At the plenary session held yesterday at the Javea Town Hall, the PSOE housing spokesman, Vicent Miralles, called for a halt to the granting of new tourist rental licenses in view of the large growth in recent months, as is being done in other municipalities such as Dénia, Altea or the Balearic Islands, among others.
Miralles explained that currently, "Xàbia has 6.073 holiday homes, 587 new since January, of which 268 since last May, which is 27% more than the same period in 2023."
The Socialist Party asks "to stop to reflect and not die of success." According to the data, the socialists state that "almost 1 in every 4 houses in Xàbia is dedicated to tourism, which expels neighbors, collapses public services and generates coexistence problems by not being able to offer reasonable rents."
The Municipal Socialist Group stressed that last May, when they presented a motion to put a stop to tourist licenses, the government team agreed, "but as of today nothing has been done yet."
Councilor Vicent Miralles explained that “this moratorium does not cause any harm to tourism. The influx to Xàbia would not decrease by a single visitor nor would a single euro of business volume be lost. It is just about not growing more without a plan, without meaning and at the cost of ending our model of life; not to continue expelling the
people of Xàbia and worsening coexistence, services and the conservation of natural spaces.
In response to this request, the government team recognises the increase in tourist accommodation but assures that it is not a problem of the last year, "of course they have increased, but it is not a figure for this legislature, this has been going on for a long time. In fact, Xàbia has always had tourist rentals, by the week, in chalets, the only thing that was previously controlled only by agencies and now with digital platforms there is more diffusion," indicated the councillor for Urban Planning, Pere Joan SapenaSapena also pointed out that, due to tourist rentals, houses that were closed have been brought back to life.
Still, it is clear that this issue is losing control and requires some limitations. From the popular ranks they indicated that a meeting is planned to study this issue, which, remember, is pending regional legislation.
People should be free to do as they want. If they want to rent their own house. No one should disallow it. This measure only brings down the value of housing. It is a stupid legislation.
By the way, the support of the PSOE for the arrival of the train to Jávea, how does it match with this concern that they now have about overcrowding? Do those who come by train own chalets? Didn't they realize that they were promoting the massive arrival of backpackers? Or they simply do not think about the consequences of their ideological beliefs. Let's be clear: When tourist rentals are liquidated, prices continue to rise, and ANY measure against overcrowding is focused, Jávea will be an elite destination for the "rich", and then we will see how the PSOEs, Compromis and other leftists stand. , who will be held responsible for definitively excluding the "people" of Jávea. Either massification or elitism. Fright or death. The left, as always, prisoner of the contradictions of its demagoguery and sectarianism, faced with the harsh reality of its supreme incompetence.
If I were from the pspv-psoe of Jávea, which I am from Valencia, I would be embarrassed to SAY now what AHoRa says.
You have an important issue: the train is necessary to connect us, especially with Valencia, or do you think that someone is stopping coming because there is no train? In any case, is the train there? No? well out of the equation.
And the "poble" that you say are expelled by tourist rentals with A) a general increase in rental and sale prices (buying to rent as an investment) and B) absence of supply for the entire year.
Seriously, sometimes it seems like you have invented gunpowder, genius.
Ernesto, there are several points on which you seem to be misinformed:
A/ Buying a property for tourist rental is not as simple as you might think. When the property is transferred, the tourist rental license is automatically lost, and there is no guarantee that it can be renewed, especially with increasingly restrictive regulations. A serious investor is not going to risk his money on a property that may become inactive due to legal issues.
B) Accusing someone else of carrying a large empanada is, at the very least, having poor education and not very respectful.
"Sapena also pointed out that due to tourist rentals, homes that were closed have been given life."
Sure Sure, now he will try to make us believe that the tourist rental is good for the humidity in the house... well... Mr. Sapena, make him look at it and stop taking the Xabieros for fools.
Foreigners buy property directly to rent it out and speculate on tourism. That is the use they give it… Each tourist rental is one less home. Second homes no longer exist.
The tripartite is not going to do absolutely NOTHING, they throw things out with excuses that they are going to study it, etc. ...they say that there are 6.000 tourist homes but at no time do they mention those that are not registered, the problem is much more serious than it seems, homes are being built and purchased only for tourist rentals.
Instead of solving the problems of the residents of Javea, they dedicate themselves to organizing festivals,… a joke.
People should be free to do as they want. If they want to rent their own house. No one should disallow it. This measure only brings down the value of housing. It is a stupid legislation.
Senyor Sapena….if with the tourist lodge, donate life to tancade dwellings, for as much as a lodge to the Montgó cova, carved cave, the pirtixol island...etc.D'aci xabiencs who have to arrive outside of' Here we do not find so many cases that have happened….Despres Vds.Fiquen posters of sustainable and responsible tourism….de no creure…
Why are these people from the psoe now asking to be regularized? Why haven't they done it during the three legislatures that they have been doing exactly nothing? Well, if you leave the town as a kind of ghost town with a few half-finished public buildings and a pool that leaks everywhere with water leaks, leaks in the two pool vessels, etc. 12 years of mediocrity and now they want to give lessons on how to do, what to do and when to do it
It is fine to cut the tourist housing licenses but I would also review the current licenses. One tourist housing license maximum per person. There are people who make a living from that and have 5 or 6 homes, all of which are tourist properties. Cutting tourist housing now is fine but as always it benefits those who already have the license for several properties.
The problem is not that people come or promote anything, the problem is the accommodation model. Uncontrolled tourist rentals are going to destroy everything.
Yes sir, anonymous, absolutely right. Now they ask for what they didn't do.
The debate on the regulation of tourist rentals in Xàbia is a complex issue that must be addressed with a balanced and fair approach. While concerns about the impact these rentals may have on local communities are understandable, the proposed measures to restrict them should not be proposed hastily at the end of August, in a reactive and populist manner,
On the other hand, the narrative that strict regulation of tourist rentals will increase the supply of long-term rentals and reduce residential rental prices is questionable. The data available so far does not conclusively demonstrate that restricting tourist rentals has a positive impact on the availability and affordability of residential rentals.
While regulation is necessary to prevent abuses and guarantee coexistence, it is crucial that this regulation is not excessively restrictive and that it takes into account the rights of the owners, who also contribute value to the local economy. A balanced approach and clear but fair regulatory measures will be more beneficial for all parties involved.
The PSOE promoting Xàbia with great fanfare for 12 years in Fitur and now comes to realize the catastrophe it has caused in Xàbia with mass tourism... Of course, thank you PSOE this is the result of your effort, even you have finished fed up with what you yourselves have done
I support your comment, more cannot be said in so few words.
Tourism is not an invention from twelve years ago. The boom in tourist housing and demonstrations in all the most immediate destinations broke out recently. If not, look at when Valencia, Altea, Calp, etc. have taken measures.