Spain's new three-year tourist ban and what it means for Brits
Spain's new three-year tourist ban and what it means for Brits
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This year Brits will see a host of new restrictions in firm holiday favourite country, Spain. As a direct result of the wave of anti-tourist protests that spread across Europe last summer, countries have been rolling out new restrictions and rules in an effort to address the impacts of overtourism.
People from hotbed destinations like Spain have long been vocal about the pressure that unregulated mass tourism has had on their natural resources and housing market. And, as of last week, one of Spain’s most beloved and frequented holiday destinations has imposed a new measure to curb tourism and protect the integrity of its historic centres. For the first time, Malaga city, which is the capital of Costa del Sol, will ban the registration of holiday rentals across 43 districts. But what does this mean for Brits hoping to visit the city?.
The ban is designed to target those who would seek to rent out properties as opposed to those seeking to rent. The measure is an attempt by the Malaga City Council and Costa del Sol to put an immediate stop to the rising number of rental properties popping up in the city’s most crowded districts. This is where rental properties make up more than 8% of residential blocks in a specific district.
The Malaga city rental registration suspension took effect on January 14, days before Velez-Malaga town hall granted the town’s first licence for the construction of a senior cohousing project. Malaga is leading the senior cohousing trend in Spain, according to Sur In English, which is a growing alternative to traditional housing.
