A master's or PhD at UV, UPV, CEU, Universidad Europea, ESIC or Berklee Valencia, a postdoc at a research centre or a semester as a visiting professor. You have a start date that will not move. I make sure you have a real, fair place to live by then.
Carolina Martina
In August and January half of Valencia's students are looking at the same time. Landing a week before term with only a hostel booking is stressful and expensive.
Fake listings, "owners" abroad who want a transfer before any viewing, photos copied from other ads. Students arriving from abroad are the favourite target.
Many rooms and term-time flats are let as seasonal contracts (article 3 of the LAU) or under the Civil Code, with no compulsory extensions and less protection than a residential lease. Few people read the small print before signing.
Landlords ask for a Spanish employment contract or a local guarantor. A grant letter or a stipend from abroad needs presenting well, and some deposits never come back.
I work backwards from your start date in September or February, so the search is done before the semester is.
On the strategy call we set a realistic budget and compare a room in a shared flat with a studio, measured by journey time to your faculty, lab or hospital.
I only send you listings I can verify. No transfers before a viewing, ever. With Complete Search I also check ownership in the land registry before you pay a reservation.
Residential lease, seasonal let or room agreement: I tell you which one you are being offered, what it means for extensions and the deposit, and whether it fits a one-year or a four-year stay.
Admission or appointment letter, grant or stipend award, savings and a guarantor abroad if you have one, presented so a landlord can say yes quickly.
What the deposit and any extra guarantee can legally be, a dated inventory with photos, and what to keep so you get it back when you leave.
What you need for the padrón and why it matters, plus bank account, digital certificate or an official appointment as extras if you want them. Visas and the TIE go to an immigration lawyer.
If you are already in Valencia, or arrive a few weeks early, Essential Search keeps the budget tight: I filter and verify the listings, prepare your file and book the viewings, and you go. If you are still abroad and cannot view before you sign, the Complete Search is worth it: I view on live video for you, negotiate, check ownership and do the check-in.
I find and filter the options. You do the viewings.
I find it, view it, negotiate it and hand you the keys.
With Essential Search you can add an accompanied viewing for one specific flat you are unsure about. I do not process visas or the TIE.
Pay with peace of mind. If you're not happy after our strategy call, the first working session once you've paid, I refund 100% of what you've paid. No excuses, no small print.
Your campus or centre, start date, budget and how long you stay. I tell you honestly what is realistic, including whether my service makes sense for your budget.
You sign the engagement letter, we fix areas and must-haves, and I build your file from your admission letter, grant and savings.
Rooms or flats checked against your brief and filtered for scams. I book the viewings, for you or with you.
Contract review before you sign and, with Complete Search, negotiation, ownership check, check-in and utilities in your name.
Close to campus, or central and a short ride away. Which one fits depends on where you study or work and how long you stay.
A village-like barrio next to the Tarongers and Vera campuses, with language exchanges, cafés, metro and tram. Very popular, so it moves fast.
The classic student avenue, walking distance to the UV Blasco Ibáñez campus and close to the UPV. Plenty of shared flats, lively in term time.
Quieter residential streets between Blasco Ibáñez and the sea. A good choice for postdocs and visiting staff who want calm after work.
The old town, walkable and full of character. Old buildings vary a lot in lift, light and soundproofing, so I check each one.
Cafés, coworkings and the market, the easiest place to meet people. Choose the street and the floor with care because nights can be loud.
Right by the UV Burjassot-Paterna science campus and close to the Paterna research centres, with metro and tram to the city.
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You came to Valencia to study or to do research, not to spend your first month in a hostel arguing about a deposit. My job is to make sure the room is real, the contract is fair and you can walk into your first class without that worry.
The prices are the same for everyone. Essential Search is €900 + VAT (€1,089) and Complete Search is €1,500 + VAT (€1,815). You pay 50% when you sign the engagement letter and 50% when you sign the lease; with no lease, there is no second payment. If you are looking for a low-cost room, I will tell you on the free call whether my service makes sense for your budget.
A room is cheaper and makes it easier to meet people, but it is often a seasonal or room agreement with fewer protections and shared rules. A studio gives you privacy and usually a residential lease, but costs more and needs a stronger file. For a one-year master's a good room is often enough; for a three or four-year PhD or a postdoc, your own place is usually worth it.
Often yes. Many landlords and agencies accept electronic signature. The risk is paying for a place nobody has seen, so either someone you trust views it or, with Complete Search, I view it on live video for you, check ownership and do the check-in.
Often yes, with the right file: admission or appointment letter, grant or stipend award, proof of savings and, if you have one, a guarantor abroad. On a residential lease the extra guarantees a landlord can ask for are limited by law to two months' rent on top of the deposit, and I make sure you know it.
Get in touch 8 to 10 weeks before your start date, so we have time for the brief and the file. The active search runs for up to one month, with a progress report on day 25 and 15-day extensions at €300 + VAT. For a September start that means calling in June or July; for February, in late November or December.
It happens often, especially with the first payment. Plan for the deposit and the first one or two months from savings, and bring the official award letter: I include it in your file and explain the payment timeline to the landlord. I cannot change when the grant arrives, but I can make sure it does not cost you the flat.
No. I refer you to an immigration lawyer and plan the search around their timeline. For a student visa, private health insurance from a provider authorised in Spain is usually required; check the exact conditions with the consulate or your lawyer. I can come with you to an official appointment as an extra.
You get a full refund. If the plan does not convince you after that first working call, you do not pay for it.
Tell me your campus, your start date and your budget. In 20 minutes you will know what is realistic and when to start.
Carolina Martina
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