How it works

From the first question to the first rent

Buying in Spain from abroad is a chain of twelve dependent steps. Rentavela runs the chain as one managed process and shows you where it stands at every moment

See the twelve steps

Needs your personal actionRun by the team

The turnkey journey

Five stages, one accountable team

The twelve steps fall into five stages. At each of them the work is carried by the team, and you see in plain words what is done, what is asked of you and what you receive

Stage 1 of 5

Selection

The search starts from your goal. Maximum rental income, growth in value over time or a balance of the two each lead to a different apartment, so the goal is fixed first and the search follows it

What the team does

  • Fixes the goal and the budget with you
  • Searches the Barcelona market against that goal
  • Shortlists several apartments, each with price, area and indicative yield

What you do

Choose one apartment from the shortlist

What you receive

A shortlist matched to your goal in place of hundreds of listings

Stage 2 of 5

Verification

Before any money moves, the apartment is checked on the points a buyer abroad cannot check alone

What the team does

  • Checks the legal title and charges at the Land Registry
  • Inspects the condition of the apartment
  • Confirms the real rental yield of the neighbourhood
  • Checks the rent ceiling that applies to a new lease

What you do

Read the conclusion and confirm that the purchase goes ahead

What you receive

One clear conclusion in your language

Stage 3 of 5

Purchase

Spanish law does not allow a property deed to be signed by video link, so the purchase is completed under a power of attorney. You sign it once in your own city and the team does the rest in Spain

What the team does

  • Obtains your Spanish tax number
  • Prepares the power of attorney, the apostille or consular legalisation and the sworn translation
  • Opens the bank account and coordinates the transfer
  • Signs the deed before the notary, pays the purchase taxes and registers your title

What you do

Sign the power of attorney and transfer the funds from your own account

What you receive

An apartment registered in your name

Stage 4 of 5

Letting

The apartment is let on a long-term residential lease under the Spanish Urban Leases Act. This form of letting brings a stable tenant and a predictable income

What the team does

  • Prepares the apartment for letting
  • Finds and screens the tenant
  • Arranges the lease, the deposit and rent-default insurance

What you do

Nothing at this stage

What you receive

A signed lease and the first rent

The Act lets the tenant stay for at least five years where the owner is an individual and seven where the owner is a company. The team explains this before the form of ownership is fixed, because it affects when the apartment can be sold

Stage 5 of 5 · continues for years

Ongoing management

This stage lasts for years. The team looks after the apartment and the tenant, and your net income arrives together with a monthly report

What the team does

  • Collects the rent and keeps payments on time
  • Monitors the condition of the apartment and handles repairs
  • Deals with the tenant day to day
  • Transfers your net income and publishes the monthly report

What you do

Check the monthly report

What you receive

Regular income without effort on your side

Your part

Three things only you can do

These three actions cannot be delegated. They take place in your own city and from your own account

  1. FirstChoosethe apartment

    You decide which apartment to buy, from a shortlist that is already matched to your goal and verified

  2. SecondSignthe power of attorney

    Once, at a Spanish consulate or before a notary in your city. The team prepares the document and its certification

  3. ThirdTransferthe funds

    From your own account, to details that appear in your account and are confirmed by your manager by voice

Everything else is done by the team

Spanish tax numberPower of attorney draftApostille or legalisationSworn translationBank accountLand Registry extractCondition reportRent ceiling check
Notarial appointmentPurchase taxesTitle registrationTenant screeningLeaseRent-default insuranceRent collectionMonthly report

The closing sequence

Twelve steps, each one unlocks the next

A step closes only when its condition is met, so nothing moves out of order and you always see what the purchase is waiting for. Select a step or play the sequence

ClosedCurrentNeeded first

Step 01 of 12Selection

Enquiry and qualification

Closes when
Your goal, budget, country and language are established
Your part
Tell the assistant your goal, your budget and where your funds sit
The team
Records your profile and answers your first questions
Needed first
Nothing, this is the start

Before you buy

How you hold the apartment changes the arithmetic

An apartment can be held in your own name or through a Spanish company. Few buyers are told about the difference while the choice is still free, so the assessment is part of the service

How many apartments
Holding period
Amount invested
Your own name tends to fit

One apartment, a moderate sum and a shorter holding period rarely repay the running cost of a company

Planning information. The assessment for your case is confirmed by a Spanish tax adviser before the purchase

FactorIn your own nameThrough a Spanish company
Tax on rental income24% of gross rent with no deduction of costs, for an owner resident outside the European UnionTax on profit after costs are deducted
Running cost of the structureNoneUpkeep of the company, accounting and filings
Minimum lease term by lawFive yearsSeven years
Tax on a saleOne levelAt company level and again on distribution
Tends to suitOne apartment and a shorter holding periodA portfolio, a larger sum, a long holding period

Built-in checks

Four mistakes the platform stops in time

Most delays in a cross-border purchase come from a small slip found too late. Turn a card to see what each one costs and how it is caught

Uploading a documentPDF, JPEG or PNGUp to 15 MB eachAll four corners in frameEven light, no glareOne file per document

Three rules that protect your money

01

Transfer details appear only in your account, in the card of the step they belong to, and your manager confirms them by voice

02

Rentavela never changes payment details at the last moment and never hurries you into a transfer

03

Details received by messenger or email are never a basis for a transfer, whoever appears to send them

Questions

What buyers ask first

Short answers to the questions that come up in the first conversation

Ask your own question

No. You sign a power of attorney once, at a Spanish consulate or before a notary in your own city, and the team completes the purchase in Spain on that authority

Spanish law does not allow a property deed to be signed by video link. A power of attorney is the lawful way to complete a purchase while you stay at home

No. You buy a real apartment and it is registered in your name. Rentavela finds it, completes the purchase and manages it for you

Identity and source-of-funds checks are mandatory for large cross-border purchases. You photograph your passport, pass a liveness check and upload evidence of where the funds come from. The check is made before the selection of apartments begins

After the purchase the apartment is prepared and a tenant is found and screened. The rent starts with the signed lease, and the progress panel in your account shows the real timeline

A long-term residential lease lets the tenant stay for at least five years where the owner is an individual and seven where the owner is a company. The team explains this before the form of ownership is fixed

The service is built on long-term residential letting. It brings a stable tenant and predictable income, and it keeps the apartment within the rules of a city that is phasing out its tourist apartment licences

Ask about a step

One question is enough to begin

Name the step you want to understand better. A manager answers in Arabic, French or English

  1. You askAbout any step, document or cost of the purchase
  2. A manager answersIn your language, with the legal points confirmed by a person
  3. You decide the next moveA conversation about your goal, whenever you are ready
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