So… I’ve spoken to a couple of apartment rental agencies around barcelona, and one thing strikes me as odd.
In general, I’m told that up front costs are going to be:
one months rent in advance,
anything from 2 to 4 months rent security deposit (why oh why, its one here in the UK and thats fine)
and the last, which I am curious about, another month’s rent as the agency fee.
is that normal? (the one months rent as agency fee). It strikes me as a con simply because I’d be amazed if they don’t make a profit on the cost of the rental anyway.