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You ask about rent increases: what to say in Spanish

You ask about rent increases.

Contrato / fianza6 linesLevel B1For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Rent increases are the actualización de la renta: by law limited by an index; the contract says when and under which rule; ask ¿Se actualiza cada año?Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.

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YOU START
¿Se actualiza la renta cada año?
Seh uhk-too-uh-LEE-suh lah RAYN-tuh KAH-duh AH-nyoh?
Is the rent updated every year?
THEY SAY
Sí, según el índice que marca la ley.
See, seh-GOON el EEN-dee-seh keh MAHR-kuh lah lay.
Yes, according to the index set by law.
They might also say:
Sí, con un incremento limitado por ley.
See, kohn oon een-kreh-MAYN-toh lee-mee-TAH-doh por lay.
Yes, with an increase limited by law.
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2
YOU REPLY
¿Qué porcentaje es más o menos?
Keh por-sayn-TAH-kheh es mahs oh MEH-nos?
What percentage roughly?
THEY SAY
Depende del año, pero suele ser pequeño.
Deh-PAYN-deh del AH-nyoh, PEH-roh soo-EH-leh sehr peh-KEH-nyoh.
It depends on the year, but it is usually small.
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YOU FINISH
Entiendo. Gracias por la explicación.
Ayn-TYAYN-doh. GRAH-syuhs por lah eks-plee-kuh-SYOHN.
I understand. Thanks for the explanation.
THEY SAY
De nada. Está todo en la cláusula quinta.
Deh NAH-duh. Es-TAH TOH-doh en lah KLOW-soo-luh KEEN-tuh.
You're welcome. It's all in the fifth clause.
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Words worth knowing

actualiza
uhk-too-uh-LEE-suh
verb
updates
renta
RAYN-tuh
noun
income
año
AH-nyoh
noun
year
Sí
See
adverb
yes
índice
EEN-dee-seh
noun
index
marca
MAHR-kuh
noun
make, brand

28 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?

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