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Madrid Tourism Law Published: VUT Rules Start Feb 2027
Check each Madrid VUT filing and insurance by 10 Feb 2027 (start day unconfirmed).
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Madrid Tourism Law Published: VUT Rules Start Feb 2027
Ley 8/2026 writes the VUT definition into regional law, gives inspectors new tasks and adds a new very serious infraction. It enters into force three months after the 10 Nov 2026 BOCM publication.
Check each Madrid VUT filing and insurance by 10 Feb 2027 (start day unconfirmed).
Barcelona Tourist Apartment Occupancy 91.3% in September
INE's provisional September survey has Barcelona tourist apartments 91.32% occupied but only 53.07% of places taken. Small estimated base, so read it as context, not a forecast.
Benchmark Q4 rates on last autumn's INE apartment occupancy path, not September's.
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
Madrid's Plan Especial for hospedaje on industrial land is definitively approved and in the BOCM (13 Oct 2026). Aparthotels, pensiones and casas de huéspedes are in. Whether VUT falls within the new modalities is unconfirmed, so check with the Ayuntamiento first.
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Barcelona IBI Surcharge on HUTs: Plenary Vote 15 Oct
Barcelona's council approved the surcharge in principle on 15 October. A 30-working-day objection window and a December vote remain, and its national legal basis must be voted between 9 and 13 November, per Servimedia.
Model the 50%, 100% and 150% IBI ceilings on each Barcelona HUT before the December vote.
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