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Andriy & Arina

Looking for a long-term home in Barcelona

Hi! We're a couple from Kyiv, both working in tech. We're staying in Spain for the coming years and we'd like to find one apartment and stay in it — along with Phoebe, our 5-year-old adult English Cocker Spaniel.

  • Two full-time tech salaries
  • Spanish NIE
  • 12+ month contract
  • Documents ready today
Andriy and Arina sitting on a step, laughing, with Phoebe leaning in between them

What we're looking for

A bright one-bedroom apartment in a safe, well-connected neighbourhood.

Budget
Up to €1,700 per month, utilities on top.
The apartment
  • One bedroom
  • Air conditioning — this one is essential
  • Plenty of natural light, with windows that don't face straight into a wall
  • A park or green space nearby, for Phoebe's daily walks
  • Parking in the building would be a lovely bonus
Where
  • Barcelona itself, or one of the suburbs around it
  • A safe, quiet neighbourhood with a low crime rate
  • If it's outside the city, ideally within 15–20 minutes of Barcelona by public transport
Areas we like
Barcelona's districts and nearby towns A simplified map of Barcelona. Highlighted in green: Sarrià–Sant Gervasi, Gràcia, Horta-Guinardó, Sant Andreu and Sant Martí inside the city, plus Sant Cugat del Vallès, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Sant Boi de Llobregat and Castelldefels just outside it. Barcelona I VOLTANTS Sants –Montjuïc Les Corts Sarrià –Sant Gervasi L'Eixample CiutatVella Gràcia Horta –Guinardó NouBarris SantAndreu Sant Martí Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Feliu Sant Boi Castelldefels SERRA DE COLLSEROLA MAR MEDITERRÀNIA
  • Where we'd like to live
  • Other districts
Timing
Ready to move in immediately. Contract of 12 months or longer.

Why we'd be good tenants

Hi — we're Andriy and Arina.

We came from Kyiv and we both work in tech: Andriy is a software engineer, Arina is a product analyst. Two stable, well-paid full-time jobs, two Spanish NIEs, and a plan to build our life here for the coming years.

We're quiet, tidy people. We look after the places we live in as if they were ours — our previous landlords can tell you the same, and we usually hand an apartment back in better shape than we found it.

Rent on the same day every month. Anything broken reported the day it breaks. Nothing hidden from you. That's the whole deal from our side — and in return we'd love to find one place we can stay in for a long time.

The third tenant

Meet Phoebe

Five years old, English Cocker Spaniel, professional napper.

Phoebe is a calm, well-behaved 5-year-old English Cocker Spaniel with an adorable personality. She's long past the age of chewing furniture and is perfectly accustomed to apartment living.

She's a true Velcro dog and spends most of the workday happily sleeping next to one of us while we work. Her unofficial full-time job is making people smile wherever she goes. She's living her best life.

Phoebe, our English Cocker Spaniel, sitting on a path in the evening sun

Why we'd be good tenants

The short version.

  • Two stable full-time salaries in tech
  • Proof of income
  • Spanish NIE for both of us
  • Here for the long term
  • A quiet lifestyle
  • Clean and organised
  • We hand a place back better than we found it
  • Respectful of neighbours

Household income

We can afford this easily — and we can prove it.

Our two salaries together clear the usual three-times-rent rule with plenty of room left over. Ask for the exact numbers and you'll have bank statements the same day.

  • NIE ✓
  • Employment ✓
  • Documents ✓
We're not looking for somewhere to stay. We're looking for somewhere to live.

Barcelona is where we plan to build our life for the coming years — so we'd rather find one home and take good care of it than move every twelve months.