The Canary Islands Government and Airbnb have signed an agreement to identify and remove holiday rental listings that breach regulations in the archipelago. Both parties issued a joint statement confirming that this initiative will also cover tents, campervans, yurts and boats, as they are "clearly inconsistent" with the island's regulations.
The Balearic Islands Government plans to approve the decree on tourism control measures at the Governing Council on 11 April, aiming for it to take effect before the summer. The proposed measures include a ban on new tourist rental properties in multi-family buildings, higher fines and increased collaboration between local councils and the police to tackle illegal holiday rentals. However, the decree will not include the initially proposed increase in the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS).
It has been five years since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and the real estate market has undergone significant changes, particularly in the rental sector. During the period of isolation, the supply of long-term rental properties doubled, peaking in December 2020 as prices fell. However, since then, rental supply has declined by 56%, while prices have risen by 30%. Political measures implemented in response have only reduced stock to minimal levels, placing further strain on the market with heightened demand and record-high prices in many capital cities.
According to the latest report from idealista, the average rental price for houses in the province of Valencia has risen to €12.7 per square metre, following a sharp increase of 15.1% over the past year. However, there are still towns where rental prices remain affordable.
Rent in Barcelona continues to rise. According to the latest idealista report, the average price is €23.6/m2, 13.5% higher than last year. The provincial average is €20.2/m2.
According to the latest idealista report, rental prices in Spain rose by 11.5% in 2024, reaching an all-time high in December with an average of €13.5 per square metre.
17% of the homes rented through idealista in Q4 last year were on the market for less than 24 hours – one percentage point lower than during the same period in 2023, according to a study by idealista, the leading real estate marketplace in southern Europe.Vitoria and Girona recorded the highest perc
Spain’s new Housing Law of 2023, introduced a new index to which all residential rental contracts must be indexed going forward. It replaces the popular Consumer Price Index (or CPI, for short) which was used by almost all rental contracts in Spain.
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Renting a property in Spain is currently viewed by many as a risky endeavour, particularly due to the lengthy procedures involved in evicting defaulting tenants.According to José Ramón Zurdo, a lawyer specialising in leasing and CEO of the Rental Negotiation Agency (ANA), in an interview with ideali
On 20 December 2024, the Official State Gazette (BOE) published the methodology for the new Spanish Statistics Institute (INE) index used to update rental prices in 2025: the Housing Lease Reference Index (IRAV).
The number of tourist accommodation places (VUT) in ten Spanish cities now exceeds the total hotel capacity, with Málaga, Valencia and Alicante standing out, according to a report by Exceltur on the 25 cities with the highest number of tourist accommodation places in 2024.
Spanning from the tip of Tarifa to Nerja, the Costa del Sol is one of Spain’s most coveted coastal destinations.
The government aims to amend Article 3 of the Urban Leasing Law (LAU) concerning seasonal rentals. The proposed changes would require landlords to demonstrate and justify the specific circumstances for formalising a seasonal rental contract.
Andalusia is home to four of the ten towns and cities with the highest household effort to rent a home, according to a study published by idealista.
The Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has announced he will introduce the Special Plan for the Protection of Residential Areas in the City of Madrid. This plan will prohibit tourist rentals scattered within residential communities in the historic centre.
The Málaga City Council’s governing team has promoted an amendment to the General Plan (PGOU) to restrict or limit new tourist accommodation in certain neighbourhoods of the city through an urban zoning plan.
Specifically, from the amendment’s entry into force, there will be 43 neighbourhoods where
Fifty-five per cent of short-term rental owners in Spain support regulations that benefit residents and hosts, while 8% suggest the need for stricter rules to combat the negative effects of gentrification, and the remaining 20% have not formed an opinion, according to Holidu.
In the survey, 74% of
It has been just over five years since interventions in the rental market commenced. The first measure involved approving changes to the Law on Urban Leases (LAU) in March 2019, which extended contracts from three years to five or seven years.
Non-payment of rent can manifest in various ways, not solely the rent itself. For instance, tenants may also be responsible for paying utilities or community fees. So, what happens in these situations? Can I evict the tenant if they fail to pay their utilities or community fees?
Rents for homes in Europe continue to rise, especially in capitals such as Dublin, Rome, Riga and Bucharest. This scenario makes renting a home an interesting business to invest in. Madrid (with a yield of 5.30%) is ranked 12th among European capitals where it is most profitable to rent a home in June this year, according to data from Global Property Guide.
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The government has declared war on holiday rentals and is preparing a raft of measures to regulate tourist flats, such as amending the Horizontal Property Law (LPH) so that the owners' associations can veto holiday homes or creating a single registry platform for properties rented for this purpose. Although the details of the Executive's plan are still unknown, the experts consulted by idealista/news believe that it will not help alleviate Spain's housing problem, since they will not ensure that supply matches demand.
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The Consell de Mallorca will now impose €80,000 fines on anyone who illegally rents a property for tourist purposes. Furthermore, the fines established by law for this issue range from €40,000 to €400,000, and until now the lightest sanctions were being imposed.
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