ElDomi — Student Rental Marketplace

The challenge

The rental market for international students in Barcelona is chaotic: frequent fraud, lack of transparency, unclear contracts and the difficulty of finding reliable flatmates. ElDomi needed a platform that solved these trust issues and offered a complete digital experience, from searching to signing the contract.

Our solution

We designed and developed ElDomi as a full rental marketplace, focusing on security and user experience:

For tenants (students)

• Search and filtering of verified properties with Google Maps integration
• The Lounge: integrated community to find compatible flatmates
• Simplified digital booking process with online contract signing
• Direct chat with landlords within the platform

For landlords

• Control panel with availability calendar and application management
• Landlord Pro: premium management and automatic billing service for property owners
• Dynamic pricing tools to optimise occupancy

Security and trust

• Mandatory KYC verification with Veriff for all users
• Secure Stripe payments with fund retention until confirmation
• Fraud protection against illicit activities

Results

ElDomi operates actively in Barcelona with plans to expand to other Spanish cities. The platform offers multi-language support (Spanish and English) tailored to international students, and has successfully created a trust ecosystem in a traditionally opaque market.

Tech stack

• Next.js (Frontend and SSR)
• React (UI components)
• Styled Components (Styling)
• Stripe (Payments and Landlord Pro)
• Veriff (KYC / identity verification)
• Google Maps API
• Node.js (Backend)