HomeAway still advertising rentals in some of the saturated zones. Some fully booked for the summer. No license numbers. More greedy owners that want to ruin the lives of the residents that live/own in these blocks.
Excellent that Mallorca are enforcing the law of the land, as others democratic countries do. The whole industry needs regulations. The only people to complain are those letting illegally.
Well said. What your correspondents don’t seem to take into account is that Barcelona and its surrounding areas has a far larger population than Mallorca ( in particular Palma ) and therefore more properties that can be rented, if, as you say meet all the guidelines, which were established a few years ago unlike here where they are in the middle of doing such a thing. 2019 will be a different matter with more properties available to legally market.
To Frank and Peter: It is still permitted to rent out for example in Barcelona and the Baleares if you have a license. In Barcelona there are 16,000 holiday rentals of which an estimated 7,000 are illegal. But authorities may not give out new licenses or renew existing licenses or permit renting out in certain areas. In Barcelona they even sent out letters to its residents asking them to report illegal holiday rentals and they've increased the number of inspectors and with really have fines if you are caught without a license.What Peter talks about is illegal renting. I didn't discuss or deny that. Everyone including authorities knows it exists.My point was that this is not a phenomenon restricted to the Baleares. Rather, short-term tourist rentals are perceived to be a problem in many countries.
To Frank and Peter: It is still permitted to rent out for example in Barcelona and the Baleares if you have a license. In Barcelona there are 16,000 holiday rentals of which an estimated 7,000 are illegal. But authorities may not give out new licenses or renew existing licenses or permit renting out in certain areas. In Barcelona they even sent out letters to its residents asking them to report illegal holiday rentals and they've increased the number of inspectors.What Peter talks about is illegal renting. I didn't discuss or deny that. Everyone including authorities knows it exists.My point was that this is not a phenomenon restricted to the Baleares. Rather, short-term tourist rental is perceived to be a problem in many countries.Just google a little and you will find that the comment is correct: https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-06-22/places-with-strict-airbnb-laws http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-09/barcelona-cracks-down-on-tourist-rentals-as-rents-rise/8506708 https://www.lequidy.com/tourist-apartment-rentals-in-barcelona-2017-2018-laws-and-regulations/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/02/airbnb-faces-crackdown-on-illegal-apartment-rentals-in-barcelona https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/08/berlin-ban-airbnb-short-term-rentals-upheld-city-court https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/08/berlin-ban-airbnb-short-term-rentals-upheld-city-court
Forbidden ? Ha-ha, if everyone complied with that we wouldn't recognise Mallorca. Is it forbidden to attack from boats and kill people, nowadays we call them Terrorists. Maybe Rey Jaime III should be held to count....
@RBMM. Doesn't appear that way. Take at look at Airbnb Barcelona, - it's full of apartments for rent by the week !
Liz, thousands, not hundreds, of businesses are failing due to large shopping centres and shopping on the net. You, of course, don’t use these facilities as you are extremely worried about the future of small firms.
Liz, I am sure the people of Mallorca will start protesting about the lack of suitable housing and the ever increasing rental prices. Or maybe not.
I have a house in Ciutadella and used to rent out a couple of rooms in the summer. The people staying used the bars and restaurants and had a great time. Most were from Spain. Now it is empty. How does that help the people of Menorca? The people who stayed did not want a hotel.