Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:34pm
Karol112 - if you are able to enlarge the bathroom be careful not to make any of the other rooms too small in the process. If you have purchased within the last 4 years and you informed the estate agent that you were looking for a rental property for holiday lets then your estate agent should have been aware of the need for compliance with the registration rules. The law has required all owners to have a license since may 2015. In fact, these rules were in place prior to May 2015 for anyone with more than one holiday let property. However the clamp down on unregistered lets only started last June. Sadly many estate agents, and even holiday let property management companies, told people they need not bother worrying about it until the clampdown was announced!
These are the requirements and the minimum room size requirements (only one of the bathrooms has to be 4.5m2). And you will now need your Certificate from the Town Hall before you can submit your application.
Basic Requirements for Standard properties:
Public entrance
Lift (if the accommodation is situated on the fourth floor or higher)
Stairs
Heating
Wall power outlets in all rooms and a fuse box
Hot water
Evacuation plan displayed at the front door of the accommodation
Emergency telephone list
Information about local attractions and places of interest
Air conditioning - Primera and Superior only
Heating - Primera and Superior only
Swimming pool and/or first line beach - Primera and Superior only
Security box - Primera and Superior only
Internet access - Superior only
Garden (can be a common garden) - Superior only
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Room Sizes (min. m2 space) for Standard (Primera and Superior are all larger)
Main bedroom including wardrobe 10 m2
Double bedroom including wardrobe 8 m2
Single bedroom including wardrobe 6 m2
Per person sharing room i.e. per bed 3.5 m2
Living/dining 14 m2
Kitchen* 5 m2
Bathroom** 4.5 m2
*The kitchen should be equipped with a hob with a minimum of two burners when the accommodation doesn't exceed 4 guests and a hob of three burners or more when it exceeds 4 guests.
**There must be at least one bathroom including a bath with shower, washbasin and toilet and/or a washroom with a shower, washbasin and toilet.
A studio apartment is defined as an accommodation consisting of a living/dining/kitchen area with separate bathroom (minimum of 24 m2 for Standard category).
Rental accommodation should be furnished and equipped appropriately, with the following:
I've heard that applications are now taking 8-9 months to process, but some Town Halls are not issuing certificates.
Good luck everyone.