Stage 05 of 08
Letting and management
Tourist licences, letting partners and keeping a property running from the UK.
Manage it yourself or use a letting partner?
What each costs, what each takes from you, and why the net difference is smaller than the commission suggests.
Applying for a tourist letting licence
Why you need one, what the property has to meet, and the national registration number introduced in 2025.
Holiday letting versus long-term letting
Income, regulation, effort and flexibility compared, and when a combination of both works.
Organising maintenance and cleaning from the UK
How to keep a property clean, working and worth something when you are not there to check.
How to set your rental price
Working from the market, the seasons and your own costs to a rate that fills the calendar.
What to do about damage or problems with tenants
The problems that come up, how to handle them from a distance, and what prevents most of them.
Can you use the property yourself and let it out?
Combining your own use with letting, and the two rules that shape how you plan the year.
Registering guests with the authorities
The 24-hour reporting duty, what data you have to collect, and the expanded requirements introduced in 2024.
Next: Investing
Yields, regions and the numbers behind a Spanish rental property.