The European Short Term Rental Alliance (ESTRA) and the Federation of Associations of Owners of Vacation and Temporary Rentals (FAPAVAT) have been selected to participate in the housing task force (Housing Task Force) of the European Commission, a strategic forum in which future European housing policies are analyzed and designed.
The Canary Islands Vacation Rental Association ASCAV, not only has been the promoter of FAPAVAT at a national level and recently also of the European Short Term Rental Alliance ESTRA, but also are being led by the president of ASCAV, Doris Borrego, under the legal advice of Javier Valentín.
This participation places both organizations among "a very small group of entities European that are already actively contributing to the development of the future regulatory framework in the field of housing, at a key moment for all Member States".
From ESTRA and FAPAVAT, this opportunity is especially valued, conveying to the European institutions the reality of the short-term rental sector, defending a model based on the small private owner and on the local companies that provide services linked to this activity.
Both entities highlight the importance that European public policies be based on criteria of proportionality and differentiation, clearly distinguishing between the small owner and large operators or institutional investors. In this regard, they underline that the traditional model of holiday housing and short-term rental contributes significantly to the local economy, employment and sustainability of tourist destinations.
Likewise, ESTRA and FAPAVAT insist on the need to address the problem of housing access from a structural perspective, focusing on the lack of supply and legal certainty, avoiding simplistic approaches that attribute this problem exclusively to the tourist rental sector.
The participation in this working group is allowing both organizations to contribute concrete and constructive proposals within the framework of the future European Affordable Housing Plan, with the aim of moving towards a balanced regulation that protects both the right to housing and the economic activity of thousands of European families.