Old hotels to solve the housing crisis. Government plans massive purchase
The government first announced this several months ago.
Hotel conversion to social housing - not a single taker
The law stipulates that 50% of hotel conversion to residential accommodation must be for social housing.
Balearic law will allow for conversion of obsolete tourist accommodation stock
The tourism law is due to be approved at the end of this month.
400 tourist establishments could be converted into residential accommodation
A big question is whether owners will agree to the conditions.
The Hotel Port Vell in Mallorca, which was knocked down to make way for residential accommodation
2013 - The Hotel Port Vell was a case of conversion, but demolition and rebuilding are not what is being envisaged,
Agreement on conversion of obsolete hotels in Mallorca
The agreement is for 50% of conversion into residential accommodation to be for social housing.
Proposals made for post-Covid tourism transition in Mallorca
Chief among the proposals is change of hotel use.
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Urban planning
Can Picafort old people's home will not become a hotel
Although the Residencia has been earmarked for tourism use, the mayor says that the plan won't be carried out.
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Comment
Hotel conversion - sound in principle, but ...
The agreement on conversion of obsolete hotels into accommodation raises any number of questions.
Andrew Ede10/05/2022 19:49