News reports 2018.

[mike_dublin]

https://www.majorcadailybulletin.co...cused-not-fining-illegal-holiday-rentals.html

The Palma federation of residents associations is claiming that the tourism ministry is not doing enough in processing holiday rentals infringements.

The president, Joan Forteza, says that the ministry is not using all the resources at its disposal in handling official complaints about rentals that have been registered with it.
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Forteza blames the tourism minister, Bel Busquets, for not dealing with an issue that affects many people who are unable to pay rents. The high prices for renting are for the most part due to holiday rentals, he maintains. Despite the ban on rentals in apartment blocks, which came into effect in July, this still happens, ...

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Many residents do not denounce for fear of making enemies, and this is creating problems with coexistence in residents' communities.

see full article on the MDB website

 

[mike_dublin]

https://www.majorcadailybulletin.co...government-passes-holiday-rentals-decree.html

The Spanish government yesterday approved a decree for urgent measures in respect of housing and rental. This specifically has to do with holiday rental activity and involves amendments to two key national laws - Arrendamientos Urbanos (the tenancy act) and Propiedad Horizontal, which governs the regulation of apartment blocks.

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The national tourism minister, Reyes Maroto, said that measures contained in the decree will provide a further step in regulating holiday rentals and in helping regional administrations to "mitigate the difficulties of control" and give "more capacity" to residents' communities to limit holiday rentals and apply conditions to them.

An amendment to the 1994 tenancy act refers to the exclusion of the activity of holiday rental from the scope of the application of law on "temporary ceding of use". Another amendment makes clear that there has to be three-fifths support of owners in residents' communities.

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see full article on the MDB website

 

[clinkham]

Following the previous two posts, how about this? Do the city fathers in Palma know about this??


".....Liverpool hotel group Signature Living has unveiled remarkable plans to launch a 600-bed 'party boat hotel' to take young ravers from the River Mersey to Ibiza and other party destinations in the Mediterranean.

.......The ambitious plan comes after company boss Lawrence Kenwright splashed out £3.9 million on a new cruise liner - that he intends to open as a plush party hotel this summer.


The idea would be to dock the rave vessel on the Mersey, before it sets sail for the likes of Ibiza, Marbella and Majorca.

Signature Living is intending to launch the ship’s maiden voyage from the banks of the Mersey in Spring 2019......."


Story from todays Liverpool Echo:
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mersey-med-signature-living-launch-15571304

 

[Hanser]

They are already laying mines in the Bay

 

[clinkham]

Rest easy, Mallorca. According to Wikipedia the Funchal will be moored in the Thames as floating hotel.

"Sale to Signature Living
On 5 December 2018, after a period of being laid up in Lisbon, Funchal was sold at auction in Lisbon for €3.91m. The buyers were named as Signature Living, a UK-based hotel group who intend to convert the ship into a floating hotel moored in London.[4][5]

It is assumed the Port of London knows this...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Funchal

 

[Sparky]

Rest easy, Mallorca. According to Wikipedia the Funchal will be moored in the Thames as floating hotel.

"Sale to Signature Living
On 5 December 2018, after a period of being laid up in Lisbon, Funchal was sold at auction in Lisbon for €3.91m. The buyers were named as Signature Living, a UK-based hotel group who intend to convert the ship into a floating hotel moored in London.[4][5]

It is assumed the Port of London knows this...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Funchal

So i assume your original post was fake news .

 

[clinkham]

Fake news? In the Liverpool Echo? Perish the thought!

Time will tell.

The 'floating hotel in London' story is from the local Portuguese press following the auction of the Funchal.

Signature Living is a Liverpool hotel company.

Either way, I can't see either outcome being successful.

 

[Hanser]

Perhaps, in anticipation of Gibraltar/Brexit issues, it's being prepared as a truly terrifying alternative to any gunboat?