By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy.
Accept
The Spanish EyeThe Spanish EyeThe Spanish Eye
Notification Show More
  • Home
  • News
  • Travel
  • Events
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Property
  • Opinion
  • About Us
  • Contact
Reading: Want an Airbnb flat in Spain? Things just got more difficult thanks to new ‘pro-local’ law
Share
The Spanish EyeThe Spanish Eye
Search
  • Home
  • News
  • Travel
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Property
  • Opinion
  • About Us
  • Contact
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
The Spanish Eye > News > Want an Airbnb flat in Spain? Things just got more difficult thanks to new ‘pro-local’ law
NewsProperty

Want an Airbnb flat in Spain? Things just got more difficult thanks to new ‘pro-local’ law

Last updated: April 6, 2025 5:54 pm
Laurence Dollimore
Published: April 6, 2025
Share
Locals in Madrid protest against Airbnb during huge housing demonstrations on April 5, 2025 (Source: X)
SHARE

Renting your Spanish home out to tourists has become a lot more difficult thanks to new ‘pro-local’ legislation.

The Horizontal Property Law came into effect this week and gave new powers to homeowners across the country.

Anyone wanting an Airbnb-style flat must get the approval of 60% of other homeowners in the building. Failing to do so will give them the right to veto your licence to operate.

If you attempt to operate without getting their approval first, the president of your community can order you to cease operating, which you must obey.

If you want to buy an apartment in Spain and are hoping to rent it out short-term during certain parts of the year, ask the estate agent if it already has a tourist flat licence, or how likely it is that one would be approved.

Subscription Options

Help keep The Spanish Eye free to read

The Spanish Eye is the ONLY quality English news site in Spain that is completely free to read. We believe quality journalism should be available to anyone and everyone, and hope to keep it that way for as long as possible. Our exclusive stories are constantly followed up by international outlets, making us a respected and agenda-setting news source. To be able to carry out such work, we rely on the support of our tens of thousands of loyal readers.

Please donate what you can

Subscribe

Please donate what you can



Amount: €250

Continue

Other new rules include the ability of your neighbours to file complaints against your tourist apartment with the courts.

If you had a licence to operate as a holiday let before April 3, 2025, this cannot be revoked, but your community may vote to hike your community fees by up to 20%.

This hike is justified, according to the law, due to the ‘increased use of common services and facilities, such as elevators, stairs, the pool, and entrances.’

Pelayo Gutierrez, from the Regional Federation of Neighbourhood Associations of Madrid (FRAVM), praised the move after years of fighting tourist flats.

He told La Informacion Economica: ‘People who want to start operating a tourist flat must submit a request to the community, include it on the agenda and submit it for debate and vote.

‘A vote of 40% of the neighbours is enough to demand the cessation of the activity.’

Police in Alicante storm flight from Newcastle after five passengers cause mid-air chaos
New high-speed train route will connect Spain with major European capital
Revealed: Spain’s €3.5m plan to fix the vital Ronda road after it was destroyed by a landslide
‘Enough is enough!’: British expats fume over Estepona ‘becoming a mini Marbella’ amid surge in ‘luxury’ venues
‘I’ll never give up’: Brother of missing US banker’s anguish more than two months after he vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol
TAGGED:airbnbSpain

Sign Up For Newsletters

Be kept up to date! Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.
Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

Share This Article
Facebook Email Print
Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Follow

Find us on Social Media
FacebookLike
XFollow
YoutubeSubscribe
Popular News
BalearicsNews

British boy, 8, plunges from third-floor balcony in Ibiza ‘while reaching for a towel’

The Spanish Eye
May 29, 2025
Tragedy in Vega Baja: Frenchman, 65, dies in community swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Pictured: Former Kinahan fortress tucked away in ‘hidden gem’ development in Marbella
Spain is the best retirement location for Americans, new study finds
Want an Airbnb flat in Spain? Things just got more difficult thanks to new ‘pro-local’ law

Categories

  • News
  • Costa del Sol
  • Crime
  • Costa Blanca
  • weather
  • Andalucia
  • Travel
  • Canaries
  • Politics
  • Life in Spain

The Spanish Eye

Your first look at what’s happening in Spain - All the latest news, opinion and analysis
Quick Link
  • Home
  • News
  • Register for Free access
  • Contact
Top Categories
  • News
  • Travel
  • Health
  • Property

Get News straight to your inbox

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

Please wait…

Thank you for signing up!

© The Spanish Eye 2024 - All rights reserved | Privacy Policy
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?

Not a member? Sign Up