The government published this week 11 job openings using 'free appointment': the ministry directly chooses the candidate without opposition or open public competition. It affects ministries of Labor, Agriculture, Culture, Treasury, Digital Transformation, Territorial Policy, CNMC and Canary Islands Special Zone.

It means you cannot apply even if you meet requirements: only pre-selected candidates have access. The annexes with job titles, requirements and salaries are not visible in the BOE. It is legal but reduces transparency and competition in public employment.

Correction of errors in Valencia's justice service announcement: eliminates positions that approved candidates thought they had. Published as a simple 'rectification' without prominent notice.

If you passed and were awarded a position in Valencia courts, you may now lose it. Delays job start dates without a clear timeline for new announcements.

Court confirms that the Property Registry can reject registering short-term rentals if your community's bylaws prohibit 'non-residential' uses or similar, even if you have municipal license.

Even if your city council authorizes tourist rental, if your decades-old bylaws contain generic restrictive clauses, you cannot legally register it. Many owners don't know what their bylaws say until the registrar says 'no'.