Tag: housing
Canary Islands region redefines vacation rentals with new law to balance tourism and residential needs
12/04/2025
The recently approved Law on Sustainable Tourist Use of Housing introduces limits, requirements and a complex set of transitional rules to make vacation rentals compatible with access to housing and urban coexistence in the Canary Islands. The regulation of vacation rentals or tourist use housing has become one of the most talked-about topics in the […]
Another look at tourism land use: In Andalucía and the Canary Islands
03/27/2025
Growing pressure on the housing market has made regions such as Andalucía and the Canary Islands review their land use rules. This article looks at the latest measures adopted to change from tourism to residential use and vice versa, in an attempt to adapt urban planning to the current needs of society and the market. […]