Javea Lifts Ban On Holiday Rentals In Villas

Javea Town Hall has agreed to partially assistance nan suspension connected tourer rentals, allowing them erstwhile again successful detached and semi-detached homes while maintaining restrictions for flats and flat blocks.

The measure, unanimously backed by nan Urban Planning Commission, must still beryllium ratified by nan afloat council. Local authorities – governed by PP, CpJ and Vox – said nan determination seeks to onslaught a equilibrium betwixt supporting tourism and addressing nan pressures vacation rentals spot connected lodging readiness and neighbourhood relations.

The prohibition connected caller tourer licences, known arsenic municipality compatibility reports, has been successful spot since September 26 2024. From now on, it will only proceed to use to multi-family properties, meaning apartments and residential blocks will stay excluded from this use.

Why nan prohibition remains for apartments

A study carried retired by nan University of Alicante concluded that astir of nan problems linked to vacation rentals originate successful flat buildings. These include:

Rising spot prices, which make it harder for residents to entree affordable housing.

Conflicts successful shared spaces, specified arsenic lifts, pools aliases communal gardens, betwixt visitors and imperishable residents.

A diminution successful section population, peculiarly successful areas specified arsenic nan Port and nan Old Town.

For this reason, nan assembly insists that much clip is needed to creation a regulatory model that ensures coexistence and protects nan residential characteristic of these neighbourhoods.

Why villas are exempt

The aforesaid study recovered that detached houses and villas make less conflicts. With nary shared communal areas, they do not create nan aforesaid tensions pinch neighbours. Furthermore, nan villa marketplace is not successful nonstop title pinch imperishable lodging and is seen arsenic contributing to tourism extracurricular nan highest season.

According to councillors, these properties besides support jobs successful beachside areas and residential zones specified arsenic Cabo de la Nao. For these reasons, nan suspension connected tourer rentals will nary longer use to them.

Falling number of rentals

The University of Alicante’s study highlights that nan number of registered vacation rentals successful Javea has already fallen from 6,161 successful August 2024 to 4,321 this twelvemonth – a driblet of 1,840 properties.

The connection now going earlier nan assembly states its purpose is “to reconcile tourism activity pinch nan correct to lodging and neighbourly coexistence, fostering a sustainable exemplary for nan town.” If approved, nan study will beryllium put connected nationalist show for 30 moving days and published successful nan DOGV and nan council’s physics office.