Tourism license - Page 12

Davebev1 wrote on Mon Jun 15, 2020 5:54pm:

Hi Karoll

The rooms sizes required hasn't changed, it is there in the license requirements 2009, so your agent and solicitor should have known.  The difference is it wasn't enforced until much later, around 2018 when you bought was when they started checking.  You will find properties with licens...

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...es that have small bathrooms because they obtained the license before the checks were made.  Everyone seems to agree the bathroom size is ridiculous but it is there in the regulations so can't do anything about it sadly.

Good luck with the appliction to extend the bathroom.

Karol1112 wrote on Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:11pm:

Thank you, what I don’t understand is I thought I had done all my homework on letting out of holiday rentals , and not once did size of rooms come up on anything that I had googled, it said about taxes , what you need to have in place ie insurance, fire extinguisher etc and the signing in of al...

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...l tourists etc etc. I had done the same in Turkey for a number of years with no problems at all and I thought they were pretty strict , but compared to Spain it was a walk in the park. 

Davebev1 wrote on Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:30pm:

It was ignored for a long time. so no one publicised it.  It really is sadly a case that had you bought two years earlier then it wouldn't have mattered because they really were not bothered about it, despite the regulations on bathroom sizes, and it was quick and easy to get a license - jus...

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...t a few weeks and no Town Hall involvement.  You an still seasonal let which might help fund the alteration to the bathroom.

Davebev1 wrote on 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 ...

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...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:

Cutlery

Kitchenware and appliances

Bed linen

Curtains

Kitchen appliances

Fridge freezer

Electric grill/griddle

Oven/microwave

Extractor fan and smoke alarm

I've heard that applications are now taking 8-9 months to process, but some Town Halls are not issuing certificates.

Good luck everyone.

Brian62 wrote on Wed Mar 3, 2021 3:20pm:

Is it true you can start renting when you have your hab certificate, even thou you are still waiting for number.

Annewalks wrote on Mon May 31, 2021 7:19pm:

Hi our solicitor did the registration with the police for us. We picked up the plaque and log in details for the police registration