Illegal holiday letting update

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A quick update copied from Janet Anscombes blog....

Draft new tourism law legislative process
7 February 2013

Update 7 February 2013: The moratorium will be, as I posted below last September, enshrined in law and "indefinite" once the new law comes into force. The legislation passed its first parliamentary process yesterday, with the total rejection of all opposition amendments. The opposition, and amendments, had argued that the new legislation was interventionist, and ignored completely island cabildos and local Ayuntamientos. All such arguments were dismissed.

Environment and Regional Policy Minister Domingo Berriel said that this was going to be a permanent law to regulate the growth of the tourism sector, and that any problems in its imposition would, as was the case with any law, be dealt with in the normal  course of events and in the normal manner. "Call this interventionist if you like", said Sr Berriel, "but this strategic activity must be regulated".

Sr Berriel confirmed that the new law will act to correct residentialism, something that had been very negative for tourist areas. The word  he uses is "reconducir". I've translated "act to correct", but could equally have used "redirect". Once again it is far from clear what the government has in mind in this respect, which is of such great interest to those who own property of any type in tourist areas.

I've posted previously on other measures in the bill, so won't repeat them here, but it's worth mentioning that Sr Berriel insisted that no more land would be classified for tourist use, "because there is enough available". The bill now continues its way through Parliament, with the first hurdle cleared.

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