--- title: "Locked Out of a Rented Flat on a Work Trip to Ibi" description: "In Ibi for a project at a supplier or at AIJU, and the flat door has shut behind you? Who to ring first, what proof you need, and what the landlord should be told." url: "https://locksmithibi.es/blog/locked-out-of-a-rented-flat-on-a-work-trip/" business: "Locksmith Ibi" --- # Shut out of the rented flat, with a meeting at eight You are in Ibi for a project at a supplier on the estates or at AIJU, renting a flat for a few weeks, and the door has shut with the keys inside. Who to ring first, what to have ready and what to tell the landlord. 23 October 2026 · 5 min read Ibi is a working town. Its six industrial estates hold more than 550 companies, most of them in plastics and metal, and AIJU, the technology institute for toys and children’s products, has its base here. Engineers, buyers, auditors and technicians come for days or weeks, and many rent a flat in town rather than a hotel room. So it happens: late back from the plant, or early out of the door for the morning meeting, and the flat door clicks shut with the keys on the kitchen counter. ## Ring the landlord or the agency first They may have a spare set nearby, or a neighbour who holds one. A ten-minute walk to collect a key beats any call-out. Have the contract or their messages on your phone: you will need them either way. ## If nobody has a key Ring a locksmith. Say: - **the street and number, floor and door letter**, and whether the street door of the block is open; - **how the door shut**: pulled to behind you, or locked with the key from outside; - **that you are renting**, and who the landlord or the agency is. The call can be in English from start to finish. You will hear an estimate of the drive for that address at that hour, not a promise. ## Proof that you live there A locksmith has to be satisfied that you are entitled to open the door. A foreign passport does not show a Spanish address, so the rental contract, the booking confirmation or the landlord on the phone does that job. If the papers are inside, they are checked once the door is open. ## Pulled shut or locked That one detail decides most of the job. A door that only clicked shut usually opens through the latch, without a mark. A door locked with the key, especially an armoured door, has to be worked through the cylinder. [How each kind of door is opened](https://locksmithibi.es/door-opening-ibi/). ## Afterwards Tell the landlord what happened and send them the invoice details: if the cylinder had to be replaced, they will want to know, and only they can decide about keys for the new one. Whether you or they pay depends on your agreement with them, so it is worth asking before anyone sets off. If your company is paying, ask for the invoice in the company’s name. And if the project is about taking over a unit on one of the estates, there is a separate guide on [the first morning in a new unit](https://locksmithibi.es/blog/day-one-in-a-unit-on-alfac-iii/). Outside the door right now? The phone is answered at any hour, in English, with an honest estimate of the drive. [Emergency locksmith in Ibi, with the phone answered all night](https://locksmithibi.es/emergency-locksmith-ibi/) Two more from the same town - [The first morning in a new unit: a round of every lock](https://locksmithibi.es/blog/day-one-in-a-unit-on-alfac-iii/) · 5 min - [A small child on the other side of the door](https://locksmithibi.es/blog/a-child-locked-inside-the-first-five-minutes/) · 4 min - [All the guides for Ibi](https://locksmithibi.es/blog/) ## Quicker to ring than to read on? Ring, or send the lock and your location on WhatsApp. Open 24 hours · 7 days [+34 678 583 290](tel:+34678583290) [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/34678583290?text=Hi%2C%20I%20need%20a%20locksmith%20in%20Ibi.%20Where%20I%20am%20(street%2C%20barrio%2C%20the%20partida%20or%20the%20industrial%20estate)%20and%20what%20has%20happened%3A)