Tax, Planning, Enforcement
I took three weeks off. Europe did not.
Three countries moved on short-term rentals while I was away, and each one reached for a different lever.
Spain went for tax.
→ The Supreme Court's ruling striking down the national rental registry (NRUA) took legal effect on 8 June. Regional licences stand, the national number does not.
→ Owners who paid registry fees for a registration now declared illegal still have no route to a refund.
→ On 29 June the government announced its response: a decree planned for July raising VAT on tourist lets to 21%, up from an exemption or 10% today, plus regulation…
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