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Sanja Borkovic
With deep local knowledge and a boutique, client-first approach, Sanja specialises in helping internationals secure the right rental in Madrid’s fast-moving market. She works exclusively for you, no pressure, just calm, expert guidance from search to keys in hand.
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Find your home with expert help from Sanja Borkovic.
Location:
- Madrid City and Surrounds
Languages Spoken:
- Bosnian
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- Croatian
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- English
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- French
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- Spanish
Why do we recommend Sanja?
Expert, client-focused rental support on your side.
Sanja offers a personalised service to ensure each person receives dedicated, high-quality attention throughout their search.
She is especially skilled at guiding clients who need more clarity, translating local market dynamics, documentation, and processes into straightforward decisions without pressure.
With deep experience supporting international families and professionals relocating to Madrid, she brings genuine understanding of the challenges expats face when navigating an unfamiliar rental market.
Madrid’s market can feel fast and opaque, especially from abroad. Sanja helps clients understand neighbourhood trade-offs, pricing realities, building standards, and risk before they commit.
Sanja has a proven track record of securing rentals in competitive areas of Madrid, using her local knowledge and network to find solutions even when the market feels difficult.
Her established network of local professionals and her personal experience in the Madrid property market means clients are advised from a place of real, hands-on knowledge.
“Sanja helped us secure an apartment in one of the most competitive areas of Madrid when it felt almost impossible. Her professional and thoughtful approach made a real difference and made settling into life in Madrid much easier.”
– Milos
Your Home Search Options in Madrid
We recommend starting with the 1-hour planning consult. It is fully refundable against the Rental Search Service
Madrid 1 Hour Rental Consultation – €110
This 60-minute consultation is designed to give you a clear, realistic understanding of how renting works in Madrid, and to help you assess your readiness for the local rental market.
During the call, we will typically cover:
🔹 Your personal situation, timeline, budget, and constraints
🔹 How the local rental market functions in practice (not theory)
🔹 Types of rental properties and contract options, with pros and cons
🔹 Financial requirements, including deposits, guarantees, upfront payments, and common costs
🔹 What landlords and agents usually expect from tenants
🔹 Current market conditions and pricing realities
🔹 Common surprises and pitfalls, and how to avoid them
🔹 An overview of next steps and which services (if any) make sense for you
📍 Where helpful, the discussion may include high-level context on locations or price differences to support realistic expectations.
🧭 The consultation is also an opportunity for you to get to know your advisor Sanja, ask questions, and decide whether you’d like support with a tour or a full rental search, where lifestyle analysis and location matching are carried out in detail.
Outcome:
Clarity on where to focus, realistic expectations, and a confident plan.
The €110 fee is fully refundable if you go on to book the full rental search service.
Area Discovery Tour
(3 Hours)- €350
A custom-built, private, 3 hour tour designed to help you experience and compare the areas that best match your lifestyle, with a local expert Sanja leading the way.
What’s included:
📍 Pre-Tour Planning
The tour begins with a half-hour planning session to confirm your priorities, shortlist the most relevant areas, and design a personalised route that makes the best use of your time.
🏙️ Private Guided Area Exploration
You’ll be guided through carefully selected neighbourhoods chosen specifically for you. You’ll experience the character of each area, see key amenities and services, and receive honest, practical insight tailored to your situation.
🧭 Context & Decision Support
Throughout the tour, you’ll gain clarity on trade-offs between areas, local dynamics, and what day-to-day living is really like, helping you narrow your focus and decide on your next steps with confidence.
Outcome:
A clear sense of which areas feel right, which don’t, and a strong foundation for your next decision, whether that’s a full rental search or deeper exploration.
Madrid End-to-End Rental Search Service – €1450
A fully supported, end-to-end service designed to take the stress and uncertainty out of finding and securing a long-term rental in Madrid, combining public listings with off-market opportunities.
What’s included:
📍 Lifestyle & Location Assessment
Sanja starts by understanding your lifestyle, priorities, budget, timing, and non-negotiables to identify the areas and housing options that realistically fit your situation.
🏙️ Targeted Area & Property Search
You’ll receive expert guidance on suitable neighbourhoods, along with a tailored selection of 6–8 carefully chosen properties that align with your criteria.
📆 Viewing Coordination & Support
Viewings are arranged on your behalf, with Sanja attending with you in person or viewing properties and guiding you via video if you’re not yet in Spain.
🤝 Negotiation & Contract Support
Once you’ve identified a property, you’ll receive support through negotiations and a review of the rental agreement to ensure terms are fair, clear, and compliant before you sign.
🛠️ Move-In & Set-Up Support
You’ll receive support with the practical steps needed to move in, including set-up of water, electricity and gas where required, along with recommendations for trusted local providers if needed.
Outcome:
A secured home in Madrid, with expert support from search through to settling in.
“worked with Sanja when renting out my apartment in Madrid. After more than 20 years of working with agencies, nothing compares to her level of service and subject-matter expertise. Meticulous, proactive, and deeply knowledgeable.”
– Milos
