Viewing a Flat in Spain
Spanish expressions for viewing a rental flat, spotting its flaws and deciding fast.
In Spanish cities rental flats are shown by una inmobiliaria in quick back-to-back visitas, and good ones vuelan in a day. Agents ask for dos meses de fianza, agency fees and often a permanent contract, and buyers judge whether a flat is exterior, has a lift and what the gastos de comunidad are. These expressions follow two friends viewing a fourth-floor walk-up in Madrid and arguing about it over a drink.
- 1
Estos pisos vuelan en un día.
These flats get snapped up in a day.
- 2
Está para entrar a vivir.
It's ready to move into.
- 3
Hay que reformarlo entero.
It needs a full renovation.
- 4
Entra un montón de luz.
It gets loads of light.
- 5
Es exterior, da a la calle.
It's an outward-facing flat.
- 6
Está a tiro de piedra del metro.
It's a stone's throw from the metro.
- 7
Huele a humedad.
It smells of damp.
- 8
¡Esto es un zulo!
This is a shoebox!
- 9
¿Cuánto son los gastos de comunidad?
What are the community fees?
- 10
Piden dos meses de fianza.
They're asking two months' deposit.
- 11
Para la zona, es un chollo.
For the area, it's a bargain.
- 12
Las fotos engañan.
The photos are deceptive.
- 13
No lo dejes escapar.
Don't let it slip away.
- 14
Lo consultaré con la almohada.
I'll sleep on it.
- 15
Piden que tengas contrato indefinido.
They want you to have a permanent contract.
- 16
El ruido de la calle no hay quien lo aguante.
The street noise is unbearable.
- 17
A primera vista, parece que está bien.
At first glance it looks fine.
- 18
Cumple con todo lo que buscamos.
It ticks all the boxes.
- 19
Hay que darse prisa.
We need to move fast.
- 20
No tiene ascensor, que es un rollo.
There's no lift, which is a pain.