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The question is: Can I rent my apartment for weekly holiday lets in the Canaries?
Weekly rental via advertising (internet, press, estate and travel agencies, etc) is considered as a commercial rental or use other than residential, and this activity falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Canarian Government, for which reason it is regulated by regional legislation.
Before privately offering an apartment as touristic accommodation you must be aware that Canarian law imposes heavy financial penalties for this type of tourism operation when it is carried out illegally. Continue reading “HOLIDAY RENTALS”
It might seem obvious, but the first thing to be aware of is that rentals in Spain are legislated differently to the way they are regulated in other countries. Never assume that the way you rent your property and the contracts that you use in your country are valid in Spain. 
The following looks at the steps that must be followed in the event of the death of a family member who owns property or has interests in Spain.
In this article we analyse the situation of people from countries which are not EU member states, and who move to Spain to reside on a temporary or permanent basis. We also give a simple overview of the basic procedures to be able to reside in Spain.
Quite often we get enquiries from someone who has bought a second home in Spain with their partner, friends or family, and who for various reasons cannot or does not want to continue with their co-ownership.
If you have bought a property off-plan, or are thinking of buying one, you need to be aware that the law in Spain changed in 2016 and this might affect you.
The right of entry and departure, free circulation, stay, residence, permanent residence and work in Spain for citizens of other EU nation states, and those states which are part of the European Economic Area, is regulated by Law Real Decreto 240/2007, of 16 February modified by Real Decreto 987/2015, of 30 October.
Once we have taken the decision to sell our second home, we ask our advisor how much tax we will have to pay on the profit or capital gain, assuming there is one. Indeed, in some cases the Ayuntamientos punish taxpayers (i.e. vendors) with an unexpected and excessive municipal tax on a non-existent gain when the vendors are selling their property for the same price they paid for it years previously.