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Then work, the kids, the flat and the paperwork took every spare hour. The Barcelona English Speakers Directory 2026 is the plain-English guide to setting up and living in Barcelona before you speak Spanish or Catalan.
- Your first 30 days: padrón, NIE or TIE, health card and bank account, in order
- Paperwork decoded: the official fees and what a gestor or lawyer really costs
- Seeing a doctor in English: public against private, insurance, and the questions to ask
- 2026 price ranges for dentists, therapists, physios, movers, storage and home repairs
- Kids and family: nursery, early help, public, private and international schools, pediatricians, therapists and vaccines
- An emergency cheat sheet with the Spanish phrases to say out loud
- A first stop for each of eight neighbourhoods, with the padrón office address
- A page of links to English-speaking professionals in every category
17 pages. Every page links to the matching professionals in the directory.
- 1Your details
- 2Join the WhatsApp channel
- 3Check your inbox
A look inside
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Questions
Is the guide really free?+
Yes. We ask for a few details so we can email it to you and invite you to our WhatsApp community. You never pay, and we never ask for payment details.
Why do I have to join the WhatsApp community?+
The community is one-way updates on WhatsApp: new English-speaking professionals in your area, changes to rules and laws that affect expats, offers from professionals near you, and new guides and price updates. A PDF goes out of date; the community keeps you current. We cannot see who actually joins, so we trust you, and you can leave at any time. If you want help finding a particular kind of professional, tick it on the form and we will email you links.
What do you do with my details?+
We store them to send you the guide and invite you to the community, and if you ask, to point you to English-speaking professionals. We do not share your name or contact details with any professional. You can ask us to delete your data at any time. The Privacy Policy has the detail.
Are the prices in the guide quotes?+
No. They are typical 2026 ranges from published sources, the same data as our price checker. Always ask for a written quote and compare.
Who makes the guide?+
Barcelona English Pros, a directory of English-speaking professionals in Barcelona. The guide is built from our own guides and price checker, and a listing in the directory is not a ranking or an endorsement.