Spain confirms that it may – or may not – demand the invitation letter from Brits to prove their accommodation really is

[windermeregolfer]

attached - I hope!

Yes Attached ok but is that correct 75€ ?

So if we have friends come to stay for a week or two whilst we are here we have to go through the process of getting this letter of invitation and where do we go to get it, the Police station in PDR?

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

After the national Police issued that they put out a further message saying they weren't implementing it, yet! Maybe they will, maybe not! That's where the confusion lies.

[Johnrgby]

attached - I hope!

Yes Attached ok but is that correct 75€ ?

So if we have friends come to stay for a week or two whilst we are here we have to go through the process of getting this letter of invitation and where do we go to get it, the police station in PDR?

That is ludicrous, this an Island highly dependant on tourism whether its people staying in hotels private lets or staying with friends or family or in property owned by friends or family.
the way I read it John and I may be wrong is 75€ is for the document alone plus 6.50 for everyone on therefore 4 guests would cost you 101€ ??????? 

[Joe Average]

Apologies for jumping in - It would seem this is a way of discouraging visitors who aren't paying for accommodation to stay in paid accommodation.
Plus a further layer of security for unlicensed renting.
Spanish do have a penchant for licences for everything.
Another hidden tax on non voters too.

[Johnrgby]

Apologies for jumping in - It would seem this is a way of discouraging visitors who aren't paying for accommodation to stay in paid accommodation.
Plus a further layer of security for unlicensed renting.
Spanish do have a penchant for licences for everything.
Another hidden tax on non voters too.

It would seem this is a way of discouraging visitors who aren't paying for accommodation to stay in paid accommodation.
So if you have family coming to visit in a property you own and pay taxes on, you pay again for the privilege?

Plus a further layer of security for unlicensed renting.
That makes sense but that would need policing

Spanish do have a penchant for licences for everything.
Agreed

Another hidden tax on non voters too.
I am afraid I do not follow that?

[Joe Average]

I agree John, if you pay non residents tax it's another stealth tax on people who don't have a vote. 
I'm not saying it's right by any means.

[windermeregolfer]

I agree John, if you pay non residents tax it's another stealth tax on people who don't have a vote. 
I'm not saying it's right by any means.

Joe as a property owner on the Enpadron before Brexit you did have a vote in the local elections but not National ones, have to say not sure what the situation under the WA (Withdrawal Agreement) now is.

It is, if implemented, a total rip off when you want you family or friends to come and stay with you.

If implemented what isn't clear to me, not that affects me, is do visitors staying in registered V / Vv property have to have this letter of invitation or are they covered by the same conditions as those staying in hotels?

[Joe Average]

I'd hazard a guess you print off your VV booking as evidence in lieu of hotel booking?
The way it's going they'll be asking for bank statements to show enough funds for your stay to!

[Ducks]

If implemented what isn't clear to me, not that affects me, is do visitors staying in registered V / Vv property have to have this letter of invitation or are they covered by the same conditions as those staying in hotels?

I'd agree that a printed booking receipt should be sufficient. The friends and family thing is for those coming without a touristic booking, but if you've paid to stay in a licensed holiday let, you should be fully covered. I would imagine having an easy excuse to check and record these is part of the rationale: it helps them prevent people from claiming paid guests as non-paying family and friends. I would also guess there will be no problem with anyone who has a return flight booked within a reasonable period. 

They're not trying to prevent tourism, it's just all about generating government revenue. I would strongly believe the intention is to put the screws to people "overstaying" without declaring tax residency and/or people making Money on holiday lets without ponying up the state's cut. It's really unfortunate, but sadly British people are an easy target post-Brexit because the EU protections no longer apply and they can be a lot harsher and more investigative with those folks than anyone else.

[Joe Average]

Think you've hit the nail on the head there ducks. Was a number of articles about people selling up on the mainland due to clamping down on overstaying & 90/180 rule.