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New holiday let rental law for the Canary Islands is presented to parliament
New holiday let rental law for the Canary Islands is presented to parliament

It targets property speculation, holiday lets in residential complexes, and newly built properties…

First inspection of VV licences in the Canary Islands leads to 134 being revoked
First inspection of VV licences in the Canary Islands leads to 134 being revoked

There is a call for an immediate moratorium on the issuing of new VV licences…

Canary Islands Government have access to Booking.com to detect illegal holiday lets
Canary Islands Government have access to Booking.com to detect illegal holiday lets

The same is happening with Airbnb and cadastral to locate these properties and stop them operating…

House prices in the Canary Islands are now 60% higher than 20 years ago
House prices in the Canary Islands are now 60% higher than 20 years ago

This places the Canary Islands second among the Spanish regions with the highest accumulated price increases since 2005…

New law passed for quick eviction of squatters in two weeks
New law passed for quick eviction of squatters in two weeks

Squatting will be processed as a criminal offence using fast-track trials to speed up the system…

Spanish Government takes first step towards reducing working week to 37.5 hours
Spanish Government takes first step towards reducing working week to 37.5 hours

There is also a fine of €10,000 per employee to companies that don’t comply…

AEMET forecasts more rain in the Canary Islands this Tuesday
AEMET forecasts more rain in the Canary Islands this Tuesday

Here are the areas that varying amounts of rain are expected…

AEMET forecast rain, wind, and calima this week in the Canary Islands
AEMET forecast rain, wind, and calima this week in the Canary Islands

There is a mix of weather on the way, here’s the full forecast…

Cloudy skies and occasional showers expected in the Canary Islands this Sunday
Cloudy skies and occasional showers expected in the Canary Islands this Sunday

Here is todays forecast for each of the islands…

ULPGC developing interactive map to prevent ship collisions with cetaceans
ULPGC developing interactive map to prevent ship collisions with cetaceans

This is essential to preserve the ecosystems these animals create, as they very rarely survive being hit by a large boat, ship, or ferry…

Weekend forecast and the end of weather warnings in the Canary Islands
Weekend forecast and the end of weather warnings in the Canary Islands

Here is the forecast for all of the islands…

Canary Islands Housing Crisis: 50,000 homes needed, but only 2,900 built annually
Canary Islands Housing Crisis: 50,000 homes needed, but only 2,900 built annually

The shortage of affordable housing is now affecting key sectors including healthcare, education, and tourism…

Canary Islands government extends fuel subsidies to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura
Canary Islands government extends fuel subsidies to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

These are the discounts per litre from 1st February until the end of March when they will be re-evaluated again…

Ryanair warns of more legal action against disruptive passengers
Ryanair warns of more legal action against disruptive passengers

They want the EU to introduce drink restrictions at airports because incidents on flights are increasing mainly due to alcohol…

There are now orange and yellow active weather warnings in the Canary Islands
There are now orange and yellow active weather warnings in the Canary Islands

AEMET has updated all alerts and extended them until Saturday. Full details here…

Taxi strike leaves thousands of tourists stranded across the Canary Islands
Taxi strike leaves thousands of tourists stranded across the Canary Islands

Many holidaymakers are complaining that they didn’t know about the strike, and that they nearly missed their flights…

Six people have drowned in the Canary Islands in less than a month
Six people have drowned in the Canary Islands in less than a month

The Government are calling for people to respect alerts as all have died during active weather warnings for dangerous conditions…

Free public transport WILL continue as new decree is published in the BOE
Free public transport WILL continue as new decree is published in the BOE

The Spanish Government made a deal with Junts so that the omnibus decree could go through, also meaning a 6% increase in state pensions…

Rare white rainbow photographed in the Canary Islands
Rare white rainbow photographed in the Canary Islands

This unusual meteorological phenomenon occurs under specific conditions involving significant fog in the atmosphere…