Inma
Lawyer · Murcia City, Spain
- 910 cases handled · 11 in this service
- 11+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, Spanish
- Law
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4.95(59 reviews)
Letting a home in Spain to tourists usually needs official permission. This page covers the tourist rental license (or licence), holiday rental and holiday let licences, short-term rental licences, the licencia turística and the vivienda de uso turístico (VUT), and the legal requirements for Airbnb-style rentals. It is for owners, including non-residents. English-speaking registered lawyers check the rules and prepare the application. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Tourism License Application”.
Spain's autonomous communities set their own tourist rental rules, and town councils can add planning limits. Some areas restrict new licences. The statutes of a building or urbanisation, and the consent of its owners, can matter as well. The first job is therefore to check the property, the zone and the region.
A separate registration number for short-term lets is described under the NRUA registration number. Rental income is taxed, see tourist rental income tax. A long-term let follows other rules, see lease review and drafting.
Generally yes where regional rules require one, and platforms increasingly ask for the number.
No. The licence is issued by the region, while the registration number is a separate step with rules that have been changing.
Owners who live abroad can generally apply, usually with an NIE and a representative.
Fines and the removal of listings are possible. Amounts and procedures differ by region.
It can be, depending on the statutes and the rules in force. A lawyer checks both.
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This service helped me so much that I can hardly put it into words. The lawyer was one of the biggest helps in opening my business in the Canary Islands!
The lawyer phoned me within 24 hours of my first email and explained the next stages very clearly over the telephone. The emails that followed were consistent and very helpful. She handled every stage efficiently, which made applying for the tourist licence on my property in Spain very easy. I was impressed by her persistence in getting the Guardia Civil to issue the passwords I needed to upload information to them, as Spanish law requires. I am very satisfied with the outcome.
The service was fast and efficient. The lawyer is excellent at guiding people through the tricky, confusing Italian bureaucracy.
From start to finish the lawyer was knowledgeable, informative and professional. His friendliness created a relaxed atmosphere, which eased what was at times a stressful situation, and I would highly recommend his services.
I had an informal introductory meeting with the lawyer, who answered all my questions and offered much more information and many suggestions I had never considered. I found him extremely friendly and professional, and his English is flawless, so understanding him was never a problem. Next year I will use him for my first Spanish tax return, and I will then be better placed to comment on the quality and price of the service. So far everything has been very good.
He was very responsive, always told us where the process stood and moved fast whenever he could. We were very satisfied and would definitely recommend him.
The lawyer was so amazingly helpful, assisting me remotely while I was in Haiti and in person when I visited Spain. She has a fantastic personal manner and is super approachable, her English is flawless, and I would 100% use her again for future legal advice in Spain.
He was very responsive and went through the details in depth.
Outstanding service and a very responsive lawyer.
We had a very good collaboration. The lawyer was very supportive and told me each time a step of the process was completed. Her English is very good, so I could communicate with her very well. I would recommend her at any time.
I only wanted advice from a Spanish legal expert who knows Spanish law on selling property in Spain, where I was a part owner, and on applying for an NIF. The lawyer gave that advice fluently in English, on time and in a professional manner. The advice was accurate and I could not have asked for anything more. She is a true professional in every sense, and I hope she keeps giving expert advice to all the clients she meets through this service.
I cannot thank this lawyer enough and am so grateful I found her. She answered my emails extremely quickly and dealt sympathetically with all my concerns in a highly stressful situation. I feel she was excellent value for money, and she handled a complex issue in a calm and professional way that reassured me. When something was unclear she took the time to explain it, patiently and clearly, and recommended the most appropriate course of action. I would not hesitate to recommend her.