Tourist licence cost

Do not pay for everything up front, just pay for each stage as you go as there is no guarantee you will get your certificate from the Town Hall, so just apply for that first, or pay someone to do that.  It will take months just to get that first stage done so you don't want to be out of pocket.

I really need help on how I need to get a tourist licence for my apartment in El Galan. San Miguel de salinas   

The links below should provide you with all the information you need. Good luck!

https://rightcasa.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-getting-a-tourist-licence-to-rent-out-your-spanish-property/

https://www.mylawyerinspain.com/blog/explained-spains-touristic-licence/

https://blauabogados.com/how-to-apply-for-a-tourist-license/

First step would be to ask either the president or the administrator of your local community. You will need to check if rentals are allowed  within the community and if so has blanket permission been raised or will permission have to be granted at the next AGM.

By chatting to the president you’ll find out who else has a tourist licence and he may be able you some help or point you in the right direction.

Once you’ve got the permission from your community and presuming that your ayuntamiento are currently issuing certificates in your municipality, I’d then enlist the help of a local gestor to help you on the way. Ask them how long the procedure will take, as in some municipalities it can take  well over 12 months. 

Davebev1’s advice still stand from 5 years ago regarding payment  as he is still the forums rental expert. 

Thank you for your advise. I will email the president today 😁

Hi Lisa

As you are in El Galan you will need written consent from your community to present with your application for the Certificate of Compatibility required before you can apply for the actual License.  The Town Hall only issue the certificate, which is basically agreement for you to apply for the license, they do not issue the License itself.  Fee for the Certificate varies between Town Halls, but it will likely be under €50.  If everything presented to the Town Hall is in order then San Miguel take a few weeks to issue the Certificate.

You will need a valid habitation cert, permission from the community, copy of the deeds (Nota Simpla is fine), copy IBI, certified copies of your passport and your NIE.  For the actual license application you will also need a valid EPC.  Plus the completed application forms for both stages.  There is no fee for the License application itself, which currently takes a few weeks to process.

Once you have the License you buy your official plaque, official complaints forms and you obtain login codes for registering passport details of guests on arrival.  If non-resident then you will need to declare you rental income quarterly and pay the due tax immediately.

This is the link to the OFFICIAL region information.  You will find within it links to forms and also a list of equipment a property needs and minimum room sizes.  You License will stipulate the maximum number of people (of all ages) that are permitted to stay in the property.  Click the FAQ in English.

https://www.turisme.gva.es/opencms/opencms/turisme/es/contents/tramitacion/empresa_turistica/faq_preguntas_frecuentes_viviendas_turisticas.html

You are welcome to come back to me with any questions, private message is fine if you prefer.

I'm intrigued by the claim "By chatting to the president you’ll find out who else has a tourist licence".

I got a tourist licence in 2017/18 - or something like that - and at no point was the President of the community informed by me. I doubt the powers that be would have informed the administrator either as that detail didn't need to be provided at the time.

Given the tourist plaque could be displayed inside then there's no guarantee anyone in the community in question would be in the know.

As it is - the plaque is displayed externally (although not visible from the road) and due to my general conversations, I'd think most people in the block know it has the licence.

I've no idea if anyone else in the block does or the % that do. Maybe it's due to length of time ago that I applied for it and processes have changed. 

Yes, the process changed in July 2018.  A new first stage was introduced, a Certificate of Compatibility from the Town Hall.  Town Halls are allowed to refuse any Certificate applications.  Some Town Halls have said a straight no to everyone, (Algorfa being an example); some Town Halls said the community concerned had to vote to say no more licenses on their community and register that with the Town Hall otherwise, so long as the property meets criteria, they will issue the Certificate, (Orihuela Costa is an example); San Miguel chose to go with needing the community's permission before the Certificate needed for the License is issued. 

Thanks (I think you need to edit your post so it says Jul-2018 rather than Jul-2028 but I think the narrative is clear enough!). Guess it means I got lucky pretty much getting a gestor to apply for the licence as soon as I had completed on the property - can't recall exactly but think it cost me around 100 Euros at the time. Now the nice new plaques cost nearly as much!)

Out of interest, where Town Halls say the community needs to have voted to say no more tourist licences - how do they find that out to ensure they don't issue them? Is the emphasis on the Community to have informed the town hall? What happens if the community has voted but the town hall doesn't know and issues a licence?