How to find Legal Barcelona Apartments

During April 2008, new regulations were introduced by Barcelona city council stating that any property that was used for short term or holiday rentals be covered by a municipal licence or else they would be deemed illegal.

This short guide was written to ensue that you stay on the right track and give you peace of mind about any apartment you rent being legal.

On the whole it still seems that even after this law was introduced many property owners are still taking the risk of not attaining the required licence. A remarkable fact considering the threat of a 30,000 Euro fine and possible investigation for tax fraud hangs over the head of any owner who insists upon not getting themselves a municipal licence.

However this is where with our legal Barcelona apartments, we can reassure you that all of our apartments are totally legal. We have worked with our owners to ensure they fill in and process the relevant applications for their properties or if they do not we remove the apartments in question from our website. We can guarantee that all of our Barcelona holiday apartments have all the required licences.

We recommend that you don’t let yourself be tempted to rent a holiday apartment illegally, as all properties are subject to immediate inspection and you could suddenly find yourself getting removed from your property during the middle of the stay and having the hassle of finding something alternative.

Ensure that before renting from anyone in the city you confirm that it is 100% legal.

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