Thread: The Scandal of Rent-Related Laws

Why doesn’t the Spanish Government better regulate the property rental market, thus freeing up hundreds of thousands of properties? One of the biggest eyesores are the swathes of holiday home properties 'boarded up' for most of the year. They could and should be rented to holiday-makers or the newly emerging mobile professionals for whom fixed homes are a no-no.
The laws are heavily in favour of tenants and biased against property owners. Because of it property owners are reluctant to make their properties available.
Why is the government dragging its feet on offering better protection to property owners? It is because a healthy rental market is in direct competition to the building industry, the mortgage industry; the banks and lending houses.
Clearly it is in the interests of many buyers to rent rather than buy; equally clearly it is not in the interests of the banks. With more socially responsible legislation the only losers will be the banks and lending houses. The rental market undermines it so paradoxically a system put in place to protect the vulnerable is being abused to protect the powerful

I totally agree with you Michael, the law definitely needs tweaking... Property owners are very reluctant to rent their properties with the current laws.

But on another note, the laws are not the only thing which need upgrading. Fact is even if the law is on the owners side (in case of a dispute, let's say), the legal system takes far too long in dictating a sentence.

Hola, don't get me started on rentals. Landlords in spain have NO rights whatsoever. so who would take a risk renting there property to holidaymakers or even long term renters. Not me! Do you realise that you can rent your property and put the electric and water in the renters name. Brillient they are responsible for the bills? NOT! If they leave not paying the water or electric, the services get cut of. So if you want to be reconnected to put new renters in then guess what you the landlord have to pay the outstanding bills plus the reconnection. Come on Spain wake up a lot more people would be happier renting there properties if the landlords had some sort of protection.

Hi as you come from San Miguel de Salinas can you help me with some fraudster tenants who have connections there? I have just had tenants in my house in the north of the Costa Blanca region who took up occupation knowing they would pay a minimum of rent, and then run off, leaving unpaid rent and large bills. I know they have done this before probably in the Costa Orihuela region where they certainly lived in 2008. Do you have any information about these people. I think they are probably doing it again to another unsuspecting landlord and I would like to try to stop anyone else losing out to them.
If you know anything that might help me find them can you contact me. Thanks sjr

Hi SJROSS, sure I can help. I need a few clues first, like ages, a couple, with kids, without kids, local accents, car, etc etc.
The last lot that did a runner from me where germans. Seemed well off on the surfaace big cars etc, but in reality didnt have a penny.

Hi. I can give you all the details of these people but I do not want to do it on an open forum where they can read my reply. I have their names etc even their car registration number. They use a apartado correos in San Miguel de Salinas for the business the woman runs. If there is somewhere private I can write to you can you please let me know. Thank you