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Housing Local guide Finding a flat to rent in BarcelonaA practical route to renting in Barcelona's tight market: realistic budgets (new leases averaged about €1,153 a month in Q3 2025), temporary housing first, what landlords ask for, how rent caps and the INCASÒL deposit work, the agency-fee rule, and how to avoid rental scams. Often several weeks to a few months Tenant rights in Spain, with the Catalan rules for BarcelonaThe core rules of Spain's Urban Leases Act for people renting a home: minimum duration of five (or seven) years, a one-month deposit, at most two months of extra guarantees, agency fees paid by the landlord, rent update limits, Catalonia's rent caps and deposit register, and the October 2026 decree-laws.Housing About 30 minutes to read before you sign a lease