The Balearic government has to take some serious action. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter
Palma30/08/2024 10:02
I find it shocking, obscene and quite frankly selfish that 210,587 homes in the Balearics are either empty or are only used as second homes. The second home issue I can understand, after all they have been bought as holiday homes and therefore will only be used for just that - holidays. Plus there are certain restrictions that prevent some owners, for example the British, using their second homes for longer periods.
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There's no statistic offered here, but anyone can see that there are many derelict or otherwise uninhabitable properties out there, urban and rural. And bringing them up to habitable standards or even getting permission to do so is expensive and complicated. Then of course, there are lots of houses on rural land of that are used strictly for storing machines and agricultural supplies. Also generally uninhabitable. Not clear what the percentage of those are, but I have little doubt they're included in the "empty housing" stats.
The day they change the law to get people renting out of your property, it might change to get more properties available. Until then, not a chance. Even the local people won't let their own in, but prefer to let it to foreigners. So moaning won't help.