Housing for your first weeks in Barcelona: options and documents
Tourist accommodation, a temporary let for relocation, a room or staying with friends: documents, deposit and padrón registration for each option.
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Renting and buying in Barcelona and Catalonia: contract, deposit, nota simple, taxes and costs, utilities.
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Connecting Electricity and Internet in Barcelona: Documents and Timelines
How to connect electricity, water, gas and internet in Barcelona: cédula de habitabilidad, CUPS, documents, tenancy rights, who pays and padrón needs.
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Property Purchase Taxes in Catalonia: ITP, IVA and AJD
Taxes on buying a flat in Catalonia: ITP at 10-13% on resale homes, IVA at 10% and AJD at 1.5% on new builds, 20% for large owners, modelo 600.
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Nota simple and arras: what to check before paying a deposit
What a nota simple shows and does not guarantee, the types of arras in Catalonia, and what to check and put in the contract before paying a deposit.
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Buying property in Spain as a non-resident: the process in Catalonia
How to buy property in Spain as a non-resident: NIE, property checks, arras, notary, ITP or IVA, the investment declaration and registration of title.
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Fianza in Catalonia: how much the rental deposit is and how to get it back
The fianza in Catalonia is one month's rent, lodged with Incasòl within two months and refunded by the landlord. Interest and what to do if it is kept.
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Rental contracts in Catalonia: what to check before signing
What to check in a residential lease in Catalonia: term under the LAU, the Barcelona rent cap, mandatory annexes, fianza, costs and temporary lets.
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How to rent a flat in Barcelona: searching, viewings and scams
How to rent a flat in Barcelona: how to search, what a listing should include, viewings, checking the owner, the deposit with Incasòl and signs of a scam.
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Renting or buying a flat in Barcelona: how to decide
Renting or buying a flat in Barcelona: 10% ITP, or nine monthly rents per €100,000, rent caps, mortgages, residence permits and the risk of rule changes.
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Renting in Barcelona without a nómina: what to show instead
You can rent in Barcelona without a nómina: the law does not require a payslip. What to show instead, the LAU limits on deposits and mistakes to avoid.
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Notary fees in Spain: what the buyer pays and how the arancel works
Notary fees when buying a home in Catalonia are paid by the buyer. How notary and registry aranceles are calculated, with figures for €200,000 to €500,000.
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Tourist rentals in Catalonia: do you need a licence?
Tourist rentals in Catalonia: municipal licence, NIRTC number, stays up to 31 days, Barcelona licences ending in 2028, end of the national register.
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Can you buy property in Spain without a residence permit?
You can buy a home without residency, but you need an NIE. How to get one, when it is declared (over €500,000) and why it no longer gives residence.
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Renting a Room or a Flat in Barcelona: Which to Choose
Room or whole flat: how contracts differ under the LAU and Catalan Law 11/2025, deposit, term, the Barcelona rent cap and the risks of subletting.
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New build or resale property in Spain: what is different
New build: 10% IVA and 1.5% AJD, guarantees of 1, 3 and 10 years. Resale: ITP from 10% and six months of seller liability. Taxes in Catalonia.
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Seasonal rental in Barcelona vs a long-term lease: the difference
Seasonal rentals in Barcelona: since 2026 Catalonia looks at the purpose of the contract, not its length. How a long-term lease differs, deposit, rent cap.
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What is a nota simple and how to order it online
A nota simple is a Registro de la Propiedad extract on owner, mortgages and attachments. What it shows, how to order it online and what it costs.
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Comunidad de propietarios: what it is and what the fees cover
A comunidad de propietarios is the association of flat owners in a building. What the fees cover, who decides and which debts a new owner is liable for.
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Escritura and notario in Spain: what they are and why you need a notary
An escritura pública is a notarial deed for registering rights. What a notario in Spain checks, whether it is mandatory and how to sign it without Spanish.
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What are ITP and AJD when buying property
ITP and AJD are two parts of a single tax on property transactions. When ITP applies, when IVA and AJD apply instead, the rates in Catalonia and who pays.
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What are IBI and plusvalía municipal
IBI is the annual municipal property tax; plusvalía is a one-off tax on the rise in land value on a transfer. Who pays, how it is worked out, Barcelona.
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