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Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar (www.bbc.com)

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César Nebrera pours out a cup of coffee he has brewed on a stove in the boot of his car. The old green Kia saloon sits in the shade of a carob tree just off the main road near Ibiza Town.

"I miss the basic things that make life comfortable, like being able to stand up in your own home, being able to cook properly, or even open a drawer and pull out some socks," he says.

"Those are the kinds of things that you miss out on when you live in a car."

César's Kia has been his home for the past three years. He works as a chef, but with rental costs on the Spanish island of Ibiza having spiralled, he cannot afford to live in a flat.

"In Ibiza, accommodation is very expensive, and it's getting more and more expensive," he says. "And the cost of renting is completely out of kilter with what you earn. So living like this is an alternative. It's less comfortable, but it allows me to keep living on the island."

Ibiza is one of the four main Mediterranean islands that make up Spain's Balearic Islands. The others are Majorca, Menorca, and Formentera.

Many local professionals in Ibiza are living in similarly precarious conditions because of high rental costs. Last year, the IGC, a representative body of the civil guard police force, said that "three or four" of its officers were living in vehicles on the island.

Other locals have resorted to living in tents, or in extremely basic shared accommodation.

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[–] jpreston2005 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The conservative regional government of the Balearic Islands, which came into power last year, has chosen not to implement a housing law approved by the Spanish government in Madrid which seeks to cap rentals in areas of the country where they have soared.

Conservative regional government is just, choosing not to do anything, despite a law passed that would explicitly help this situation.

Instead, the local authorities mainly attribute the housing problem to homeowners in residential areas of Ibiza who are flouting the law by offering their properties for short-term rental, when local laws state they must rent for at least six months at a time.

So the local government has resorted to fining the people that don't bribe them.

It's a great system

[–] hanekam 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I think going after short-term rentals is exactly what they should be doing. If they take bribes not to then that's a huge problem though.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Here is my issue with short term rentals. In theory they are needed and a good part of the economy. In practice, they are people who are jacking up the housing market and need to go away. They are a business and should be treated as such. I move often and short term rentals have been great till I can get established. That said I stayed at hotel designer for that purpose. I’m not opposed to some sfh being used for that purpose but we have way too many.

[–] hanekam 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You're right. The problem is not so much the concept as what happens when residential property can be turned into Hotels by installing an app.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 8 months ago

Exactly. I don’t mind a few unique properties as rentals. There are some really unique properties I’d love to stay in that otherwise I wouldn’t. But otherwise they are taking sfh from buyers or renters. That I’m not cool with. We need some for people who are moving. I’m fine with that.

I’m fine with vacation homes outside of metro areas. I’m fine with someone renting a room.

It’s the people who are turning it into a business I’m not fine with.