Don't lose your deposit to a rental scam.
Check any Spanish listing or lease in 60 seconds.
Guides by city
Local rules and real scams in the cities people ask about most.
Barcelona
Rent-controlled zone in effect — know your caps.
View Barcelona guideMadrid
No rent-control zone — here's how to protect your contract anyway.
View Madrid guideValencia
High demand, high caution — what to check before you pay.
View Valencia guideZaragoza
The "fake keys" scam is active here — learn to spot it.
View Zaragoza guideSevilla
Since 2026 your deposit isn't held by a public body anymore — know why that matters.
View Sevilla guide
Renting in Spain has real traps
Fake listings
Photos copied from real ads, prices too good to be true, apartments that don't exist.
Remote-landlord deposit scams
"I'm abroad — wire the deposit and I'll mail you the keys." You never see the flat or the money again.
Illegal agency fees
Since 2023, agency fees on long-term residential leases are generally the landlord's cost — not yours.
Fake 11-month contracts
"Seasonal" contracts used to strip you of long-term tenant protections you're legally entitled to.
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Built around Spanish rental rules (LAU, fianza limits, agency-fee rules)
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Built by someone who knows Spain
Dee, the founder, has lived across Spain — in Murcia, Navarra, Valencia and Andalucía — and built RentSafe Spain after seeing friends lose deposits to rental scams.
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