Holiday rentals
Finca administrators agree with tourist letting regulation
The administrators of communities agree with the government but want more legal security for apartment owners.
Holiday rentals
Spanish government passes holiday rentals decree
The decree contains amendments to the tenancy act and the law on regulating apartment blocks.
Holiday rentals
Spanish government intending holiday rentals regulation
Secretary of state Bel Oliver is looking to amend the tenancy act.
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.
Housing
Fines for not making rentals' deposits
Under the tenancy act, an owner who rents out a property should pay the deposit for the rental into a bank.
Housing
Two months' deposit for rentals of less than one month
Housing minister Marc Pons says that the measure would mean that "false holiday rentals" would not elude the law.
Tourism
National government considering regulations for holiday rentals
At the same time as Madrid appears minded to adopt a more active role in regulation, Balearic tourism minister Biel Barceló is calling on the national government to amend the tenancy act.
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