Alicante Official Defends Freeze on New Short-Term Rentals
Skift Take
The Spanish coastal town won't issue permits for any more short-term rentals for a couple of years to preserve housing supply for locals. Officials worry about a housing crisis.
Following Alicante's recent move to stop licensing any more short-term rental properties, officials and residents in the popular coastal city are weighing in on the measure, which aims to preserve affordable housing.
The town stopped issuing permits for more short-term rentals for the next two years. Its goal is to “preserve the housing supply available for long-term rentals and future purchases by our residents,” urban planning councilor Rocío Gómez told Skift.
“Our main aim is to take care of our neighborhoods and citizens, always taking into account the tourist character of our city,” Gómez said.
The city council commissioned an independent report about the state of short-term rentals i
