Ayland Real Estate
A Madrid agency that does the building work
We are small on purpose. We value your home honestly, decide what is worth renovating, pay for the work ourselves, and take our fee only on the day you sign. If it does not sell, there is no invoice.
What makes us different
We pay for the renovation
Most agencies ask the owner to invest before listing. We do the opposite.
Almost every flat sells for less than it could, and usually not because of the price — because of how it reaches the market. Tired paint, half-broken blinds and bad photographs lose buyers before anyone looks at the floor plan.
The usual answer in this business is to ask the owner to spend money on a home they are about to leave. It is a reasonable request that almost nobody accepts.
So we turned it around. We do the work, our own team executes it, and the cost is deducted from the sale on the day of signing. You advance nothing.
That forces us to be right about what is worth doing, because we are risking the same money you are. If the home does not sell, there is no invoice — not for the work, not for us.
For international buyers
What you actually need to buy in Spain
Buying a home in Madrid as a non-resident is not complicated, but it has steps that surprise people.
01
NIE number
- A foreigner identification number
- Required before you can sign anything
- Apply at a police station or a Spanish consulate
02
Spanish bank account
- Needed to pay the deposit and the taxes
- Most banks will open one for non-residents
- Bring your NIE and proof of income
03
Transfer tax (ITP)
- 6 % of the purchase price in the Madrid region
- The lowest general rate in mainland Spain
- Paid by the buyer within 30 working days
04
Notary and registry
- The deed is signed in front of a notary
- Then registered in the Land Registry
- Budget roughly 1 to 2 % for notary, registry and paperwork
05
Non-resident tax
- If you rent the property out, you declare income in Spain
- Rates differ for EU and non-EU residents
- Talk to a Spanish tax adviser before you buy, not after
These are the general rules as of 2026 and they are not legal or tax advice. We are estate agents, not lawyers or tax advisers, and we will tell you when a question needs one.
How it works
Five steps, no surprises
Con datos reales de tu calle, no con una horquilla de portal. Te decimos lo que creemos que vale y por qué. Vemos qué merece la pena tocar y qué no. A veces son cuatro cosas; a veces es la cocina entera. Lo que no suma, no se hace. La obra la hace nuestro equipo y la pagamos nosotros. Tú no adelantas nada. Fotos, plano, texto y el barrio contado como es. Filtramos las visitas antes de que pisen tu casa. El coste de la obra y nuestros honorarios se descuentan el día de la firma. Si no se vende, no hay factura.
Valoramos
Decidimos la obra
Ejecutamos
Sacamos la casa
Firmamos
The neighbourhoods
Where we work in Madrid
We publish an honest guide to each one in Spanish — real price per square metre with the source and date, what the buildings are actually like, and the downside nobody mentions.
- Chamberí and Almagro — the 1870s expansion. Grand flats, listed façades, expensive renovations.
- Arganzuela — a former industrial district with a six-kilometre park on top of it.
- Embajadores and Lavapiés — the most mixed neighbourhood in Madrid, two stops from Sol.
- Hispanoamérica — well-built 1970s blocks, lifts, space. And a stadium next door.
- Villaverde — the cheapest square metre in Madrid and the fastest rising.
- Getafe — since 2025, a direct metro to Sol in under thirty minutes.
Talk to us
In English, in Spanish, or in person
Write to info@ayland.es or call +34 641 14 16 42. We answer in English.
If you are selling, the honest first step is a valuation — it takes about two minutes to request and we come back with a real number and the reasoning behind it.