We attended an ASCAV (Asociación Canaria del Alquiler Vacacional) meeting this evening in Puerto del Carmen. We’ve already written about the new letting law, and we’ve given our opinion of why it’s a disaster. If you haven’t already done so, please read those two articles to get yourself up to speed.
From reading your comments on our website and Facebook page and your emails to us, we know many of you either choose to stay in private rental accommodation here, or you own property in a resort area and would like to legally rent it out to tourists.
The meeting confirmed that the big change to the law was a complete surprise to everyone. At the last minute, and without any warning, the whole basis of the new legislation was changed to exclude properties in tourist areas. We’ve stated the reasons this could be a disaster for Lanzarote, but it actually goes deeper than that.
The law stops people from having the right to do what they want with their own properties-
Our view remains: Property owners should be able to read more »