Renting in Spain - Residential Tenancy Agreement (Spanish + English)

Renting a year-round home in Spain? Understand the agreement before you sign.

This 24-page Spanish-English PDF by Ryszard Kidon provides an educational residential tenancy model, with both languages presented clause by clause.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

- Eighteen bilingual clauses covering the parties, property, main-home use, duration and renewal, rent, review, expenses, deposit, repairs, privacy, withdrawal, notices and signatures.

- Annex A: handover, keys, meter readings, inventory and condition record.

- Annex B: return of the property, final readings, damage evidence and deposit settlement.

- Instructions and explanatory notes to help you complete and negotiate the model.

WHO IS IT FOR?

English-speaking tenants and landlords considering an ordinary-market whole-home tenancy for the tenant's genuine year-round main residence in Spain. It is not a model for tourist or seasonal lets, individual rooms or protected housing (VPO).

FORMAT

One printable, non-fillable PDF in Spanish and English. Download and print it, then complete the blank fields. No physical book or personalised drafting service is included.

The model deliberately includes certain negotiated terms, such as no additional guarantee and landlord-paid community charges. These are model choices, not a claim that every alternative is unlawful. Mandatory national and regional law takes precedence.

Before use, check the actual property, ownership, authority, local rent restrictions, contract date and current law. Complete all fields and annexes, adapt both languages together and obtain Spanish legal advice for your circumstances. This is an educational template, not an official form or individual legal advice, and it does not guarantee the outcome of a dispute.

October 2026 edition. Prepared with AI assistance.

PLEASE NOTE: This tenancy model is also included as an appendix in the English ebook “Spain: Do It Yourself - A Practical Guide to Getting Started”. This separate edition is for readers who want only the printable tenancy document; you do not need to buy both to obtain the model.