Case studies
Selected Barcelona projects and transactions
Proof across renovation management, buyer-side due diligence, and owner-side support for clients who need local execution and clear accountability.
Each case shows what Radiant actually handled, where the risk sat, and what changed because we were involved.
01 — Renovation management
Renovation management
Projects where Radiant managed feasibility, permit path, tendering, schedule control, weekly reporting, and delivery.
Massanet full refurbishment
A full refurbishment managed end-to-end by Radiant Estates, including feasibility, permit coordination, contractor tendering, weekly reporting, and final delivery.
- Scope
- Full refurbishment
- Duration
- 16 weeks
- Budget band
- €64k
Pelai investor refurbishment
A full refurbishment in Barcelona managed for rental return optimisation — including feasibility, yield modelling, layout optimisation, permit coordination, financing logic, and delivery.
- Scope
- Full refurbishment
- Duration
- Nov 2024 – May 2025
- Budget band
- €220k
02 — Foreign-buyer acquisition
Foreign-buyer acquisition
Transactions where Radiant acted on the buyer's side to review documentation, identify legal and commercial risk, negotiate terms, coordinate locally, and protect the buyer before and during signing.
New construction purchase — Hospitalet
The client contacted Radiant shortly before signing Arras for a new-build purchase. Our review found major deficiencies: missing documentation, a contract apparently copied from another transaction, a wrong property address, a parking space included despite no garage existing, and missing annexes. Excessive agency fees were renegotiated before signature. Further errors had to be corrected live during a three-hour signing session. The transaction proceeded successfully once documentation, fees, and contractual errors were corrected.
- Service
- Foreign-buyer acquisition
- Situation
- After offer, before Arras
- Main issues
- Incomplete documentation, contract errors, fee irregularities
- Result
- Terms corrected, fees reduced, purchase completed
Ático purchase — Calle Rosselló
The client first approached Radiant for guidance before starting the search. On the first property we found a missing Cédula de Habitabilidad and negotiated a protective condition into the agreement; that transaction later collapsed when the seller withdrew. On the second property we provided earlier guidance, challenged agency costs, improved the contract structure, and reviewed escrow risk when the agency wanted Arras transferred into its own account. The buyer proceeded with full risk visibility, completed the purchase, and later engaged Radiant for a full renovation.
- Service
- Foreign-buyer acquisition
- Situation
- Multi-step search and acquisition process
- Main issues
- Missing cédula, escrow structure risk, agency cost pressure
- Result
- Risk explained, terms improved, purchase completed
Ático purchase — Calle Roca
The buyer remained outside the country throughout the transaction and asked Radiant to manage the process locally — viewings, agency communication, document collection and review, contract analysis, banking and transfer preparation, and purchase coordination from start to finish. The legal side was unusually well prepared, but practical problems emerged during furnishing because the staircase was too narrow for larger items, requiring lifting equipment, permits, and temporary street occupation approval. The value here was complete local representation before and after purchase.
- Service
- Foreign-buyer acquisition
- Situation
- Fully remote buyer representation
- Main issues
- Remote coordination and post-purchase logistics
- Result
- Purchase completed, local logistics handled
03 — Property management
Property management
Owner-side support for clients who already own property in Barcelona and need local management, representation, access coordination, maintenance follow-up, and on-the-ground problem solving.
Second residence management — Ciutat Vella
A second-home owner visiting Barcelona several times per year needed one local point of contact to prepare the property, coordinate guest stays, handle small issues, and represent the owner before the building community.
- Property
- Second residence
- Location
- Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
- Plan
- Basic Property Management
- Usage
- ~10 visits per year + guest stays
Full property management — Gothic Quarter penthouse
A penthouse in the Gothic Quarter required full local management across guest handling, maintenance, improvement works, and emergency response, including coordination of a serious water-leak incident affecting both the property and the apartment below.
- Property
- Penthouse
- Location
- Gothic Quarter, Barcelona
- Plan
- Full Property Management
- Scope
- Guests, maintenance, projects, emergencies, community
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