The Mercè Festival pays tribute to the patron saint of Barcelona, every year on September 24th, since she is attributed some miracles related to the city. This Festival offers near 1000 activities along 5 days, in a brief yet very intense program: fire runs (Correfocs), human towers (Castellers), parades, folkloric dances (such as sardanes), concerts, etc. History and evolution of the most important...
In Casc Antic Real Estate Agency we professionally buy, sell and rent properties in some specific quarters of Barcelona. What are the 5 great advantages of selling your flat through our Real Estate Agency? 1) Knowledge of the Real Estate business and the sale of flats in Barcelona Over 13 years ago, we noticed that many buildings in Barcelona's old quarter were managed by real estate agents from other...
As every year, until the beginning of July we are in the season to prepare and send the 2017 Income Tax Return, and therefore it is essential to know what deductions we can apply for, while complying with our rights and our obligations. A good way to pay fewer taxes in your 2017 Income Tax Return is the deduction of the rent as a tenant of your main residence in Barcelona. For this reason, instead of just...
Are you the owner of a property in Barcelona? Are you planning to rent it? Following these tips from the Casc Antic Real Estate Agency you will be able to safely rent your property in Barcelona. 1) Get to know the tenant well: we recommend checking their payroll, work contract and name in the Defaulters Registry, to check their ability to pay and their job stability. If you think this is a delicate step...
If you are considering looking for a rental flat in Barcelona, one of the areas recommended by the Casc Antic Real Estate Agency is the Gothic Quarter. Living there has lots of advantages! 1) You will live in a rental flat in the heart of Barcelona: surrounded by its historical and cultural heritage The Gothic Quarter in Barcelona was built on the remains of a Roman village in the medieval times, in the...
People who think about renting their houses are often reluctant to trust real estate agencies and they prefer to negotiate directly with potential tenants. In this way, they think, they can better control who will live in their house. If you are thinking of renting your house in Barcelona and want to do so with certain guarantees, you may find yourself facing this dilemma. While the last option, that of...
Renting an apartment in Barcelona is as much an adventure as in every big city in the world. We know that. The rental prices rising together with the shortage of supply and the high demand for houses (especially in these summer dates) make this task more and more complicated. Fortunately, more and more people are relying on the professionalization of the real estate market and the help of real estate...
Barcelona is a very attractive city not only for tourists but also for people who decide to establish their residence in Spain. It is a city that keeps growing and that has become a world reference as one of the best places to live and to do business. If we add its privileged location, close to the sea, and its moderate climate all year round, the result is an increasingly higher demand for housing to...
Is it profitable to buy a house in Barcelona to rent it? As we always say, it depends on the area where the house is located and the security that the area inspires for both the tenants and the owners. In this sense, the Casc Antic of Barcelona is one of the most demanded, with a performance superior to the others, close to 6%, which turns the neighborhoods of the Ciutat Vella into a prime yield. The...
A picture is worth a thousand words. How many times have we heard that? There are those who say that it is not so determinant, but the truth is that when it comes to selling or renting your home, the first impression is what really counts. Today we want to talk about some essential steps that will improve the options to sell (or rent) your house in Barcelona and we will explain what home staging is, an...
Casc Antic BCN S.L. has good news. The real estate agency specialized in the old town of Barcelona has opened a new customer service office on Avenida del Paral·lel, 151 which has become its third office in the capital of Barcelona. Casc Antic BCN began its real estate activity in 2004. The illusion of its founding partners, Claudio Lo Curlo and Jenaro López, was to become the leading real estate...
It seems that the old-fashioned idea that renting means throwing your money away is finally being discarded in Spain and more and more people are opting for renting a house instead of buying one. The truth is that renting a house not only prevents a commitment to a bank, but also makes it easier to select the area where you want to live. However, this also has its drawbacks: rental prices are rising...
In recent years, renting a flat in Barcelona has become a task that if not complicated, it could be a little stressful, especially when one decides to do it without any help. To the task of finding the property that suits your tastes and interests, we have to add a list of requirements from the landlord and the disbursement of several months that, if one is not aware, could be a little...
If you have an empty apartment in Barcelona, you may have already heard that in the next six months, a team of 15 people hired by the Barcelona City Council will try to locate it, according to an information from the newspaper El País. Apparently, they have already begun in the neighborhoods of Trinitat Nova, Bon Pastor, Baró de Viver and Besòs, starting with a list of apartments suspected of...
If among your purposes for next year is to change your house and your want to live in Barcelona, it is possible that one of the questions that arise is that one: is it better to buy or to rent a house? And it is not a trivial matter since both options have their advantages and disadvantages. We want review them with you and, hopefully, we will help you to make a decision. The first thing to keep in...
Times have changed, years ago publishing an advertisement in any of the real estate portals was enough to sell your flat, as well as just spreading the voice. Today it takes a lot more than that to sell your property. Laws change as the market does: a real estate transaction is a more complex operation than before. You have to know the mechanisms of sale, know about arras contract, certificates of...
Next year, home sales are expected to increase by 6.5% and prices to rise by 3.5% According to the latest real estate market studies, home sales are expected to increase by 6.5% and prices to rise by 3.5% next year. It is anticipated that the sale of houses will reach 475,000 transactions, despite the moderation in economic growth. Catalonia, along with Madrid and the Balearic Islands, will lead...
Buying a home in Barcelona as an investment property is a guaranteed success. The figures bear this out. If in Madrid, 25% of sales transactions are property investment, in Barcelona this percentage is almost the double. And, according to experts in real estate, the profitability that can be get in a rental can eventually reach up to 9% or even more, if it is intended as a tourist apartment. This fact...
The fear of running into delinquent debtors tenants or with people not very careful with our housing is one of the main brakes when deciding to rent your house in Barcelona. Well, in Barcelona and everywhere. Nobody wants their things to be broken or stolen. However, the City Council of Barcelona raised last month a propposal to charge a fee of 633 euros to the owners of empty houses (at least 2...
With the summer and the good weather, the terraces of Barcelona become the most desired locations in the city. We love terraces so much that we even celebrate the Terraces Week in Barcelona, organized by the Barcelona Hotel Association. During that week, around 60 hotels in Barcelona offer an extensive program of activities and special offers to make the most of its pleasant terraces and views of...
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