Spain will enforce new tourism regulations from January next year in a clampdown on overcrowding.
The Spanish government has announced new rules for short-term rentals, included holiday lets. This means owners will be required to register their properties with the government and provide them with a unique identification number, mandatory for properties on online platforms including Airbnb.
Owners of these properties and lets will have to provide documentation such as proof of ownership and also comply with regulations to register their property. Details such as what type of rental it is and how many people can stay there, will be made known through the code, Spanish News Today reports.
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Codes are set to last 12 months and changes from seasonal to tourist rental will need a new code. A platform will be launched to ensure people comply with the new regulations and this will carry out “random and periodic checks” to the offerings online, the Manchester Evening News reports.
The identification number is thought to work “work in a similar way to car registration plates”. The new rules are in an effort to address a lack of housing for residents due to a rise in holiday apartments, an issue which hit the headlines this summer during anti-tourism protests.
Rental prices have increased as a result of the number of holiday lets, making it harder for locals to find places to live. As well as this, the laws are to crackdown on illegal Airbnbs and holiday lets too.
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