Long-Term Rentals in Gran Canaria

Alquiler habitual is the let of a home where you live as your main home. It is covered by the national rental law (LAU), and it gives the tenant strong rights, including the right to stay for several years. A seasonal let is a temporary stay of some months for a stated reason, and a holiday let is a short tourist stay under Canary Islands tourism law.

Under the LAU, you can extend your contract each year until it reaches the minimum period set by law, which is longer if the landlord is a company. You can leave early after the first months if you give the notice the law requires. Rent updates are limited by law, and the landlord must keep the home fit to live in. These rules have changed several times recently, so ask us for the current position before you sign.

For a home you rent as your main home, the law sets a legal deposit (fianza) of one month's rent. The landlord may also ask for an extra guarantee, but the law limits how much. In the Canary Islands, the landlord must lodge the legal deposit with the Canary Islands Housing Institute (Instituto Canario de la Vivienda). Check every amount in your contract before you sign.

Las Palmas has the largest long term rental market, with jobs, schools and services all year. In the south, people who live here all year often look in San Fernando, Arguineguín, and the residential parts of Maspalomas and San Agustín. Many homes in the tourist areas are let for the winter season instead, so the choice of long term lets there is smaller. Tell us what you need and we will tell you where to look.

You usually need your passport or EU identity card, and many landlords also ask for your foreigner tax number (NIE). You will also need proof of income, such as a work contract, payslips, a pension statement or bank statements. Some landlords ask for a reference from a previous landlord. Ask us what the owner of each home needs from you.