Guides and insights

For urban housing, rent rises at most by the prior year's IPC. Here is how it works.

What the predial is, where to pay it by town, and why early payment helps.

Law 820 of 2003 sets the minimum: parties, property, rent, term and duties. Here is the essential.

A landlord may ask for a guarantee to secure the rent. These are the two legal routes and how they differ.

ID, proof of income and references. This is what is normally requested to assess a rental.

Collecting rent, handling repairs and meeting the law takes time. When it pays to delegate management.

A signed inventory at move-in and move-out avoids disputes over damage. What to record and how.