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Renting out your holiday home

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:52am
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Ronnie777

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Hi. We recently purchased our new holiday home. We are now considering the option of letting it out for a few months next year. Ive been told i require a Tourist Licence to do this and it may take a year to acquire one. Does anyone have any experience of this. 

John56

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:56am

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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:56am

Ronnie777 wrote on Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:52am:

Hi. We recently purchased our new holiday home. We are now considering the option of letting it out for a few months next year. Ive been told i require a Tourist Licence to do this and it may take a year to acquire one. Does anyone have any experience of this. 

The whole process seems to be a minefield so I suggest that you read through which can be accessed from the Forum Homepage through the Announcements Tab.


Davebev1's guides: Renting out your property as a holiday let in Spain

Ronnie777

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:10pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:10pm

Cheers mate. We get our keys 27June. We didnt originally intend renting TBH and if it is more hassle than its worth we will re think. 

Cheryl

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:33pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:33pm

As John56 suggests, Davebev1's guide is brilliant.
The very first thing is to see if the main bathroom is at least 4.5 m2. If it is, the Town Hall will then decide if they consider the area is tourist or residential. If considered residential, a licence will not be granted.
8 months was the last I heard but another poster has said recently that they can't even get the Certificate of 2nd Occupation out of the Town hall (not sure if they come under Orihuela Costa or San Miguel). This requires an architect to confirm that all details match up with the original Habitacion certificate and that no unapproved and unregistered improvements have been made.
If you do eventually get a Tourist Licence, you have to register with the police to record details of all guests and use legal and registered cleaners and key holders and as non-resident, submit quarterly tax returns.
The system is gridlocked as so many owners have either ignored, or been unaware of rules going back to 2015 and have acted only now they are subject to punitive fines if caught flouting the law.
If you still want to go ahead, the quicker the better if you are going to have any hope of a full season next year.

Ronnie777

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 2:54pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 2:54pm

What a bloody nightmare. Many thanks

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Ronnie777

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:33pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:33pm

Cheryl many thanks. Were not looking for full season. Only thinking about some of the weeks when we and family not using. So prob 3months in summer and some weeks later on. It now sounds like a nightmare and open for abuse in regards to costs to obtain a piece of paper. 

Ronnie777

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:58pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:58pm

Where do i find davebev1 guide

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Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:03pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:03pm

Ronnie777 wrote on Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:33pm:

Cheryl many thanks. Were not looking for full season. Only thinking about some of the weeks when we and family not using. So prob 3months in summer and some weeks later on. It now sounds like a nightmare and open for abuse in regards to costs to obtain a piece of paper. 

There are very few costs involved in getting the license if you o it all yourself but obviously if you use a legal rep to do it is likely to cost around 100-150 euros for their time.  

To be honest, when advertising, insurance, keyholding, utilities, tax, wear and tear are taken into account just letting for 3 months of the year probably isn't going to net you any profit.  To kit the house out properly will set you back a bit as well as you will need double of all sheets, towels, bed covers, etc plus spares.  You will need secure store cupboard for all your personal items that you are leaving at the house as well.  Most renters expect full air con, (needs annual service whether you let or not), wifi and welcome packs.  Generally I would recommend looking at letting for 5+ months of the year to give you a decent clear profit and allow for your time administering the paperwork.  (There are example contracts on some of the advertising sites.)

But your first stage would be to check if where you are buying can be issued a certificate of Compatibility from your Town Hall as if they say no you can't go any further.  As Cheryl said, the main bathroom size needs to be at least 4.5m2, which is a problem for a lot of properties.

I'm not an expert but am pretty experienced as a holiday let owner so feel free to fire questions at myself and other experienced rental owners on the site.  We are all happy to help.

Bev

Ronnie777

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:18pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:18pm

Dave thank you. Kitting it out is no problem as we have already got everything ready to cater for ourselves and family. Apartment is fairly high spec at Muna Spa Los Dolces. So air con is standard. We also have storage area in garage and a car parking space

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