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22 FRIDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2019<br />
www.weekender.news<br />
Business & Money<br />
Don’t break the law<br />
as a landlord in spain<br />
IF you only live for part<br />
of the year on the Costa<br />
Blanca in your property,<br />
then an excellent way of<br />
boosting your income is<br />
to rent out your home for<br />
tourists, at Sun Lawyers<br />
they can tell you exactly<br />
how this can be done.<br />
The big point is that it<br />
must be done legally by getting<br />
a Tourist License from<br />
the Valencian government,<br />
and since it can be a complex<br />
bit of business, we can act on<br />
your behalf in applying for<br />
the tourist license.<br />
Crucially, if you are renting<br />
out and do not have a license,<br />
then you are breaking<br />
the law, and inspectors are<br />
checking on websites where<br />
properties are being advertised<br />
and have not registered<br />
with the authorities.<br />
There have been many reports<br />
of this happening, so<br />
don´t gamble by being an illegal<br />
landlord.<br />
It is compulsory for all holiday<br />
lets to be registered, and<br />
that´s why we at Sun Lawyers<br />
can sort everything out<br />
for you, and you are left with<br />
no nasty surprises, and the<br />
possibility of fines and legal<br />
action being taken because<br />
you are illegally letting out<br />
your property.<br />
To keep it brief, the Valencian<br />
regional rules say that<br />
“tourist rentals are properties<br />
of any type that are rented<br />
out regularly in exchange<br />
for money, with immediate<br />
availability, and with the<br />
aim of fulfilling accommodation<br />
needs for tourism, holidays,<br />
or leisure”.<br />
There are different gradings<br />
for the type of property<br />
that you let out, namely Superior,<br />
Premier, and Standard<br />
but the Sun Lawyers team<br />
can cut through all the red<br />
tape and get the right documentation<br />
and permissions<br />
for what you have.<br />
You will also have to pay<br />
tax on the rental income<br />
that you get, but we will sort<br />
that aspect out for you, and<br />
then you can get the money<br />
coming in, and you can sit<br />
back and relax wherever you<br />
are living!<br />
Sun Lawyers will take<br />
you through the stages that<br />
you need to get the Tourist<br />
License:<br />
1. Give you an assessment<br />
of your property and<br />
what you exactly need.<br />
2. Apply to the Town Hall<br />
for the compatibility<br />
certificate<br />
3. After obtaining the<br />
compatibility certificate,<br />
we will apply<br />
to the local government<br />
to get the rental<br />
license.<br />
There is a lot to be done,<br />
which may not seem obvious<br />
at first hand, but again we at<br />
Sun Lawyers will be across<br />
every single aspect.<br />
The landlord personally<br />
needs to:<br />
1. Apply for the property<br />
registration number<br />
which you will use to<br />
advertise your rental.<br />
For example, if you are<br />
renting out your property,<br />
you will have to put up a<br />
sign close to the front door,<br />
with the registration number<br />
on it.<br />
If you take a booking, then<br />
you must get some internet<br />
access codes from the police,<br />
so that you can fill in the details<br />
of the guests that will<br />
be staying.<br />
The laws on Tourist Rentals<br />
also demand a certain<br />
standard of accommodation<br />
for what you are letting out<br />
in terms of the description<br />
and the category like Standard<br />
that me mentioned<br />
earlier.<br />
An added twist as well is<br />
that different standards also<br />
apply if you want to let out a<br />
property in a rural area!<br />
There are clearly many potential<br />
pitfalls if you try and<br />
go through all the different<br />
stages of getting a Tourist<br />
License on your own, which<br />
is where we at Sun Lawyers<br />
come in.<br />
We have years of dealing<br />
with such matters across<br />
the Costa Blanca, and our<br />
friendly English-speaking<br />
lawyers will do everything<br />
necessary to make sure that<br />
you have complete piece<br />
of mind.<br />
Keeping your holiday letting<br />
under the radar is not a<br />
good idea, and don´t listen to<br />
people offering you an easy<br />
fix at your local bar, or just<br />
giving you the wrong details<br />
and bad advice.<br />
Trust us at Sun Lawyers<br />
to act on your behalf, in the<br />
knowledge that everything<br />
will be done to the letter of<br />
the law, which is what we<br />
are in business for.<br />
Don´t plough on without<br />
the right advice and experts<br />
behind you, and touch base<br />
with us straight away!<br />
Make Sun Lawyers your<br />
first port of call on Tourist<br />
Licenses, and if you have any<br />
questions on that or any other<br />
legal matter, then send an<br />
email to admin@sun-lawyers.<br />
com or call on 965 321 193.<br />
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as a client before<br />
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requirements and a 10%<br />
reduction will be applied<br />
www.sun-lawyers.com +34 965 321 193
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