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Denia Town Hall has announced a new line of grants aimed at encouraging owners of empty properties to renovate and rent them out for residential use. The initiative, presented by Housing Councillor Rafa Carrió and Territory Councillor Maria Josep Ripoll, covers homes in Denia, La Xara and Jesús Pobre, and seeks to improve access to housing while reactivating the town’s large stock of vacant properties. A total of €70,000 has been allocated to this programme in the 2025 municipal budget. Depending on household income, applicants may receive up to €7,000 (for annual incomes below €40,000) or a maximum of €5,100 (for those earning €40,000 or more). “This is a pilot project that we will adapt as needed. It’s essentially designed to support private homeowners with vacant residential properties to carry out renovation and improvement works, and then rent them out for a minimum period of five years,” explained Ripoll. Only 10 day to request The full terms of the scheme will be published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante in November. From the day after publication, applicants will have ten calendar days to submit their requests. Renovation works must be completed by 30 April 2026, and by that date, homeowners must also submit the relevant building licence, rental contract, proof of expenses, and other documentation specified in the regulations. According to data provided by Carrió, there are currently more than 5,000 empty homes within the municipality. Denia Town Hall is working to bring these properties back onto the long-term rental market — excluding tourist rentals. New tourist rental licences suspended The councillors reminded residents that Denia has suspended the issuing of new tourist rental licences within the urban area for the second consecutive year. The council is also developing a regulatory ordinance for rental licences aimed at protecting the town’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods. Denia has twice requested to be declared a “stressed housing area” by the Valencian regional government, without receiving any response so far. Ripoll noted that such a designation would allow the council to regulate and control rental prices, ensuring that the grants introduced today would help maintain affordable rents. Finally, the municipal government’s commitment to expanding public housing is reflected in the town’s Structural General Plan, which designates land for this purpose. “Up to 40 per cent of the homes in new developments will be allocated as public housing,” Ripoll confirmed.
