How to Set Up Electricity, Gas and Water in a Barcelona Flat
Who runs the networks, who sends the bills, and what to ask your landlord for before you move in so the lights, gas and water are in your name.
Category: Housing
Renting and buying in Barcelona: contracts, deposits, rent rules, tourist flats and your rights as a tenant.
How to Read a Spanish Electricity Bill: Power, Periods and Taxes
Two charges, three time bands, two taxes and a regulated tariff that changes every hour. This is what each line on a Spanish electricity bill means.
Spanish Rental Contracts: Length, Rent Increases and Leaving Early
Spain's tenancy law, the LAU, sets minimum terms, notice periods and limits on rent updates. Two decree-laws from October 2026 change parts of it; here is where things stand.
Barcelona Tourist Flat Licences: The 2028 Phase-Out and Checks
Barcelona's city council intends to let every tourist apartment licence lapse in 2028. Here is the legal basis, what is allowed until then and how to spot an illegal flat.
Seasonal and Room Rentals in Catalonia: The Rules Since 2026
Catalan Law 11/2025 closed the gap that let short and room lets escape the rent cap. Here is what counts as seasonal now and what tenants can check.
Rent Cap in Barcelona: How Catalonia’s Rent Control Works
Barcelona has been a stressed rental market zone since March 2024, and the Generalitat extended it in October 2026. Here is what that means for your rent.
Rubbish and Recycling in Barcelona: Bins, Times and Furniture
Which bin takes what, when you may take rubbish down, how the free street-by-street furniture collection works and where the green points take the rest.
Rental Deposit in Barcelona: Fianza, INCASÒL and Agency Fees
How much a landlord can ask for upfront in Barcelona, where your deposit has to be kept and what to do when it is not returned.
Barcelona Rent by District: Average Prices from Official Data
Official rent figures for every Barcelona district, where they come from, and why a district average is not the same as the legal rent cap on a flat.
Internet and Mobile Providers in Spain: Fibre, SIMs and Contracts
How the main operators and their low-cost brands fit together, what the permanencia really costs, and the rules for prepaid SIMs and number transfers.