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Boutique Buyer Agency · Barcelona

We buy property in Barcelona representing only the person paying us, never the seller.

We are a boutique agency focused on foreign buyers who want to purchase property in Barcelona without ending up signing the first thing the seller's agent shows them. We work in Italian, French, English and Spanish, we have no listings of our own and we don't take a single euro from the other side, which means that if a deal isn't right for you, our job is to tell you so before you sign the deposit contract.

Start with a diagnosis Talk for 20 minutes, no commitment
4 languagesnative · IT FR EN ES
100%buyer-side only
0 €from the seller
Edificio modernista en el Eixample
Eixample · classic building
Casa Milà, Barcelona
Casa Milà and modernism
Interior de apartamento
Renovated interior · upper zone

We help buyers in Italian, French, English, Spanish and German, also if you live abroad and have not yet set foot in Barcelona.

Why a buyer agent

Having someone on your side of the table changes the whole deal

In Spain, the standard practice is that the agency represents the seller and is paid by the seller, leaving the buyer with no technical eyes on what they are signing. A buyer agent flips that equation, because we work only for you, we live off what you pay us and have no incentive to push you to close at any price.

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Zero conflict of interest

We have no listings, no developer relationships and no seller-side commission, so when we tell you a deal is bad, we are not giving up any income to slow you down. That single fact, small as it sounds, changes the entire tone of the conversation.

02

International team, not a translator on call

One of the founding partners is Swiss and native in French, Italian and English, and the rest of the team is from Barcelona, so we negotiate in the notary's language without losing nuance and we explain to you in your own what you are signing, including that paragraph on IBI or the building levy that the lawyer usually skims.

03

Technical reports before any offer

Before any money moves, we put in writing the real comparables on that street, the building's encumbrances, the levies coming up, the state of any inherited tenancy and the negotiation margin we see as realistic. If the asking price doesn't match the market, the report says so, not us off the cuff.

Service catalogue

From a written second opinion all the way to the notary's office

You don't always need the full service. Sometimes it's enough to have someone read floor plans before you sign the deposit and tell you whether the 480.000 they're asking makes sense on that street. That's why we have five service tiers, each with a clear price and a concrete deliverable, and you start with the one that fits your buying moment.

01 · Starting point

International Buying Diagnosis

150 – 350 €

A written report that validates whether your buying idea fits the actual Barcelona market, before you waste weeks scrolling portals that don't apply to your case. We deliver in 5 working days and you use it to decide whether to continue, adjust the budget or change neighbourhoods.

  • Analysis of your real budget, purchase costs included
  • Map of viable areas based on your profile and time horizon
  • Specific risks for your case, tax and residential
  • Clear next-step recommendation, not a decorative PDF
02 · Flagship · Before signing the deposit

Safe Buying Report

390 – 690 €

You have a specific property on the table and the seller's agent is rushing you to sign the deposit. This is where we step in with a report that tells you whether the comparables on that street support the price, what encumbrances the building carries, what levies will be voted in the next two years and how much real margin there is to negotiate. In Barcelona, a bad deposit offer can cost you 20.000 or 30.000 euros, and no one on the other side of the table is going to warn you.

  • Real comparables for the street and type, not the whole city
  • Building status, pending levies and minutes from the last 2 years
  • Detailed purchase costs, ITP or VAT depending on case
  • Final recommendation with viable negotiation margin and price ceiling
03 · If you're not in Barcelona

Professional Visit

180 – 300 €

You live in Milan, Lyon or Zurich, you liked a property in photos and you need someone to go, look at it with a critical eye and call you on the way out. We do a video walkthrough, detail photography and an honest written opinion in under 48 hours, including when the conclusion is that it's not worth the flight to come see it.

  • On-site visit the day the agency opens the door
  • Full walkthrough video, narrated in your language
  • Photos of issues, real views and orientation
  • Short report with strengths, weaknesses and uncomfortable truths
04 · When you haven't picked a property yet

Filtered Search

Activation 900 – 1.500 €

We run a deep briefing on what you're after and sweep the market for you, including the part that never reaches Idealista, with a weekly shortlist of 5 to 10 already-filtered options. You only look at what's worth looking at, and we discard, without you noticing, everything that doesn't match your brief.

  • Detailed initial briefing, not a web form
  • Access to off-market supply and direct owner contacts
  • Weekly shortlist with reasoned discard of every option
  • Visit and calendar management with the other side
05 · Full service, turnkey

Full Buying Service

5.000 – 7.000 € minimum · or 1,5 – 2,5 % of price

You walk in with us and walk out with the keys. We handle search, shortlisting, visits, negotiation, deposit, due diligence, notary and key handover, coordinating with your lawyer and tax advisor if you have them, or with our trusted ones if you'd rather. It's the service the HNWI buyer chooses when their time is worth more than the fee.

  • Search and selection until the right property appears
  • Price and terms negotiation, in writing and on our account
  • Coordination of notary, gestor and bank if there's financing
  • Accompaniment until key handover and the first post-purchase month
How we work

From the first message to signing at the notary

The process is the same whether you hire us for a one-off report or the full service, the only thing that changes is how far we go with you. We always start by understanding your real situation, not by showing you property.

01

Initial form

You fill in a short form with your situation, budget and timeline, and within 24 hours we come back with a first read and the service that makes sense to start with.

02

Diagnosis

We have a 30-minute call in your language, validate your buying idea against market reality and, if we proceed, sign a simple written mandate with scope, deadlines and price all locked in.

03

Mandate

We work according to the chosen service, with dated deliverables, a single point of contact and biweekly meetings if the deal calls for it, no endless WhatsApp lists of properties or vague promises.

04

Closing

We come with you to the notary, walk through the deed paragraph by paragraph in your language and, once keys are signed, we stay available for the first month for whatever comes up, because something always does.

Frequently asked questions

What people usually ask us before hiring

Why pay a buyer agent if I can search Idealista myself?

You can, and many people do it well. The problem isn't finding listings, it's reading what's behind each one: street comparables, pending levies, inherited tenancies, registry charges, real negotiation margins. The agency that publishes the listing knows those things and works for the seller, so it won't tell you, and a foreign buyer finds out, in the best case, after they've already signed the deposit. Our Safe Buying Report costs between 390 and 690 euros and, on deals from 400.000 euros up, usually saves much more than that on negotiation margin alone.

I already have a real estate agent, is that compatible with you?

Yes, and we even recommend it. The agent you know is most likely the seller's, or a mixed agent who collects from both sides, and in either case they don't represent you alone. We come in as your team, review what that agent proposes, join you on visits if you want and negotiate against the other side without fearing the relationship, because we don't depend on their pipeline to make a living.

Do you also take money from the seller, even a kickback?

No, never, and it's written into the mandate you sign with us. We don't accept commission, gift or "incentive" from the seller, their agent, their developer or their bank, and if at any point you find we did, we refund 100% of what you've paid us. It's the only way our advice is worth anything.

Do you work with buyers who don't live in Spain yet?

It's exactly the profile we exist for. More than half our clients reach out from Italy, Switzerland or France, having never set foot in the neighbourhood they want to buy in, and we run the full pre-purchase phase by video call in your language, with professional visits on your behalf and signing by notary power of attorney if you'd rather not travel for closing.

How long does it take to buy property in Barcelona as a foreigner?

It depends a lot on your situation. If you already have NIE, mortgage or cash ready and a property identified, deposit to notary can close in 6 to 10 weeks. If you start from zero, no NIE, no Spanish bank account and no property chosen, count between 4 and 7 months for the whole process, search included. What stretches things isn't the search itself, it's the foreign-buyer paperwork.

Tell us your situation and within 24 hours we'll let you know if it makes sense to continue

An honest first read of your case, no commitment and no fee, before you decide to hire anyone, us or anyone else.

Your data is only used to reply to you. We don't share it with third parties, we never pass it to the seller of any property.