Your home is not suitable for vacation rental

By Alquilair

81% of the tenants who have rented a holiday home in the last year, through the internet, consider that this type of renting compensates them more than residential or long term renting. This explains why during the last three years, the holiday growth in Mallorca has been over 70%. However, having a holiday home that complies with the law does not apply to all properties.

The reform of the tourist law of the Balearic government, intends to put in rule the vacation rental, and therefore, has established an extensive list of prerequisites to legalize any house that is offered as a holiday home. And once all these conditions are fulfilled, it will be necessary to go through the cashier's office. In Alquilair, as managers of holiday homes we know that this is a profitable and constantly growing market, so we want to tell you why your property in Mallorca is not suitable for holiday rentals.

Is my property suitable for vacation rental?

• Do you have a wonderful apartment in a prime location in the center of Mallorca? As a basic requirement for a holiday home in Mallorca, it must be a single-family house, not apartments located in buildings with more floors. Only chalets, houses or villas can be registered and rented to tourists.

• Your home does not have an air conditioning system? Having the rooms ventilated to the outside and with darkening systems, as well as having an air conditioning system, hot and cold, in the living room and bedrooms, is another essential requirement for renting your vacation home. If your house does not have this feature, it is not suitable for vacation rental.

• Is your home covered with household linen, household goods and appliances? Vacation homes must be prepared and enabled to serve the tourist, therefore, it is essential that it has the basic accessories necessary for any traveler to spend one or more nights, otherwise, your home is not suitable for vacation rental.

• How many bedrooms is your vacation home? The size, according to current legislation, is limited to no more than 12 guests or 6 bedrooms. Estates and large houses are welcome, but if they are too large, they are not valid either.

• Does your property already have a tourist license? If you do not have it and you are renting, it means that you are not declaring before the tax authorities, therefore, you are breaking the law and you can be subject to important fines. Obtaining the tourist license is one of the most important steps in the vacation rental, this involves registering the vacation home to obtain the tourist license.

As you will see, not everything goes in the vacation rental market, because the space is as important as the accessories, you must even have a first aid kit, have tourist information of the area, complaint forms and complaints and a cleaning service at the entrance and exit of new customers. The tourist must have a contact telephone number to communicate any incident and must know the rules governing the community of neighbors.

If you are not sure, contact us!