The deputy spokesperson for Con Málaga, Toni Morillas, accuses the PP of reducing the tourist accommodation moratorium from five to three years and limiting it only to residential land, breaching the unanimous plenary agreement.
The deputy spokesperson for Con Málaga, Toni Morillas, accused the PP government team on Wednesday of breaching the mandate approved unanimously in last Thursday's Plenary. The announced moratorium reduces the suspension period for licenses from five to three years and is limited to residential land, excluding hotels on tertiary land.
Morillas described the measure as "a con trick", as it "starts by falsifying and breaching a plenary agreement from less than a week ago." The Plenary approved the initiation of a moratorium of at least five years for tourist apartments and hotels, but the PP's announcement only considers three years and excludes tertiary land.
An insufficient and delayed moratorium
The councillor criticised that the measure "comes too late" and is "absolutely insufficient." Con Málaga has been demanding regulation of tourist accommodations for years to curb the impact on housing prices. "The impact of these licenses on the extremely high housing prices in the city's neighbourhoods is tremendous," she emphasised.
According to Morillas, the moratorium will allow the continued authorisation of tourist apartments and hotels on tertiary land, which limits its effectiveness. "The impact of this measure is going to be very limited," she insisted, recalling that the tourist rental bubble affects the entire city, especially areas like the Historic Centre and Malagueta.
Concerns about transparency and possible political interests
Morillas raised her suspicions regarding the granting of 20 licenses for tourist apartments in Estepona just before the announcement of the moratorium. "The mayor of Estepona, García Urbano, has obtained 20 licenses on residential land. Has he had privileged information?" she questioned.
The deputy spokesperson demanded "maximum transparency" regarding possible political figures from the PP involved in the tourist business. "Málaga has the right to know if there are direct interests. If they do not provide explanations or make supplementary declarations of assets, it is because they are hiding something," she concluded.
For the residents of Málaga, this moratorium represents a partial relief, but insufficient. The regulation will not affect projects on tertiary land, such as the large hotels planned in the Teatinos area or the Port. The next step will be the processing of the moratorium, which must undergo public exposure before its final approval.
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