There has been a lot of changes to Spanish rental regulations for 2025. It is important to understand the changes and implications for both current owners and those wishing to buy a property in Spain.
Some of these changes apply nationally as they are Federal Legislations, some only apply to Autonomous Regions such as Andalucia, and some are issued by Town Halls as they have been given more power over rental properties.
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Renting second homes, or holiday homes, whilst they are not being used by the owner has become popular with both owners and tourists.
Whilst AirBnB is seen as the main outlet for this, the fact is that such practices and platforms were available long before AirBnB. These platforms simply did not have the marketing savvy of AirBnB, which for better or worst, has managed to make a cultural change in travellers attitudes.
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The Autonomous Government of Andalucian ( the Junta de Andalucia) has updated the requirements for Vacation Rental licences. The new law comes into force from 22 February 2024, and will be applied to properties already licenced, as well as applications for new licences.
Properties with existing licences have 12 months to comply with the new requirements.
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There is a lot of misunderstanding about the 90-days visa rule in the Schengen area, for non-Schengen and non-EU citizens. Going over the 90 days, could lead to fines per person, plus ban from entry to the zone for up to 5 years (repeated offenders could get a ban for life).
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Rental fraud has been on the increase in Spain, but the same is true of other countries. Fraudsters have been targeting people looking for both Vacation Rentals as well as Long Term Rentals, so you need to be on your guard no matter what type of rental you are looking for.
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Costa del Sol has been a favourite area for buying holiday homes and investment properties for decades, due to its climate and easy access from most of Europe via Malaga Airport.
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The process of buying a property in Spain is very straight forward, but only for those who understand the stages and the consequences of getting it wrong!
So what are the steps you should go through:
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It has been over a decade since the Andalucia Regional Government introduced Decree 218 in order to protect buyers of properties in Andalucia.
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Spanish tenancy laws are strongly in favour of the tenant (read more here), which means property owners have to be extra vigilant when they sign up a tenant for a long term rental contract.
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Since Brexit was finalised on 1 Jan 2021, many British property owners have become concerned about their tax status in Spain. The British will now be treated in the same way as all other 3rd countries, namely all non-EU countries. Whilst the new tax status is probably unknown to British owners, the tax treatment is not new to 3rd country property owners in Spain.
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