I am local, so now instead of renting out a couple of rooms in the summer which helps the local economy, I just leave the rooms empty.
In the past I tried to rent rooms to workers, but every time I spent more money putting right damage than I got in rent.
People start with one job and then seem to give up and then have no money.
The holiday people that I have seen want rooms in houses and are fed up with hotels.
If they can not get what they want in Spain, they will just go somewhere else.
The holiday makers staying in Airbnb rooms have been great and spend in the local shops and bars unlike most the resort people.
I could understand if the rentals were limited to some extent (say no more than 3 months in a year) and I would undestand if one needed to respect neighbours, but in my case my neighbours are a small hotel and a shop.
I am not allowed a holiday licience as I am joined on both sides.
Nearly all the houses are like this in the city, so now we have loads of emply houses and businesses struggling.
If nothing is done soon I will sell and it will probably go to a Catalan why will use it one or two weeks of the year. This is what has happened to most houses in my area.
I am trying to keep the place alive, but I do have expences.
