wanting to rent in spain

hi all im new to this has anyone rented property before they bought it and was it straight forward and what do you need ie documents to rent in spain, my husband and i have been looking to move to spain with our 4 kids but want to rent for a year or so first any feed back would be very gratefull thanks tracey.

Hi Tracey

Lucky for you there are loads of places to rent anywhere in Spain at the moment.

Some landlords will ask if you are working, but not all.  You don't need any specific documents.  You generally pay the first month's rent up front, a security deposit to the value of a month's rental and sometimes, the last month's rent, as many people never normally pay the last month!

Most rental contracts are for 11 months which you can then renew.

Regarding your kids, you will need to get empadronado so that they can go to school here, unless you put them in international school.

Let us know if you have any further questions.

Justin

Hi mumof4. It was not long ago that we moved to Spain. We rented an apartment from the internet for 2 months, until we could actually be here and have a look at all the areas and decide where we want to live.

We ended up staying in the same village, Manilva, where we were renting the 1st apartment, we got our NIEs with the Estepona Police, we got our padron, we had Spanish bank accounts, got medical private insurance and registered autónomo (that covers us for National Health Insurance/ Pension) and I could run my business and for renting a flat we signed an 11 months contract, with a local agency, and paid 1 month warranty, 1 month in advance (for the last month of the contract) and the 3 months in advance, but that was our choice. Usually you pay the actual month of signing. The agent was great! I would definetly recomend them.

Also, if you rent only for a couple of months it gives you the change to see where you want to live, what area, in case you have not decided yet.

I hope all goes well and we are here for you if you need anything.

Valentina