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Timeshare: this is how the legislation has changed in 2025
Organic Law 1/2025 of January 2, 2025, on efficiency in the public justice system, has amended the timeshare regulations to increase legal certainty. The changes concern both the defined rights and action for invalidity by purchasers of the assets. The recently published Organic Law 1/2025 of January 2, 2025 on efficiency measures in the public […]
Is hotel furniture protected by copyright?
Furniture design can enjoy the same protection as a work of art, even without prior registration. Ensuring the transfer of such copyright is essential in order to avoid legal disputes and safeguard the future use of furniture designed ad hoc. Both the courts and case law have expressly recognized that furniture is protectable by copyright […]
Short-term accommodation rental services: how they have to comply with the new register and the digital entry point
Royal Decree 1312/2024 establishes a new registration procedure for short-term leases and creates the single digital entry point (Ventanilla Unica Digital) for Leases. This regulation, which shall apply from 1ST July 2025, seeks to comply with European requirements and to address the impact of short-term rentals on the housing market, prices and the habitability of […]
Revisiting the prohibition on tourism rentals by condominium law
The popularity in Spain of vacation rentals has been accompanied by a rise in litigation between the owners of tourist apartments and the condominium law of the buildings where those apartments are located. This litigation, initially concentrated in courts of first instance and appeal courts, has ended up in the hands of the Supreme Court. […]
The economic activity of leasing in hotel SOCIMIS
Recently, the General Directorate of Taxes has issued several binding resolutions reiterating that real estate leasing is an economic activity, even if its management is contracted with a third party, when the complexity of the activity justifies such outsourcing. This criterion is applicable, among others, to SOCIMIs dedicated to hotel leasing Article 2.1 of Law […]
Countdown for traveler registration by tourism companies: key points and privacy challenges of the regulation
It is expected that, from December 2, Royal Decree 933/2021 will be fully applicable, which obliges lodging and vehicle rental companies, as well as tour operators and digital platforms acting as intermediaries in these activities, to document and transmit their clients’ data to the authorities. This regulation presents certain challenges from a privacy perspective. Royal […]