Application to make a property in Torrevieja legal to rent out - Page 2

We rent ours out but are in the UK but we have a keyholder (annual contract) who is registered to work in Spain.  She also does the meet and greet and arranges the cleaning.  If you only have a cleaner who is on call in the event of any problems when the renters are there?  Who does the meet and greet/handover of keys?

On the contract we send to the renter they fill in their passport details, they are aware that these will be shared with the Guardia Civil and with the keyholder (GDPR requirement to disclose who the information will be shared with).  We send the keyholder the details.  Some keyholders will enter the details for you if you supply your log-in details, but the way we do it, (and 2 solicitors said this was acceptable), is she gets the guests to sign a hand completed copy of the form and then we enter the details on the Guardia Civil site and print that off.  When we go to Spain she gives us the signed forms which we bring home and attach to the printed out ones that we completed.

Until you have your license it is still illegal to rent out short-term and you could still be fined.  However you could do a mid-term rental (eg say 3 months) or long term without any need for a license, just contracts.

Thank you for the help on this.  That process does seem confusing, plus an extra cost to pay someone to meet and greet. :-(

Hi, what are all the outgoings that you can legally claim against the tax bill on lettings please?

Tax payable in Spain if you are an EU resident then you pay 19% tax and can claim expenses for utilities, suma, community fees, mortgage interest, certain services such as keyholding, fiscal representation and keyholding BUT all pro-data to the number of days let out. If a Spanish resident declared in the usual annual return, if resident in any country then declared quarterly.

However if you are a non-EU resident then it is 24% tax on income with no deductions.

So if you are a UK resident and if Brexit happens your tax goes up and no deductions.

Can I as an individual get a LICENCE for my apartment rental what is the exact address I go to to get this matter sorted 

Many thanks 

Dave Tomlinson 

Yes, you can apply for it yourself.  It is straightforward but there are two stages.  The first step is to go to the Town Hall and complete an application for Certificado de Compatilidad.  IF you can obtain that (and that depends on your particular Town Hall) then you can apply for the license itself.  Get the certificate first, that is the first step and without it you cannot apply for the license itself.

Thank you very much 

Dave Tomlinson 

How much does the license cost assuming you can get it in the two stages please?

The license doesn't cost anything to obtain but a lot of people will pay someone to get it for them.  However, you will need to pay for an energy certificate if you do not have a valid one, or for copies of missing documents needed to support the application.  You will need to buy your official plaque and official complaints forms once you have your license.  You will also need to register with the Guardia Civil to obtain your personal log-in details and password to register your guests.

That's very helpful. Thanks.