Holiday rentals
Rentals licences moratorium to be lifted in mid-July
There is still the unknown of the plan for intervention in tourist areas, an aspect of which will be the determination of the number of rentals places in different zones.
Holiday rentals
Palma mayor asking for rentals websites compliance
Antoni Noguera: "As mayor of Palma and responsible for the citizens' general interest, I ask that you comply with the law."
Tax
Rise in Tax Agency actions against holiday rentals
In total, the Tax Agency took in 336 million euros from its 2017 campaign against tax fraud.
Holiday rentals
Fines' worries over holiday rental guest registration
Fines can be as high as 30,000 euros for failing to register guests.
Holiday rentals
Rentals reform "incentivising" residential letting
President Armengol insisted that owners are switching from holiday rental to residential letting.
Society
Public opinion divided on the need for tourist limits
Support for holiday rentals restrictions and limits to vehicles in certain areas. Rejection of the "imposition" of Catalan.
Tourism
Tourism minister says inspection plan is yielding results
Bel Busquets spoke about control of "illegal offer", while President Armengol defended the tourist tax.
Holiday rentals
Palma mayor plays down rentals ban legal action
The Fevitur national federation of holiday rental associations is considering taking legal action.
Bylaws
Initial approval of Palma rentals ban and terraces bylaw
There were jeers from opponents of both the rentals ban and the terraces bylaw.
Holiday rentals
Onus on owners to prove short-term lets are not for tourists
Fines for supposedly illegal lets can be up to 40,000 euros.
Holiday rentals
Opinion divided over Palma apartment holiday rentals ban
Rentals ban opinion: Opposition parties and retailers versus hoteliers and residents.
Holiday rentals
Podemos criticise government holiday rentals inaction
"The time has come to burst the holiday rentals bubble."
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals in saturated areas will be for whole months
Under the sixty-day rule for saturated areas, rentals will have to be for a period of a month at a time.
Holiday rentals
Government confusion as number of holiday rental properties falls
The director-general of tourism, Antoni Sansó, made seemingly contradictory comments almost a month ago about rentals under the tenancy act.
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals occupancy levels expected to rise
Rival destinations cannot compete with the Balearics - "In the hotel sector perhaps so, but with holiday rentals there's no way."
Majorca
Death on the roads: the week in Majorca
Another cyclist was killed, Calvia town hall was on the zero tolerance trail again, HomeAway disputed a fine, and a Volvo was removed after nine years.
Holiday rentals
Tax Agency intensifying holiday rentals control
Around 90% of tax denunciations have to do with holiday rental accommodation non-declarations.
Majorca
Oranges and eco-tourism: the week in Majorca
Richard Branson was talking eco-tourism, hoteliers were looking at discounts this summer, flights to Palma in the summer are to increase, and a thief who stole oranges was back in court.
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals restriction sought for part of Puerto Soller
Soller town hall wants the old area of Santa Catalina to be declared "saturated" for the purposes of holiday rentals.
Holiday rentals
Retailers calling for "sensible" holiday rentals regulation in Palma
Pimeco stressed the importance of the holiday rentals sector for Palma.
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