Generalitat’s intention to approve a new plan Regulations limiting tourist rentals It didn’t go very well promoters Alicante residents fearing more restrictive regulations may emerge slow down your sales. Especially for international buyers rent your property In the months they do not use additional incentive while shopping in the area.
“There is too much worry In the sector”, appreciated the general secretary of the Alicante Provincial Supporters Association (Provia), Jesualdo Rostogether with the president of the organization, Pedro SoliveresHe took advantage of the working meeting they had with Consell President Carlos Mazón and conveyed the feelings of businessmen in the sector to him.
In this sense, the Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism has already expressed on various occasions its desire to approve a new regulation on tourist rentals. coexistence problems a thing that spreads and at the same time puts an end to those who do it. illegal.
Supporters fear that, as is usually the case, they will only pay for sinners and that the new regulation will mean: There is an obstacle for second home buyers in the region to make their investments profitable. According to Ros, this is something most people rely on when considering buying a villa or apartment on the Costa Blanca.
From Provia, they suggest that new regulations take into account the specifics of each area, as, as they note, “Urbanization in Orihuela Costa is not the same as in the center of Valencia or Alicante.“, this is where the problems of coexistence are generated. So businessmen, There is a clear distinction between tourist areas -most of the houses are second homes-, and city centers when recommending any precautions.
In this context, they think there may be a generalized limitation. very harmful to the industrySince The image of being an undesirable area According to Jesualdo Ros, this could deter buyers, especially those from other countries.
The latest data from notaries shows that: Foreigners bought 55 percent of 4 thousand 957 new construction houses in 2022 For products sold in the province, this percentage increased to 65.7% last year, as the international segment better resisted the sales decline caused by the increase in interest rates. If we include second-hand houses, foreigners purchased 22,600 houses in the first nine months of 2023 alone.
Protected enclosure
Beyond the issue of tourist rentals, organizers also discussed with the Generalitat Carlos Mazón a plan to build 10,000 Official Protected Residences (VPOs) across that legislature. A goal aimed by businessmen They find it acceptableStill yeah, they put it on the table Issuance of construction permits needs to be accelerated In municipal councils to achieve this.
Additionally, in general terms, Provia claimed that: simplifying the entire urban planning process, In his opinion, this is too cumbersome and requires all kinds of procedures forever. The industry therefore recalls, for example, that the last General Urban Planning Plan approved in a municipality in the Almoradi region took 18 years to be approved.
Likewise, the need to discuss different measures to enable young people to become homeowners and to overcome the basic obstacle they face was also discussed: the money they need to save to entersomething that many young people will not be able to meet. It’s something the Generalitat is already working on.