New Rental Controls Begin Today - Spain News Update

[@rusticrye5413]

Just to point out that Covid didn't destroy the economy. That was down to the government's jaw-droppingly stupid response to it.

[@onewheel9961]

Your lighting and filters are very good today

[@DerekKenny-l2u]

Thanks Stuart for the update

[@d.f.9064]

Watching videos out of Britain, it's no wonder why Spain is so popular. If I were you, I would plan for even more of the same.

[@petemontero6913]

In Michigan after being in Southern California over the New Year... shattered by the fires in our home town, but marked by the extremely professional response during an ongoing, multi- front "Act of God" natural disaster, despite some efforts to politicize by those not there. Thinking of Valencia floods, my thoughts and prayers again there.

[@petemontero6913]

Totally agree on just how much Spaniards respond positively to an effort to speak Spanish...

[@shinyshinythings]

17:56 Not irony, Stu, sarcasm. 😎 Happy new year! Enjoy Portugal and the delicious winter warmth.

[@ljacobs357]

Hi Stu, my wife and I will be in Madrid in mid-January. Looking forward to the visit. Enjoy your channel.

[@Soulboy63]

Been following u for year , always on point

[@anacasanova7350]

Feliz Año Nuevo Stuar junto a su familia.🎉😊

[@janetlombardi2314]

Happy New Year, Stuart 🎉 😊

[@ellieramseyer]

Hi Stuart, Happy New Year! I would be interested in knowing whether the EU is addressing the environmental impact the DANA has had on The Albufera and any clean-up plans due to all the toxic waste and chemicals. I doubt the Spanish government has even begun to address issues with the toxic clean-up and what happens if another DANA hits in the near future.

[@granada-properties]

It isn't true that "if you take a long-term rent off the market and make it into a short-term rent, it means that a local person doesn't have access to that accommodation". Most of the people who offer holiday accommodation (typically in a spare room) would not rent out that accommodation on a long-term basis. It's a completely different market. All this new law will do is prevent homeowners from earning a little extra income (often used to pay off their mortgage). It isn't going to significantly benefit people looking for long-term rentals. The law is basically a WEF-directed social control and surveillance measure, bringing Europe closer to becoming a Chinese-style authoritarian state.

[@moonmist9]

Looks like it. It's never the giant multinational companies that suffer.

[@shinyshinythings]

That’s the old AirBnB you’re thinking of. Today it’s largely private homes and apartments and many of them are owned by corporations that bought them in fire sales, looking for high profit businesses to get into, not rooms being rented out by families who need extra income.

[@moonmist9]

@@shinyshinythings 😞

[@gaelievonkohrs]

Agreed. Offering "long rentals" basically means losing control over your property, potentially for years, including the ability to use property bought for family holidays for yourselves. It will also reduce the number of visitors, and their spending ...

[@granada-properties]

@@shinyshinythings I work in real estate here in Spain. I manage holiday rentals, and I have never encountered holiday rentals run by corporations (unless you mean hotels). Almost all the holiday lets we handle are privately-owned properties that would not be suitable for long-term rental.

[@tonyis1111]

Way too complicated. We have a holiday home for the winter, renting it out for the summer pays the community charges, but with this system it's better to stay out of the rental market. It's all too much to deal with when we're only in Spain for two and a half months ( we drive down so it's less than the 90 days ), much of it in December and early January when nothing can get done in Spain anyway. Our gain, we won't have to clear personal belongings out at the end of our stay, something that usually dominates the last week or two. If the rules were supposed to help anyone - they obviously won't, as many holiday homes will be similarly withdrawn from the market, increasing pressure on the rest of it.

[@shinyshinythings]

26:00 You’d need your medical qualifications homologated, and that’s a long process. (2-3 years, at least for nurses.)

[@GiovannaBindi]

Happy New Year Stu ✨🥂

[@VicBanks-p1f]

Hi it's vic from la marina a Happy new year to you all

[@jonniesantos]

Hello all! I came here for some sanity after our new year got off to a rough start here in the states. QUESTION: Any updates about all that mud that clogged the sewers in València?

[@juliamarsh2077]

What factors impact how many government employees there are? I thought it was as simple as employing enough people to do what needs to be done for the government to provide the services they are responsible for and run the institutions of state. Do you know why so many more people are suddenly needed to do this.

[@shinyshinythings]

The list should have included educators, as every permanent schoolteacher is a government employee in the public schools. Also healthcare workers in the public hospitals. Not all of the government employees are desk-bound funcionarios.

[@Eddie-w5p]

Hi Stu, wishing you and yours a healthy 2025. Thank you for your informative shows.

[@yanassi]

Hi stu and guests. Having homes in both spain and portugal, if not for work which country would you prefer for different reasons: governmental beaucracy, social interactions, cultural offerings, transportation, medical considerations, at least from your experiences.

[@shinyshinythings]

I’d pick Spain if you’re not from the EU. Portugal immigration has just been overhauled and is experiencing huge delays.

[@yanassi]

@ thanks. I’m from the usa and house selling. Planning to enjoy europe and having a warm, sunny home base is my plan. I’m really looking at pre-summer if all goes well. Perhaps portugal’s overhauling would’ve cleared up a bit by then. Maybe it would be for a better system. Now it seems governmental beaucratic inefficiency seems a problem in both countries.

[@stevenhombrados1530]

Happy New Year 2025 to you “Stu” and all your friends!

[@kennielsen3896]

I don't have a tilda on my keyboard, so I just usually copy and paste from somewhere else. Perhaps just say "Anyo"? Feliz año nuevo. ....spell check auto corrected! That hasn't happened before. Also watching after the fact and the Santa Monica viewer said it was 70 degrees Fahrenheit, so I'm 10 miles inland and it was 79 Fahrenheit/26 Celsius, so I opened the windows as I had the heat on!

[@rhondagriffith9690]

Hi Stu ❤

[@steveinstamford]

Happy New year Stu! Want to increase GDP? Need to increase employment? Why not make it more difficult for tourists to visit 😂 and when that fails we'll just loan more millions from the EU😅

[@marklilley4388]

Does anybody know if Spanish people need visas to holiday in UK?? Thanks.

[@stevo728822]

No, just a Spanish passport will do.

[@junuc10]

In Galego Ano is year.

[@duleybraza4558]

On the keyboard, press and hold the n key. Most keyboards will allow a ñ as a choice. Cheers.

[@lyndaocallaghan7953]

😊Hi Stuart, sorry about that, uk keyboard, I stand corrected. 🤦 Good advice and all the best for 2025. Love your videos. Lynda K. 🎄☘️💚🇪🇸

[@marilynvallance]

Hold down the n on the keyboard and ñ will appear.

[@johncorner9295]

Hi stu.

[@jrossi91]

Hi Stu, curious if you know much about the commercial mortgage/construction job market in Spain? I'm a Canadian with real estate and construction finance experience, and I've been hoping to use this experience as a way break into the job market and move there (realistically, it'd have to be with an international firm that has operations in Spain). I know my chances are slim, but wondering if you could provide any advice. Appreciate any insight you could provide. P.S. Feliz ano (lol)

[@shinyshinythings]

You’d have to start your own company. If you can employ people, there’s a visa for that. If you’ve got the funds.

[@jrossi91]

@@shinyshinythings Thanks for the reply, unfortunately I don't have the capital to start my own company lol...I think my only option is going to be working for an international real estate firm/brokerage (like CBRE) that has a presence in Spain

[@unacollins3974]

Hello

[@coffermartin77]

Tell us your secret sponsorship from Exxon!! You're getting paid millions while most of us poor folk can only afford bread and water!! Send me your caviar and Dom Perignon leftovers!!!! 🤣

[@lastzonesnake3425]

Spain is gone,, has became poorer than the poorest,, salary 1200 Rent 1200

[@NoeliaRuiz-ls8yw]

Hola Stu...feliz año 2025 🎉🎉

[@gabe2676]

A single registry… more government control. Are we fixing a nonexistent problem?

[@MCLV1155]

To get the ñ on a keyboard type Alt 164

[@shinyshinythings]

17:56 Not irony, Stu, sarcasm. 😎 Happy new year! Enjoy Portugal and the delicious winter warmth.

[@sanjidaakther-j2k]

Hello