Tourist licence query

John123456 wrote on Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:38am:

These link may be helpful:

https://www.spanishsolutions.net/blog/legal-issues-in-spain/tourist-licence-alicante/ 

Eithno wrote on Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:45am:

Thanks John, that site is great, looks like my agent has a separate tourist licence only allowed by tourist agents! Thanks for your help 

Davebev1 wrote on Fri Jul 1, 2022 8:33pm:

The License belongs to the property and will be held in the name of the property owner. If a property is sold the License can simply be changed into the new owners name. It doesn't matter who handled the application, as current owner of the Licensed property it should be in your name.

If your property doesn't hold a Tourist License of its own then it is being let illegally and you need to stop immediately. An agent will have their own agency license but they cannot legally let a property that does not hold a Tourist License....

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Flower21 wrote on Tue Jul 5, 2022 9:06pm:

I have bought a house with a tourist licence in January but I am still waiting for the change of the name. I have paid for it about 80 euro to change it but it still has not happened. So it is not easy.

Davebev1 wrote on Tue Jul 5, 2022 10:11pm:

Who did you pay to do it?  €80 sounds a lot for a name change.  You solicitor who handled the purchase could have requested the name change straight away as would have had the correct paperwork to hand to do so.  The property is legal to advertise as it is Licensed and the Licens...

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...e belongs to the property, number doesn't change, but you will have problems registering the guests as won't have your own login codes.  Not sure why it is taking so long.  If you are in need of renting this year you can use a management company or agency to handle the bookings as they can use their agency number for registering guests.  

Davebev1 wrote on Tue Jul 5, 2022 10:11pm:

Who did you pay to do it?  €80 sounds a lot for a name change.  You solicitor who handled the purchase could have requested the name change straight away as would have had the correct paperwork to hand to do so.  The property is legal to advertise as it is Licensed and the Licens...

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...e belongs to the property, number doesn't change, but you will have problems registering the guests as won't have your own login codes.  Not sure why it is taking so long.  If you are in need of renting this year you can use a management company or agency to handle the bookings as they can use their agency number for registering guests.