Holiday lets in housing blocks face three-year phase-out
Tarragona, Catalonia: holiday lets in residential blocks face a three-year phase-out under a plan put forward on Friday by Toni Valero. The Izquierda Unida candidate in the Frente Amplio alliance also wants to end holiday-let licences in areas where housing is under pressure and tackle fraudulent temporary rentals.
Valero says family homes are being turned into tourist accommodation. His proposal would remove the affected holiday lets for good after what he calls a reasonable three-year transition. He did not set out a timetable for the steps in between.
Jéssica Albiach, a leader of the Comuns, says tourism matters to Catalonia but must work for the region and provide good conditions for workers. Ester Roca, the Comuns–Front Ampli candidate in Tarragona province, says tourism is leaving more homes empty while young people struggle to find somewhere to live. She also says the spread of holiday lets in the province’s cities is causing friction between neighbours.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com