Holiday home

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Medieval streets, colourful fishing harbours and mountain villages frozen in time — Northern Spain is one of 2026’s most inspiring travel destinations.

Spain’s rental market is under intense pressure, with rising demand, limited supply and growing political scrutiny of tourist accommodation.

For years, buying a holiday home has been a rigid, hard-to-reverse decision. Co-ownership is now changing this, bringing real liquidity to a traditionally inflexible market. In Spain, Vivla is driving this shift as it expands into new tourist destinations.

Amid rising travel costs and restrictions on mass tourism, peer-to-peer home exchange has emerged as a rapidly growing alternative. In 2025, more than two million people chose this model for holidays or tourist stays, reflecting steady growth compared with traditional accommodation options.

Spain’s long-running boom in tourist apartments is starting to turn.

As there is a lot of confusion surrounding this topic, I decided to publish a short post to (hopefully) shed some light on it.

Every summer, hundreds of families in Spain exchange their homes with others in search of free holidays and unique experiences. This rapidly growing practice, known as home swapping, operates in a legal grey area: there are no tourism regulations, no clearly defined tax obligations, and no administrative oversight from the tax authorities. What many see as an affordable and sustainable alternative to holiday rentals remains, for the government, a sector shrouded in legal ambiguity.

The mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, has announced his intention to prohibit any new tourist rentals across the entire municipality of the Balearic capital.

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Summer is prime time for thieves, with burglaries rising 4.5% in June, July and August. If your home is burgled, you may ask: what does home insurance cover? It’s crucial to understand the difference between burglary and theft, two terms often confused but treated differently by insurers. While both involve loss of belongings, the coverage can vary. We’ll clarify these concepts and answer your key questions about home insurance protection.

Málaga has taken a major step to balance its booming tourism sector with the local housing market. The city council has confirmed that it will suspend new licences for tourist accommodation for the next three years, following a promise made by Mayor Francisco de la Torre.

Summer 2025 is in full swing, and for many, there’s no better time to dream of life by the sea. Whether you’re already soaking up the sun or planning your next escape, the Spanish coast remains a top choice for expats and holiday home buyers alike.

Booking.com has removed 4,093 tourist accommodation listings in Spain, most of which were in the Canary Islands, following a request from the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and the 2030 Agenda.

The price of holiday homes on the Spanish coast rose by 12.1% in Q1 compared to the same period last year, reaching an average of €2,970 per m².

Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni has announced that the city will withdraw all 10,101 tourist accommodation licences by November 2028. The aim, according to the city council, is to free up homes for residential use and improve access to housing. However, the measure has sparked swift backlash from the sector, which sees it as a blow to a well-established economic model.

Rural houses already registered on regional tourism registries are exempt from the new Single Register of Short-Term Rentals starting 1 July. This was confirmed by the Spanish Rural Tourism Association (Asetur) after meetings with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda.

People will spend nearly €110 more per week, on average, to rent a holiday home on the Spanish coast in 2025, an increase of between 6% and 7% compared to the previous year, according to a new report.

Alterhome has secured €4 million to fund the purchase of a palatial home in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz).

“A serious distortion of the current legal framework that would negatively impact a market segment essential for mobility, employment, academic activity and social life in Catalonia” – this is how several organisations have responded to the decree regulating seasonal and room rentals, recently appro

As summer approaches, it's time to book holiday accommodation if you haven't already.

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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.

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.

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