!! I’m in madrid now looking for a place for the family moving from Chile (my wife is from Spain) and I just have a agent that was asking for 7 month of fianza (a 1.800 euros per month rent!!) and the payment with cheque bancario plus the agency fee in cash without declare the IVA… I hope this improves with following pisos. Also a only one year contract
Love you two xxx
Hey there! Could you do a student room version? Would be awesome :)
Can't believe the agency takes a month rent for finding a place! Thats crazy. This cost usually goes to the owner in most countries to find a renter
great video.... Your cheat sheet didn't mention how much income the landlords look for in Spain in order to rent to you? twice the rent? 3 times? thank you!
Thank you! Is it possible to communicate with landlord and have a rental agreement in English?
So are things opening up there in Spain , in regards to COVID? Gracias
This video is amazing, my partner is Spanish and we are both first time buyers so neither of us have a clue, everyone kept telling us 10 percent tax but we are not buying a new property and it was so difficult just getting someone to explain IVA Vs ITP! One thing I'm still unsure of though is that he is a resident, obviously. I have my NIE, I'm autónoma and pay taxes in Spain but apparently I'm not a resident will we need to pay a higher deposit because of that?? very difficult to find an answer!!
Gracias Yoli y James!!. El problema de encontrar alquiler en España es que los sitios baratos son los que no tienen mucho trabajo. Va a encontrar curro una Ingeniera Aeroespacial en Grazalema? Desafortunadamente no, nos toca Madrid o Barcelona.. 🤷🏽♀️
James, my wife and I are thinking of relocating to Madrid next year for about a year in September 2021 and we heard that SpotAhome is a good company to rent an apartment from. What do you think ?
I would pay the rent upfront in it's entirety. I would only rent for a month or two at a time. Do Airbnb's also require advance month's payment.
So does it mean that i can give a notice at 5 months in, and move out on 6th month? Thx for all the tips!!