At present there is no VAT on short-term rentals in mainland Spain, while hotel visitors pay a 10% tax on rooms. Sign up here. The measure is contained in a wider bill that the minority ...

Spain’s government has proposed a new 21 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on short-term tourist rentals, doubling the rate for hotel rooms, in a bid to tackle the country’s housing crisis.

Find out who needs Spain’s new rental register number for holiday lets in 2024 and how the rules affect online listings and ...

British non-residents bought 3,480 homes in Spain in the first half of 2024, making up 38pc of a total of 9,166 properties sold to non-resident non-EU buyers, according to the latest available figures ...

In Barcelona, the mayor banned all permits for short-term rentals by 2028, while Malaga, Madrid and the Canary Islands are restricting new permits. Last week, the government ordered Airbnb (ABNB.O ...

This move comes amid a growing housing affordability crisis in Spain, with escalating protests against rising rents and home prices. Many blame the proliferation of short-term rentals ...

One of Spain’s biggest problems, however, is the proliferation of holiday rentals. Now, a huge development in the effort to curb their spread has just been announced: 65,000 short-term rentals ...

The Spanish government is seeking parliamentary approval for a new 21% value added tax on short-term tourism rentals - double the tax paid for hotel rooms - as it seeks to address a housing crisis.

Spain’s government has proposed a new 21 per cent value-added tax ( VAT) on short-term tourist rentals, doubling the rate for ...