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Biel Barceló talking tough about apartment rentals yesterday.

Tourism

Websites have a fortnight to comply with apartment rental law

If websites don't comply with the law, they could face fines of between 40,000 and 400,000 euros. 

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter08/08/2017 00:00

Holiday rentals

Email system for denouncing illegal holiday rentals

From Tuesday, it would seem, inspectors will be hard at it sorting out properties to fine.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter06/08/2017 00:00

Biel Barceló (centre) with Pilar Costa and Marc Pons at a press conference to explain the decree.

Holiday rentals

Government approves decree for holiday rentals' apartments

The decree was necessary in order to deal with the legal limbo: commercialisation of apartments as tourist rental could neither be authorised nor prohibited.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter04/08/2017 00:00

Hands up if you want holiday rentals.

Holiday rentals

Holiday rentals' bill approved but apartments are still in limbo

Last-minute interventions by Podemos have meant that apartments are, by and large, still subject to the 2012 tourism law.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter18/07/2017 00:00

Joan Miralles, president of the Aptur holiday rentals association.

Holiday rentals

Holiday rentals not the main cause of tourist saturation

Joan Miralles of Aptur: The association is not ruling out legal challenges to the holiday rentals' legislation.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/07/2017 00:00

Protest

Ban

Madrid says that Balearic bullfighting legislation is unconstitutional

Proposed Balearic legislation, designed to prevent the staging of bullfights, may well end up going the same way as Catalonia’s legislation that banned bullfighting.

22/06/2017 00:00

Guardia Civil inspection of a booze cruise.

Law

Tourism law being amended to control party boats

Party boats will have to meet the same legal requirements as bars, restaurants and clubs.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter08/06/2017 00:00

Biel Barceló in parliament yesterday.

Holiday rentals

Barceló blames the PP for problems with holiday rentals

"We have a genuine problem because their law (the PP's 2012 tourism law) did not pursue what is illegal."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter16/05/2017 00:00

Limits on days for rentals apply in other cities.

Holiday rentals

Limit on number of days a property can be rented to tourists

The number of days being mentioned would be 60, although 75 is another number on the table.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/05/2017 00:00

The Balearic government wants to make these cups a thing of the past.

Environment

Plastic cups and plates to be banned from 2020

The sale and distribution of disposable plastic cups, plates and crockery are to be prohibited under regional legislation for the control of waste.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter06/05/2017 00:00

Tourist rental of rooms in properties is to be expressly prohibited in the Balearics.

Tourism

Renting rooms to tourists will be outlawed

One of the reasons given for outlawing the rental of rooms is the government's intention to apply quality standards.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter02/01/2017 00:00