La Gomera holiday lets info day on 22 October

What is the session about?

The Ayuntamiento de Valle Gran Rey is organising an information session on the new regulation for viviendas vacacionales (holiday lets). The aim is to explain the changes and answer questions about how they will be applied. The session takes place on Thursday, 22 October 2026, at 19:00.

The venue is the hall of the Centro Cultural Faride Cruz Niebla. The announced speakers are Ignacio Díaz de Aguilar, lawyer and legal adviser to FECAM, and Prashant Khemlani, adviser to the ASG parliamentary group in the Parliament of the Canary Islands.

The session will cover the changes affecting holiday lets, their impact on interested parties, and the procedures and next steps involved. The council wants to create a space for discussion where attendees can put their questions directly to the speakers.

Who should attend?

The mayor of Valle Gran Rey said the session is aimed at two groups: people who already own a holiday let, and those who want to use a property for this activity in the future. Both groups should learn how the new rules affect their situation.

The invitation does not mention any special conditions for residents, foreign owners or visitors. There is no registration requirement and no access restriction. Anyone who operates or plans to operate a holiday let in Valle Gran Rey can attend without prior registration.

What is known about the new rules?

The council announcement does not specify any concrete new requirements, transition periods, fines, fees or price changes. Nor does it describe any effects on existing licences. These details are to be explained at the session itself.

The exact legal basis of the new normativa remains open in the invitation. Also unclear are the precise group of applicants, the responsible authorities, the documents to be submitted and possible differences between a main residence, a second home and a newly acquired property.

The council publishes a statistics page on its transparency portal covering holiday lets, beds, occupancy, average length of stay and income for 2019 to 2025.

What rules apply in the Canary Islands?

The autonomous regulation for holiday lets in the Canary Islands was based on Decreto 113/2015 of 22 May, which approved the Reglamento de las viviendas vacacionales de Canarias. This framework has been replaced by Ley 6/2025 on the sustainable planning of tourist use of dwellings.

Ley 6/2025 defines a holiday let as a furnished and equipped dwelling that is temporarily and entirely handed over to third parties for payment through tourist offer channels.

To start the activity, a responsible declaration must be submitted to the relevant Consejería (specialist department of the regional government). This allows entry in the Registro General Turístico. Depending on the case, a technical description, an urban planning certificate, confirmation of first occupancy and the consent of the owners' association may be required.

Who decides on approval?

Urban planning control lies with the Ayuntamientos (municipal councils). The Canary Islands government has pointed out that local administrations decide where and how holiday lets are permitted within their municipal areas.

For La Gomera, Ley 14/2019 on the tourist spatial planning of El Hierro, La Gomera and La Palma also applies. This law takes precedence if there is a conflict with other regulations.

The normativa also provides for inspection measures by Cabildos (island governments) and Ayuntamientos. The Canary Islands government has stated that these bodies must draw up inspection plans.

What remains open until the session?

Until 22 October 2026, the published announcement contains no confirmed information on deadlines, costs, applications or concrete consequences for residents, expats or guests. No attendance fee is mentioned either.

The sources do not name any concrete new requirements, transition periods or fines. The exact legal basis of the new normativa and possible differences between forms of ownership also remain open.

Only at the session will practical guidance on the new rules and the necessary procedures be explained. Interested parties can put their questions directly to the speakers there.