The rental of tourist housing has become a business in which profitability is usually greater than any other investment. At present, with the presence of holiday rental platforms aimed at a mass audience such as Airbnb or Booking , it is relatively easy to find guests for tourist accommodation.
In order to begin to get economic revenue for the rental of a holiday housing in the Canary Islands, a series of requirements must be met .
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For the purposes of Decree 113/2015 published in the official bulletin of the Canary Islands, holiday housing is understood to be “homes, which, furnished and equipped in conditions of immediate use and meeting the requirements provided for in this Regulation, are marketed or promoted in tourist supply channels. , to be transferred temporarily and in their entirety to third parties, on a regular basis, for vacation accommodation purposes and in exchange for a price.”
We must keep in mind that several provisions of this decree have been struck down by the supreme court and are not applied . These are those related to the prohibition of renting by rooms and renting on land classified as tourist or mixed use .
In addition to the requirements set by the definition itself, there are other requirements to be able to operate legally in the vacation rental business. They are the following:
The certificate of habitability is an official document that certifies that a home meets the minimum habitability requirements established by current legislation. These requirements refer to aspects such as hygienic, health and solidity conditions, as well as the minimum services that the home must have, such as ventilation, lighting, and access to basic supplies such as drinking water, electricity and drainage.
In order to obtain the certificate, you must request the assistance of an authorized technician to issue the certificate of habitability, and with this certificate, you must go to the local town hall to request the certificate.
All holiday homes, as a general rule, must have a lock on the outside and inside of the access doors, as well as a first aid kit .
In the bedrooms, if they are single, the beds must be 90cm and if they are double, the bed must be 135cm . In addition to this, they must have room darkening , independent lighting, hangers and bedding (sheets, pillows, duvets, bedspreads...) .
The kitchen must have the presence of dishes, a coffee maker, the necessary utensils and an oven or microwave and ironing board .
The bathroom must have mirrors, towels (one bath towel per guest and one hand towel per guest), systems to prevent water leakage from the shower, hairdryer, towel racks (heated or not), toilet paper holder and hair dryer. hair
First of all, you must collect all the necessary documentation to be able to register the home as a vacation home, although this documentation will depend on the council in which the home is located. Some documentation to be provided is common in each council.
You must prove that you are the owner of the home or that you have the right to exploit it. In the first case, it is enough to provide the purchase and sale contract of the property or its deeds, in the second case, you need a power of attorney from the owner
You must present form 400 to the IGIC (Canary Islands General Indirect Tax), in which you must register your tourist accommodation in section 1685 “Extra-hotel tourist accommodation”.
It is mandatory to display the energy certificate in advertisements and include it in rental contracts. It is a document which must be issued by a qualified technician, which details the degree of energy efficiency.
From the Public Administration of the Canary Islands, they require you to present the plans of the home, as well as its situation with respect to public land.
Civil liability insurance policy.
The civil liability insurance policy would be another of the documents required to register a home in the Canary Islands. The civil liability policy is an insurance contract through which an insurance company undertakes to cover economic damages that the insured may cause to third parties, whether involuntarily or due to negligence, and that generate legal liability. It is not the same as home insurance.
You will have to present as the last and most important document in the process, the responsible declaration, that is, a document in which you declare and inform the public administration of your intentions to rent the property for tourist use, in order to be added to the Business Registry. and Tourist Activities of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.
Once the home is registered in the Registry of Companies and Tourist Activities of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, before starting to make a profit through renting it, you must indicate the following:
Try the Check-in Scan app
Create personalized rental contracts and automatically check-in your guests at the corresponding authorities
Model vacation rental contract , which must appear at least in Spanish and English. More information about the vacation rental contract.