Property management guides
Practical, in-depth guides for running a property management business — from regional regulations to setting up your company, day-to-day operations and managing your team.
Regulations
Barcelona short-term rental rules: the HUT licence, the 2028 phase-out, and what operators need to know
Barcelona is the hardest-line major city in Spain: no new tourist-flat licences, and every existing HUT set to disappear in 2028. Here's the real picture for managers.
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Madrid short-term rental rules: VUT licences, Plan RESIDE, and the crackdown on illegal flats
Madrid layers a regional VUT licence over a city planning regime that now bans tourist flats from residential buildings in the centre. Here's what operators actually face.
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Valencia short-term rental rules: registration, the compatibility report, and the 2026 cap ordinance
Valencia pairs a regional VUT registration with a municipal compatibility report — and a 2026 city ordinance that caps tourist flats hard. Here's what operators need to know.
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ETV tourist licence requirements in Ibiza: a practical guide for villa owners
What the ETV actually is, what it isn't, and what the real bureaucratic path looks like from a villa owner's perspective — including the parts the lawyer's letter doesn't mention.
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