Budget, move-in date, neighbourhoods, who's moving, how your income reads to a Spanish landlord. We tell you what your budget buys today.
2 · File & applications
Spanish-format, one working day
Payslips or contract, NIE or passport, references, bank statements, a presentation letter in Spanish. Then we apply as listings go live.
3 · Viewing & contract
A BOOM person in the room
Live video walkthrough and a written report. Rent, deposit, guarantees and contract type checked against Spain's tenancy law before you sign. Then keys and padrón.
Pay by card on this page when you start; the invoice comes from Egidi Immobiliare S.r.l. No percentage of your rent. Nothing from landlords or platforms. Full Search is refunded in full if we decline the search in the first call.
03 — BEFORE YOU SIGN
Six things we check before you sign.
Put in writing on every contract.
I
The depositfianza
Habitual lease: one month, extra guarantees two months at most. Other lease types differ, and agents ask for more. We check.
II
Who pays the agentLey 12/2023
The landlord pays their own agent. That agent charging you a fee is a red flag. You hire us; we do not act for the landlord.
III
The rentno regional cap
No regional cap in Madrid: the asking price is the market. We say if it is out of line and read the update clause.
IV
Contract typeLAU
A habitual-residence lease protects you in ways a 'temporada' lease does not. We check which one you are handed, and which charges land on you.
V
Registrationpadrón · NIE
Registered at the town hall with your contract: health card and school place hang on it. We confirm it before you sign.
VI
Income rulesnómina · aval
Payslips, a bank guarantee, a Spanish guarantor: each landlord asks differently. New job, foreign salary, freelance — we write it so it passes.
04 — QUESTIONS
The questions we get asked.
Isn't it the landlord who pays the agent in Spain now?
Yes. Under Ley 12/2023 the landlord bears the costs of their own agent, so that agent charging you is a red flag. You can still hire your own agent, who works only for you, and pay for that work: BOOM Madrid is that agent, and takes nothing from landlords or their agents.
Which service is mine?
Full Search (€500) if you haven't started. Application Pack (€199) if you've found one and need to apply, or you have a shortlist and you're already in Madrid. Attended Viewing (€149 per viewing) if you have a shortlist and you're still abroad. Not sure: open a file, we advise.
How fast will I have an apartment?
Budget and move-in date decide it. A complete Spanish-format file and applications sent as listings appear are what shorten it. Nobody can promise a date in Madrid. Anyone who does is selling you something else.
Do I need to be in Madrid?
No. A BOOM person attends viewings in your place, with live video and a written report. The contract is checked and signed remotely. You arrive for the keys and the padrón.
How do I avoid a rental scam in Madrid from abroad?
Never pay a deposit or first rent for a home nobody on your side has seen. With Attended Viewing (€149) a BOOM person visits it in your place, with live video and a written report. With Full Search or Application Pack we also check the contract, and that you can register on the padrón with it, before you sign.
What if you don't find anything?
We tell you in the first call if your budget and timeline don't fit the market; if BOOM declines the search then, the €500 Full Search fee is refunded in full. Once we take the search on, the fee pays for the work, not for a result: nobody can promise a home.
How do I pay?
By card on this page (Stripe) when you start; the invoice comes from Egidi Immobiliare S.r.l. Flat fees, VAT included. Nothing from landlords, their agents or platforms.
What do you do with my data?
Used to answer you and run your search; if you stop at the payment, we ask once whether you have questions. No resale, no mailing lists. Ask us to delete it; invoices and payment records stay, as the law requires.
BOOM Madrid — fact sheet
BOOM Madrid — fact sheet REF · MADRID / TENANT SIDE
Who
BOOM Madrid, the tenant-side rental desk of BOOM — operated by Egidi Immobiliare S.r.l., a registered Italian agency. You hire us; we do not act for the landlord. Paid by the tenant only.
For whom
Expats and internationals relocating to Madrid — employees, researchers, couples and families — from abroad or already in the city.
Language
English; landlord letters in Spanish.
Fees
Full Search €500 · Application Pack €199 · Attended Viewing €149 per viewing. VAT included. Invoice from Egidi Immobiliare S.r.l. No percentage of the rent, nothing from landlords or platforms. Full Search is refunded in full if we decline the search in the first call.
What we do
Spanish-format file within one working day of your papers, applications as listings appear, attended viewings with live video and written report, negotiation, contract check against Spain's tenancy law (Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos, LAU), padrón supported.
What we don't do
We don't list homes, we don't represent landlords, we don't promise a date.