Posted: Mon Nov 4, 2019 8:47pm
Hello Eric, I agree with everything that Ray has said as you cannot rely on the estate agent's responses to your questions. Take a tape measure with you , I think from memory that DaveBev1's guides give all room sizes and this is not something the authorities are budging on at the moment.
If you are interested in a property the Ayuntamiento are the only ones who are in a position to say if a licence will be granted and if you get to this stage it may also be worthwhile asking if they are reaching their limits on the number of lets being deemed compatible. An interpreter could help if you don't speak Spanish and at about €20 per hour are not expensive. It doesn't matter if the estate agent tells you that plenty of adjacent properties are holiday lets as they may have been licensed before June 2018, the community may no longer allow new lets, may now charge increased community fees for new lets or the Ayuntamiento may have decided the limit has been reached.
You cannot even advertise the property until the licence is in place so you will need to account for the first year with no income and post Brexit your non-resident tax will increase, again, from memory, I'm sure I read that non-residents will not be able to claim any expenses against tax which is in the region of 24%. Sorry I can't be confident on this but it gives you a pointer to research further if nobody else can be more specific just in case I have picked up on fake news!
Once set up, according to previous posts, properties are often fully booked for the season.