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The minister of Tourism and Commerce, Rafael Rodríguez, announced last week the ‘III Plan de Calidad’, a project to regulate the use of properties rented to tourists, and which is expected to be approved in January.

holida rental in Andalucia  300x225 - New law to prevent illegal holiday rentalsThe aim of this new decree is to curb the amount of illegal rental properties in Andalucía and expose the black economy generated by illegal rental properties.

“The decree is important as much of the tourist industry is operating underground, illegally. This will bring it to the surface and prevent unfair competition and damage to legally operating companies,” explained Rodríguez.

The legislation will include several requirements that owners who ,rent property to tourists by the night or by the week, will need to meet. The key requirement will be that owners of these types of properties will need to be registered on the Registro de Turismo de Andalucía.
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Barcelona, Rambla Del Poblenou, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, Built area 60m2, Useful area 55m2, Seaside Resort, Luxury property, In Urban Area

Barcelona Holiday Rental 1 - Nice and Functional Holiday Rental Apartment in Barcelona
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House in Blanes, Girona (Spain)

From the architect. The time and the use is the main demand of the project: the building has to absorb a great variety of functions. The first floor, level in which you can access through the public staircase, it is conceive to develop many activities, from a leisure space to a second housing or an office space.

house cas bouer1 - House Ca’s Bouer by Jordi Queralt and La Boqueria
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Hacienda, the Spanish tax authority, is working hard to identify properties which, irrespective of whether or not they have a works licence, have not been declared by their owners or by the local town halls and registered for tax purposes.

properties in Estepona 300x126 - Hacienda is starting inspections in 28 municipalities in Malaga provinceThe authorities are targeting not only newly-built properties, but also those which have undergone modernisation works and those whose use has changed.

This is part of the Plan for the Adjustment of Rateable Values which came into force in 2013 and will be applied until 2016 to combat tax fraud and at the same time increase the amount of money in the public coffers. Unsurprisingly, a higher rateable value means paying more in municipal taxes such as IBI and capital gains, regional taxes such as inheritance and transfers, and State taxes such as income tax and wealth tax.
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3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Area Lot 950m2, Built area 155m2, Area useful 130m2, Swimming-pool, Seaside Resort, In Urban Area, Calahonda (Mijas, Málaga)

195 - Charming Villa for Sale in Mijas, Costa del Sol
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Moveable library-style shelving units slide from side to side to reveal and hide compartments that serve various functions in this Spanish apartment by Madrid-based PKMN Architectures.

All I Own - All I Own House: Multifunctional Space in Madrid Apartment
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With property prices in Spain that have fallen significantly since the global financial crisis, many investors are seeing now as the perfect time to put their funds into Spain’s housing market.

House in Barcelona 300x150 - Good days for the Spanish property marketSpanish real estate and construction accounted for around 18 per cent of Spain’s GDP in 2007, with a market capitalisation of more than €30 billion. It is now about a tenth of that, with the result that economists and investors alike are looking at Spain as being one of the last bastions of good value property in Europe.

The National Statistics Institute has confirmed that home sales are rising, up 8.8 per cent in June 2014 compared with a year earlier, while Spain´s society of notaries has reported that foreign buyers favour coastal areas. The breakdown of foreign buyers included 15 per cent Brits, 10 perr cent French, 9 per cent Russians and 7 per cent Belgians, according to the data.
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6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, Area Lot 3,000m2, Swimming-pool, Seaside Resort, Luxury property, In Urban Area, La Manga del Mar Menor (Murcia)

Breathtaking villa very close to the La Manga Club, in Los Belones, but within a big private plot with no community expenses.

Very exclusive area, quiet and surrounded by nature, 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (2 ensuite), big swimming pool, alarm system with cameras, solar water heater, air conditioning for summer and winter.

This house is up for sale for 1,050,000 €.

Click on the following link to see more information about it: SpainHouses.net

193 - Beautiful Villa for Sale in La Manga del Mar Menor (Murcia)
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This Barcelona apartment renovated by local firms Miel Arquitectos and Studio P10 contains two micro live-work spaces either side of communal kitchen facilities.

The brief given to Miel Arquitectos and Studio P10 was to create two separate units within a 65-square-metre apartment as "an experiment in shared micro living".

Design Barcelona Apartment3 - Barcelona Apartment Designed by Miel Arquitectos and Studio P10
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Improved confidence in the economy, a wide spread belief that property prices have finally hit rock bottom and more readily available financing are all helping encourage sales in Spain, according to experts.

7475962 1467178 foto 669147 300x225 - Good expectations for Spanish housing marketIt has been widely reported that the summer months saw a recovery in the country’s property market with some seeing sales increase by 8.8% in June compared with the same month in 2013.

Lending also increased, up by 19% in June 2014 compared with June 2013 and there was also a slight rise in prices which saw a 1% increase in the second quarter of 2104, the first quarterly rise for six years.

Before the economic crisis 40% of mortgages were taken out by immigrants. This has now fallen to only 3%. The average age of buyers has also gone up. The percentage of buyers younger than 25 has fallen from 16% to 3%. When it comes to investors, the volume of foreign investments is constantly increasing and 2013 saw a 16% increase on 2012. It is not uncommon for 80% of an estate agent's client base to be foreigners.
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