A well-liked holiday destination in Spain is implementing new restrictions on the quantity of holiday rentals to “preserve the city’s residential character”. Malaga’s city council has declared limitations on the registration of new flats and houses specifically intended for tourist accommodation, spanning 43 districts in the city.
This action is a response to worries that an increasing number of holiday rental properties are causing long-term rental prices for locals to surge and leading to a decrease in the number of vacant properties. Consequently, there are fewer homes available for permanent residents.
As reported by local news outlet Andalucia Today, the City Council has set up three distinct zones across Malaga, each with their own rules and regulations regarding holiday homes. Zone one encompasses 43 neighbourhoods where tourist properties already surpass eight per cent of total residential stock.
No new tourist accommodations will be permitted in this zone, which includes the historic centre. Zone 2 comprises 32 neighbourhoods where the registration rate ranges between 4.53 per cent and 8 per cent.
In this zone, only tourist properties with separate entrances and services will be allowed, up to a maximum of eight per cent, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Meanwhile, new tourist properties can be freely registered in zone 3, which consists of 296 neighbourhoods, provided they have separate entrances and services. Malaga City Council has plans to conduct regular reviews of the maximum number of tourist properties in each district, with the first review scheduled a year after the rules are implemented.
It’s worth noting that Malaga is not the first Spanish city to introduce limits on holiday rentals. Earlier this year, Barcelona announced its intention to prohibit tourist apartment rentals by 2029, effectively removing licences for approximately 10,000 apartments in the city.
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