Holiday home

If you have a property or holiday home in Spain, one option to make some extra money in the off-season is renting out your home. While renting out a property is a great way to make extra money and a good way to keep your house from being empty, renting a property out is certainly not risk-free.

Summer is the time of year when we tend to spend the most time in our second homes, whether on the beach or in the mountains.

July. It’s that month of the year again when landlords are - once more - making a killing through rental income. Have you tried booking in Spain a flat or villa in July, August, or September?

They are small, there tend to be a lot of them and they're fast. Ants tend to "invade" houses in summer and this is often a problem for those who own a holiday home in Spain. One day you may find your kitchen or any other room in the house full of hundreds of little black dots with legs.

People's desire to leave home and travel again is greater than ever. The covid-19 pandemic is still ongoing, but thanks to high vaccination rates and the use of the digital certificate, we are now freer and safer to pack our bags and go on vacation. So it is  obviously to be expected

The summer holidays have flown by and for many, it will soon be time to pack everything up and return home.

How can I legally rent my property in Spain?

The coronavirus pandemic has changed many things in Spain, and among these, crime patterns on the Spanish coast. This is demonstrated by the report 'Burglaries in insured homes.

2020 was a difficult year for the tourism sector in Spain, including the area of holiday rentals.

Following up on our article Buy-to-Let in Spain: Landlord Tax Reliefs, VAT invoices are the backbone on claiming landlord tax relief.

Penthouses, especially those with spectacular views, are a common attraction in the luxury housing market in Spain.

Having a second home can be a real blessing, especially in this atypical year when many families have decided not to travel too far to avoid catching the coronavirus, or in the case of many expats, a place in the sun to escape quarantine in their home country and even for working remotely.

This is really a moot point.

All homes in Spain must have home insurance. Home insurance is important to consider if you are buying a property in Spain.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, in many cases being at home has ceased to be a place to rest and has become the epicentre of work for many people across the world.

The Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality (el Instituto para la Calidad Turística Española, ICTE), with the approval of the Spanish Ministry of Health, has developed a protocol for national tourist rentals, in order to prevent further coronavirus infections.

The sale price of properties on the Spanish coast fell by 0.4% during June, to 1,749 euros/m2, according to a study published by idealista, the largest real estate marketplace in Spain.

The Property Guides website has recently carried out a survey on the growing desire of the British to buy property in "sunny Spain".

"The response of the demand in the real estate market after the coronavirus health crisis depends on several factors such as the development of the 'de-escalation' phases, the financial situation of the potential buyers, the employment figures, the impact on the investment, etc.

Good news is in store for the Spanish tourism industry after COVID-19 and those who are holding onto the hope of having a summer holiday in Spain this year or those travelling from abroad to their Spanish holiday homes, as the Spanish Government has announced that the recently introduced restriction

At the beginning of May, the Spanish government published a set of new measures that are part of a gradual recovery plan to get the country out of the strict lockdown that was put in place in March in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the country.

The Ministry of the Interior in Spain has issued a guide for state security forces in a bid to standardise criteria when giving out fines for breaching the confinement decreed in the state of alarm for the coronavirus.

Before you know it, summer will be upon us again and the market for second homes and holiday homes in Spain continues to grow. In 2019, there was a notable increase in both local and foreign demand.

The purchase of a holiday home may sound nice and glamorous, but you have to leave the fantasies aside to take on this purchase like any other property.

As you are probably aware by now, one of the best, if not the best, businesses in Spain as of late is to rent out property, specifically as a holiday home (short-term).