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Balearic Daily Fines for Illegal Tourist Rentals
Ignore an order after a warning and the Consell can bill €500–€5,000 a day on top of the sanction, then refer the file to the Fiscalía, with reasons, after two notified liquidations.
Take down any listing under an order and answer each advertencia previa before its deadline.
Seville Tourist-Flat IBI Surcharge Needs a Tensioned Zone
Spain's new IBI surcharge of up to 150% on tourist-use dwellings only works where the Junta de Andalucía declares a tensioned zone. A press report of a 10 September committee answer says it will declare none, so Seville owners face no surcharge today.
Keep a Seville IBI surcharge out of your 2027 budget unless the Junta declares a tensioned zone.
Madrid Opens 240+ Industrial Plots to Aparthotels
The Pleno approved a Plan Especial that lets aparthotels, pensiones and casas de huéspedes into eight districts. It does not touch VUT rules, but it opens a new supply and relocation route.
Screen grado 3º industrial sites for aparthotel or flex-living use
Barcelona IBI Surcharge on HUTs: Plenary Vote 15 Oct
A committee backed an IBI surcharge of up to 50%, 100% or 150% on licensed tourist flats, set by how many licences one holder has. The full council votes on 15 October, and the first charge would accrue on 31 December 2027.
Model the possible IBI surcharge on each Barcelona HUT flat from your latest IBI bill.
Canarias Mechanical Bed Law: STR Compliance by Dec 2027
Ley 1/2026 requires Tenerife STR operators with 5+ units or 20+ beds to install mechanical beds and motorized cleaning carts. First milestone: 10% compliance by 31 December 2027.
Budget for mechanical bed retrofits on larger Tenerife STR units before Dec 2027.
Canarias Relaxes Unidad de Explotación for VV Complexes
Owners of tourist-apartment VV units with pre-December 2025 declarations can commercialise outside the operator\'s booking system and use units personally up to 6 months/year. The operator control threshold is eliminated
Check if your VV declaración responsable predates 14 December 2025 to qualify for individual commercialisation
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Marseille Tourist Tax: 5% Rate, €7.06 Cap From 1 Jan 2027
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