Holiday rentals
Environment commission seeking further holiday rentals restrictions
A further delay to the issuing of licences for new holiday rental accommodation looks likely.
Holiday rentals
Habtur seeking clampdown on holiday rentals booze tourism
The law does allow owners with rental licences to eject tourists if they cause trouble.
Holiday rentals
Balearics holiday rentals the most expensive in Spain
Pollensa is the most expensive place for holiday rentals anywhere in Spain.
Holiday rentals
Costa d'en Blanes residents wanting rentals ban
There are currently 35 licensed holiday rentals properties on the estate.
Holiday rentals
Rentals licences moratorium to be lifted in mid-July
There is still the unknown of the plan for intervention in tourist areas, an aspect of which will be the determination of the number of rentals places in different zones.
Holiday rentals
Palma mayor asking for rentals websites compliance
Antoni Noguera: "As mayor of Palma and responsible for the citizens' general interest, I ask that you comply with the law."
Tax
Rise in Tax Agency actions against holiday rentals
In total, the Tax Agency took in 336 million euros from its 2017 campaign against tax fraud.
Holiday rentals
Fines' worries over holiday rental guest registration
Fines can be as high as 30,000 euros for failing to register guests.
Holiday rentals
Rentals reform "incentivising" residential letting
President Armengol insisted that owners are switching from holiday rental to residential letting.
Society
Public opinion divided on the need for tourist limits
Support for holiday rentals restrictions and limits to vehicles in certain areas. Rejection of the "imposition" of Catalan.
Tourism
Tourism minister says inspection plan is yielding results
Bel Busquets spoke about control of "illegal offer", while President Armengol defended the tourist tax.
Holiday rentals
Palma mayor plays down rentals ban legal action
The Fevitur national federation of holiday rental associations is considering taking legal action.
Holiday rentals
Onus on owners to prove short-term lets are not for tourists
Fines for supposedly illegal lets can be up to 40,000 euros.
Bylaws
Initial approval of Palma rentals ban and terraces bylaw
There were jeers from opponents of both the rentals ban and the terraces bylaw.
Holiday rentals
Opinion divided over Palma apartment holiday rentals ban
Rentals ban opinion: Opposition parties and retailers versus hoteliers and residents.
Holiday rentals
Podemos criticise government holiday rentals inaction
"The time has come to burst the holiday rentals bubble."
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals in saturated areas will be for whole months
Under the sixty-day rule for saturated areas, rentals will have to be for a period of a month at a time.
Holiday rentals
Government confusion as number of holiday rental properties falls
The director-general of tourism, Antoni Sansó, made seemingly contradictory comments almost a month ago about rentals under the tenancy act.
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals occupancy levels expected to rise
Rival destinations cannot compete with the Balearics - "In the hotel sector perhaps so, but with holiday rentals there's no way."
Majorca
Death on the roads: the week in Majorca
Another cyclist was killed, Calvia town hall was on the zero tolerance trail again, HomeAway disputed a fine, and a Volvo was removed after nine years.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"