A very interesting source of financial aid for your home in Spain is the "very-short" rental contracts: on a daily, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis for work or tourism reasons.
Of course the medium-term contracts (seasonal: several months or a determined medium length period) and the permanent or home rental contract are always possibilities to add.
This tourism schemes are actually a strong competition to hotels these days.Internet provides to you the sideboard for the offer of your house or apartment to anyone, anywhere in the world. As an owner,it is very advisable to choose a competitive, fully legal company/website to market it.
It is also important to know that if your apartment is classified as Touristic apartment, it is under specific regulations.
Some legal tips for agencies, owners and users:
For owners:
- Search for an effective and legal company in order to market the apartment.
- Make clear the price, terms of payment of the agency fee and reserved dates when you want to enjoy the property. A good agency contract is needed in that case.
- Submit rent disputes with both the agency and the user of the house to arbitration rather than Courts.
- Hire a good liability insurance.
- Make sure the apartment meets the current regulations for vacation homes/tourist apartments and register it (in the case IT IS NOT a tourist apartment) in the department of Tourism of the corresponding region.
For users:
- Ask and keep both reservation and contract documents for any claim.
- Check that the intermediate company is registered and have a CIF number.
- Ask for Civil liability Insurance coverage of the apartment.
- You can be asked for a bond of 150 and 250 euros to be returned once you leave the apartment.
- You are liable for any damage you caused to the apartment.
- Ask for the keys to be handed in the apartment at a specific time on the day of your arrival so both agent and you can perform the inspection of the apartment together (cleaning, list of objects, lighting, gas…)
For agency:
- Make sure your company complies with legal requirements and registration and with the Consumers Law regarding this type of services.
Sancti Petri Beach ( Chiclana) Cadiz by Sidi Guariach at Flickr.com