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The Ibiza Villa Owners Guide

Everything we know about owning and renting a villa in Ibiza, written by the people who manage them. Seven chapters, in the order the questions actually arrive: whether it is worth it, what to buy, which rules apply, how the villa gets run, how it stays in shape, how it fills, and what the market is doing this month.

Start with chapter one if you are weighing up a purchase. Jump to chapter three if you already own and need the rules. Every article shows where it sits in the guide, and each one ends with the next step.

01 Start here: is an Ibiza villa a good rental investment?

The honest picture before you buy or commit: what villas earn, what they cost to run, and where the market is going.

  1. Ibiza villa ownership: the big picture7 min read
  2. Short-term vs long-term rentals8 min read
  3. What a villa earns: 2026 data and calculator9 min read
  4. Rental income and ROI9 min read
  5. Prices, yields and market trends7 min read

02 Buying for rental income

Choosing the right villa and location when the plan is to rent it out.

  1. Buying a villa for rental income9 min read
  2. Best areas and location10 min read
  3. Renting out as a non-resident or expat6 min read

03 Licences, law and tax

The ETV licence, registration, VAT and the tourist tax: what the rules are and what changes.

  1. Legal requirements and the ETV licence7 min read
  2. Rental registration: the annual report4 min read
  3. Licence news: Supreme Court and Registro Unico4 min read
  4. Spain's tourist rental VAT shake-up5 min read
  5. Tourist tax (Ecotasa): rates and calculator15 min read

04 Running the villa

How professional management works, what it costs, and how to choose or replace a manager.

  1. How villa management works8 min read
  2. Choosing the right property manager9 min read
  3. Private host vs professional management5 min read
  4. The cost of villa management9 min read
  5. Our management rates4 min read
  6. Managing a villa remotely9 min read

05 Maintenance and the building

Keeping a villa in shape in a climate that punishes neglect: maintenance, damp and sustainability.

  1. Maintenance and operations7 min read
  2. Humidity and damp in Ibiza villas10 min read
  3. The sustainable villa14 min read

06 Guests, marketing and income

Filling the calendar at the right rates and giving guests a stay they talk about.

  1. Marketing and renting your villa10 min read
  2. Guest experience and extra services6 min read

07 Market reports

Our monthly read of the Ibiza rental market, from real booking data.

  1. Ibiza Rental Market Report: October 202614 min read
  2. Ibiza Rental Market Report: September 202614 min read
  3. Ibiza Rental Market Report: August 20268 min read
  4. Ibiza Rental Market Report: July 20266 min read
  5. Ibiza Rental Market Report: June 20265 min read
  6. All market reports1 min read

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