Tourist license for renting - Page 2

If you want to apply for a Tourist Licence in order to allow you to be fully legal and able to post adverts on all the major Holiday rental websites then we can do this for you.

An application takes around 8 weeks to achieve a Licence.

Hi,

I've delayed responding in order to check into the current situation with obtaining a Tourist Licence.

As I predicted the system to gain a License cannot cope with the number of applications. What was due to take 6 weeks has now completely broken down! My information is that applications made in June 2018 were being processed just before Christmas. 

The most recent application we put in at the end of September 2018 has been given an estimated date of July 2019!! So that will be a process of 10 months!

To even start your rental advert you need the Licence number and without it you will therefore get no enquiries or bookings from tourists.

Communication to the organisation is protracted and inefficient. There is also still a lot of confusion and misinformation.

We cannot find any way of shortening the process or fast tracking it or anyone to complain to. To add to the problem we are told that there is now a requirement to obtain another form from your town hall. This is called "Informe Compatibililad Urbanistica" which translates as - Informative Urban Planning or Urban Compatibility Report. We have yet to find out what this is and why it is now needed? I am talking to the town hall next week and will let others know what I find out. However I have a feeling that they may know nothing about it - as is common with lots of things to do with the Licence process.

Unfortunately if the situation does not improve it could impact financially on the Regional economy for a second year. Tourists spend money and local businesses rely ot it during the summer months. Villa owners gain rental income and spend it on providing services to their clients as well as paying the property running costs. 

Another ill throughout bureaucracy.

Good post Ken.

We will be looking to recruit Villa cleaners/hosts to look after clients renting our holiday villas in the Orba area. Individuals or couples.

If you are interested send me a private message.

lol

May be a silly question but I’m looking to purchase a property at some point, is the licence gained by a fixed address or can the process be started before a location is found thanks 

Hi,

The Tourist Licence applies to the property that requires the ability to rent it for tourist rental. I don't know what the current position is on the timescale for applications.

So you cannot start anything running now. Maybe worth finding a company that will make an application and do all the paperwork when you are in a position to go ahead.

Just to note that until you have a Tourist Licence number you cannot list a property on any of the Holiday Rental websites.

I would guess that everything will take longer than it did before the pandemic!

Best of luck.

Many thanks for time...

If you manage to find a property with an existing Tourist License then it is transferable into the your name on completion of the purchase.  

Bear in mind that not all properties can qualify for a license, plus some Town halls are not issuing the compatibility certificates need to apply for the license.  So before committing to a purchase ensure your own solicitor checks the current situation with the local Town Hall regarding Compatibility Certificates and that the property meets license requiremenst.  If the property is on a community then also check the community has not voted to stop any new licenses being issued.

You legally cannot advertise the property without a license.  If you will be a non-resident then you will be required to file a quarterly tax return in Spain with the tax payable immediately.  Tax is 19% after certain allowances for EU residents but 24% on gross rental for non-EU residents.

Many Thanks very usef