Holiday rental

Hi Wiganwarrier, 

You sound like a fan of the oval shaped ball.👍

When you say you are looking for a long term let , possibly 6 months or longer, what do you think the longest unbroken spell in Spain you would be planning on for yourself ?

LeckyLes

Hi leckyles thanks for your quick response yes I’m a massive fan of the oval ball bit to much some would say lol In answer to your question which is a good question as I’ve mulled over this subject god knows how long. And for the honest answer would be is probably about 3 wks at a time you see I’ve been doing the maths and I spend about 6-7 thousand a year on holiday that’s just getting there not spending money and that cost is going up and up each year so I’ve looked at the long term rentals as this would make I’m hoping more sense regarding money spent I maybe wrong but it does not seem that way so even if I could only get out to the apartment 3-5 times a year I’m surely better off than paying these package prices that I no longer want to pay plus I just want to get off the plane with a small bag and go straight to my 2nd home lol not sit on a bus dropping other holiday makers off I know some people would say what a waste of money paying rent when you not there but for me doing that way the sums add up in my fav

Before you pay good money out please check the Spanish rules and regulations about staying anywhere in Spain for more than 90 days in any one year.

You are required to sign on the foreigners register at any time up to 90 days. After 183 days you automatically become a tax resident and have to declare all your world wide income to the Spanish government. (Check out Modelo 720)

Fines for none compliance are high. 

All this may sound negative but the Spanish government check all the time for money laundering etc, etc.

The days of living in Spain willy nilly have ended!!

Steve 

Hi there, if you are using the property for holiday purposes, I believe it will be classified as a tourist let regardless and it will therefore have to have a Tourist Licence. If it has a Tourist Licence, it will be much more financially viable for the owner to rent it out as such. Long term rentals are for people to live in as their home, even if for shorter periods such as for a season whilst they look either for a longer term let or to buy. 

The rates charged are the market rates for such accommodation but you can buy a 2 bed apartment for €80-90 k. If you rent a holiday let for 3 weeks at a time 3 times a year at €800 per week this comes to €7,200, about what you spend anyway but without flights, transfers, baggage and ABTA bonding You will get cleaning services thrown in but you will still have to get yourself to and from the airport on a bus full of other tourists and then get to the apartment.

If you stay in a hotel in the old town, at least you avoid all the drop offs to the far end of Benidorm, you get dropped off at the door and many hotels offer late check-out. You don't have to worry about anything apart from travel insurance.

Hi does anybody know a cheap static caravan to rent forking ketpkeasefortwo adults two children?

Thanks ks in advance

We have a static caravan in Campello, with some dates available.

Hi 

does anybody have a apartment/house  to rent  in Benidorm 2020 for long term rental!

Hi there, 

Try Idealista for long term apartment rentals. They are not easy to find as I have discovered, and I'm sure you will, that most apartments are for holiday rentals. It doesn't help that any tenancy agreement for more than 11 months, affects the annual rent increases, which are government controlled.

We found a 1 bed apartment in the Old Town, near Ray's chippie, and signed-up for a year. We are planning to retire in the next year or two, so are moving a bit at a time - Brexit permitting. We are paying 550 Euros per month, so a holiday bolthole for now. Good luck.

P.S. Alsa bus from Alicante airport, for 10 Euros to Ave Europa, beats traipsing around the hotels for 3 hours on hotel transfers. Never again.

I 

Thanks mcmahon that’s very helpful we also put things on hold at the moment due to brexit we back out again in April so will be taking a look around then and hopefully be more clear as to wear we are brexit wise so much love the old town and the Avenida hotel is where we will be staying afain