IBIZA 2024 UPDATE A BIG PROBLEM FOR THE ISLAND

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
  • When I initially arrived in Ibiza, finding a place was a breeze. However, now there's a surge in demand from individuals seeking to reside in Ibiza year-round. In recent years, I've consistently observed the formidable challenge of securing high-quality, affordable rental housing for Ibiza residents in today's society. contracts hold little weight, landlords demand a year's rent upfront, and the rising cost of living prompts people to even advertise the back of their cars and friends sofas, Even the GUARDIA Civil agents in Ibiza are compelled to sleep in their cars because of skyrocketing rent prices, revealing the island's severe housing crisis. Last summer, nine officers went on sick leave when stationed at Ibiza airport because a shortage of accommodation left them with no choice but to spend nights in their vehicles. It has become increasingly challenging for employers to find staff to work in their beach bars, clubs, and restaurants, as seasonal living is becoming more difficult due to the rise in rental prices.
    In this video, I chat with a handful of local owners and managers of various establishments. Ideally, I would have liked to speak with more people, but creating this video solo can sometimes make it challenging to pin down individuals to talk on camera, especially during the off-season in Ibiza, particularly in February.
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  • @DwayneMuffin
    @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

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  • @DwayneMuffin
    @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +12

    Sorry for the sound on that one bit, I dropped the sound as it red lined but forgot to fix it before uploading, 450 videos no complaints on sound but this one file was shot on my mates Sony and not my usual camera

  • @Danielsmith64568
    @Danielsmith64568 11 місяців тому +76

    Dwayne it’s time for a Bluetooth mic. Keep bringing content like this! Great stuff It’s just really hard to hear tho Mic up!

    • @jasonibiza7993
      @jasonibiza7993 11 місяців тому

      I agree to this!

    • @billiontrillion69
      @billiontrillion69 11 місяців тому +1

      Dji mic 2 is the one and comes with two for guests on the vlog

    • @31donkeykong
      @31donkeykong 11 місяців тому +1

      so true that background noise in the cafe made my ears bleed

    • @seancosgrove559
      @seancosgrove559 11 місяців тому +1

      Talking & eating . Just please stop

    • @lk0707
      @lk0707 5 місяців тому

      Turn subtitles

  • @Jimbob1664
    @Jimbob1664 11 місяців тому +39

    It’s sad to see but the magic had just gone from the island for me. I think it’s just a sign of the times with people just wanting to take Instagram photos and wanting tables at “o beach”. It’s nothing like it used to be, complete losers who just want to pose. Some good pockets about but for the most part greed and modern life in general has just taken over. Great video, thank you.

    • @MatteoRossetti-ic7hl
      @MatteoRossetti-ic7hl 11 місяців тому

      yes but look around you, are they not all the same? are they not all posers possessed by ego and narcissism? 90% of humanity is fck up...

    • @J-a-c-k-0
      @J-a-c-k-0 11 місяців тому +1

      Time to start exploring the quiet greek islands

    • @Jimbob1664
      @Jimbob1664 10 місяців тому

      Yeah I’m just old, times change, I need to stop moaning. I’ll still go back, magic place,

    • @MarkJenkins-t7y
      @MarkJenkins-t7y 9 місяців тому

      @@Jimbob1664 and your mind up. Is it a magic place or has the magic gone?

    • @Jonnnna19
      @Jonnnna19 9 місяців тому +2

      @@Jimbob1664 I feel the same mate, I’ve been every year since 1997 and the passed 4/5 years has felt like the island I love is changing into a social media experiment. People on phones videoing instead of dancing and enjoying the music.

  • @DonLeake
    @DonLeake 11 місяців тому +27

    Hi Dwayne, have followed you for awhile. I’m an architect and real estate developer and have been coming here for most years since 2003. One of the key issues…the island is limiting housing construction….there just aren’t enough housing units for everyone who is here. This ties back to water and infrastructure…there is enough fresh water supply for the projected growth of the island. There is a proposed desalination plant but to my understanding (you know more than me) it hasn’t been approved yet. Btw, happy to buy you a few beers or dinner when I’m there in August. Thanks for the channel…watched your personal story and appreciate the work you do.

    • @DonLeake
      @DonLeake 11 місяців тому +3

      Can also explain why housing has gotten so expensive across the world….not just Ibiza but the UK/Ireland, rest of Spain etc. Has a lot to do with the failure of attracting younger people to the trades and also Russian sanctions impacting the ability to make still, since steel requires nickel to make and 30% of the world’s nickel production comes from Russia.

    • @JonnyRootsDem
      @JonnyRootsDem 11 місяців тому +1

      Be interesting to know where the capital funding is coming from for these developments.

    • @miamibertin5537
      @miamibertin5537 6 місяців тому

      Wrong there is not enough water. Actually there is a drought. And desalination is NOT the solution. There are currently if I remember correctly two desalination stations working already and just today out of the many companies that sell portable water were completely dry. None had water to sell except one company. I know as I am currently on the island and know hotel owners here and farm owners. The ocean needs its salt water. The answer is not to destroy more of our beautiful nature and environment with more development just to fill these small islands with more people. What a terrible idea. I am a real estate investor and would never agree to that solution. There is a limit to everything. We must preserve places like Ibiza. Not over develop them to make a buck. Imagine if everywhere that more water is needed we would just start building more desalination stations…typical at one moment we would consume and destroy the oceans that are already suffering from all the pollution.

    • @DonLeake
      @DonLeake 6 місяців тому

      @@miamibertin5537 I struggle to understand how desalination isn't the solution. I live in Arizona now, and have lived in Miami, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia, and all four places thrive on desalination, and they manage much greater population growth than Ibiza. Phoenix does just fine on desal as the fastest growing city in the US. There are a variety of ways to handle the effluent, which I think is the problem you are raising.

  • @ChristianLucek
    @ChristianLucek 11 місяців тому +30

    We own a house in Ibiza and have been travelling to the island for over 40 years, the development is dramatic. The island is a victim of its own success, it simply has too many people, often the wrong ones, and the growth is driving up prices and damaging quality. it's a shame

    • @spikeytop8982
      @spikeytop8982 11 місяців тому +1

      Exactly the same in Northern Cyprus. Building everywhere and prices have gone through the roof in the last 18 months, both to purchase and rent. Lots of Russians and Germans buying which have driven up the prices. People that have lived here for 20+ years are leaving because of costs and utility shortages. Our water is on for maybe 2 hours per day and regular power cuts plus the occasional shortage of lpg gas. This is only going to get worse with 1000’s of new units coming in line.

  • @Hitmanchamp4334
    @Hitmanchamp4334 8 місяців тому +3

    Came here in summer 2004 with the boys. We were 19 & it was brilliant. No posers, no-one loving themselves by constantly taking pictures for social media. Just people out to have a great time, get on it, dance the night away without giving a shit. We stayed at the Bahia which is next to the now ridiculously expensive, poser paradise bar. I went there in 2015 & it was horrendous. Me & the boys managed to get a packed out BayBar to all take a massive photo of everyone, was epic.

  • @DwayneMuffin
    @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +16

    Please consider buying my latest Ibiza guide to support the channel! 🎉 dwayne-muffin.myshopify.com

  • @alvarorodriguezfilmmusic
    @alvarorodriguezfilmmusic 11 місяців тому +3

    Great video! I'd still wanted to add something based on my experience.
    If you plan on only working/living on the island in the summer your accommodation options will consist on basically what's available then, and therefore you'll be paying peak season prices. If you live on island 12 months a year conversely, the accommodation market is fairly different (you'd be looking at about €1K-1.5/month for a small 2 bedroom apartment. I'm a local (born and raised) and I've got lots of friends (also locals) that can afford to pay rent on really 'shitty' jobs (supermarket, warehouse...). It's not super easy to find something, don't get me wrong, but totally feasible.

  • @WhatOllieDidNext
    @WhatOllieDidNext 11 місяців тому +4

    Enjoyed the video Dwayne. I live on the Portuguese island of Madeira, same thing happening here with property prices. Tourism spiked as a result of the island being accessible to travel during covid and many travellers started visiting that were not the traditional demographic associated with the island. That trend is still running away from us with the island being increasingly on the radar of outdoor / adventure travellers.
    Prices for a T1 in Funchal are now in excess of 1200 a month, I've heard rooms in shared houses going for 700 a month, T3 prices over 3k. Wages are not keeping up with the inflated market. Just seen an article this morning saying that 45% of property purchases are from foreigners, and nationally 37% of rentals are from foreigners, so guess its happening everywhere. While we do have lots of new construction, I don't see the amount of new hotels going up like you seem to have where you are, most of ours is refurb on existing tourist units and then high end apartment builds, 400, 500k+, well out of reach of the average worker here!
    I'm trying to think what I used to pay for my hostel accommodation in Ibiza during the '97 season. I'm recall it was around 3 mil a night, that was like 12 quid! That was for a private room with sink, but shared toilet and shower facilities. A shared room was less. That was a good chunk of change back then, and you had to put some punters through the doors handing in your flyer for admission discount to earn enough to make rent! 6 nights a week always get a couple of shit locations on rotation during the week and worry if by the end of the week I'd have a roof over my head. Slept on some floors during my time I know!
    I could go on forever with stories. Years ago my ex wife used to say i was to Ibiza what uncle Albert was to Only Fools and Horses. When I was in Ibiza....

  • @eddie50
    @eddie50 11 місяців тому +6

    Dwayne, this is the same for all the islands. This particular problem is all over the UK and Europe
    GREED !!!!!

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +2

      I understand, I can only show this one

  • @craigmarsdj
    @craigmarsdj 11 місяців тому +4

    Ibiza is out-pricing itself, it's being stripped of its soul for the VIPs. Yes, the drinks in the clubs have always been expensive but we were prepared for that. Now the Local Spars are 4x more expensive for pre-drinks. Looking at Jet2 and TUI some hotels are an extra £2000 peak season this year on previous years! But we still go for the love of the island! Great video as always Dwayne!

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      Cheers

    • @paulhogan1938
      @paulhogan1938 11 місяців тому

      It will only change when people stop allowing themselves to get fucked over and go somewhere else. It's greed pure and simple, greedy club owners, greedy djs, greedy agents, greedy politicians. Soul has gone from the island long time ago.Don't give them your money the world is a big place.

    • @ANDY1985UK2011
      @ANDY1985UK2011 9 місяців тому

      yeah the top hotels like ushiaia and hard rock have gone through the roof this year compared to the past

  • @markgriffiths1641
    @markgriffiths1641 11 місяців тому +6

    Probably my last visit this summer - just too expensive - sadly. Great video underlining the point.

  • @cliffordlennon
    @cliffordlennon 11 місяців тому +3

    Love these type of vlogs, think we’re all interested about any news & info about the Island so keep them coming 👌🏼

  • @krispysox
    @krispysox 8 місяців тому

    I lived in Ibiza for over a decade, much of it in San Antonio. I left in 2021. I miss her of course, more than words - but seeing this reinforces the feeling I could never shake that the Island will end up exclusively a VIP (add more V's as you go) playground, bereft of the beauty, spirit and people who made it special in the first place. I truly feel for those struggling, I know what it means to call Ibiza 'home'. Good luck one and all x

  • @jamespearson7001
    @jamespearson7001 11 місяців тому

    Was there last June,was there 28 years ago, only 2 times I have been ,it has not lost any of its charm for me something magical about the place, will be going back again. Kicking myself for not going back every year

  • @damonwebster9034
    @damonwebster9034 9 місяців тому

    Yes Dwayne! absolutely loving your videos! We're heading to Ibiza on 20th May for the second time for me and first time for the Mrs! loving all the content some of it is super useful to use on some of the best places to visit! hopefully bump into you while we're out there! thanks for making these videos dude. big respect!

  • @matthewross2501
    @matthewross2501 11 місяців тому +2

    Great content as always Dwayne, what’s the situation like living in a camper/stealth van on the island?

  • @ZIINOMUSIC
    @ZIINOMUSIC 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks big man!!!!😊😎

  • @DrMintyy
    @DrMintyy 11 місяців тому +2

    Very very handy video that Dwayne. Nice one mate.
    Its always been a dream of mine to live over in Ibiza, but the whole Brexit thing pretty much put a stop to it all, and 6-months of the year, people must struggle to makes ends meet over there, as it really is such a seasonal island. I think unless you can find ways of earning money outside of basic bar work, you're going to struggle. Bar work is OK up to a point, and for 6 months of the year, but its not always guaranteed.
    Keep up the good work mate - i'll be making a purchase of the guide very soon.

  • @grahambland8703
    @grahambland8703 11 місяців тому +4

    Great content , one of your best addressing a major issue for the island

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      Yeah I mean we didn’t elaborate too much into it, I wanted to keep it natural in my style

  • @stufairley8107
    @stufairley8107 11 місяців тому +1

    Really insightful vlog as always Dwayne. Great to see an old pal of mine too (Julian), who I’ve not seen for many a year. Keep up the great work pal. Love what you do. 👊

  • @alexgraham39
    @alexgraham39 11 місяців тому +2

    Great video Dwayne. From a San Antonio point of view, the amount of empty bars, shops and that gigantic skeletal hotel in the Bay - How can owners be happy to sit tight for years until the right offer? They’re clearly well off to be able to do it. They could be converted into living areas. There should be presssure from local authorities to use it or lose it.

  • @hughkelly9638
    @hughkelly9638 11 місяців тому

    Good vlog Dwayne, you have certainly hit it on the head with the accommodation problems here on the island, not just for bar/restaurant staff but also for the professional sector. I speak to a lot of people, friends offer family etc, with the same problem, affordable accommodation. Well done.
    It was nice to have the quick chat the other day and YES we need to do that coffee one day.

  • @esvedracharter
    @esvedracharter 11 місяців тому +1

    Very interesting video. A true housing problem now in Ibiza, that has been cooking for many years. Thank for put some light on that.

  • @Outspoken.Humanist
    @Outspoken.Humanist 11 місяців тому +1

    Great to see a return to the longer format.
    The tourist perspective is less immediate but still worrying. It is getting harder and harder to find affordable holidays on the island and, if it continues, the time will come when the whole of Ibiza is an exclusive resort for the wealthy. At that point, the whole character of island will be dead. Tragic.

  • @daidavies6210
    @daidavies6210 11 місяців тому +16

    As a Agent for TUI i will say this… Flights to almost everywhere in Spain is being cut back … Why ?. Because holiday Bookings for the spring season is down 81% yeas thats correct down 81% , No one is booking. Even now on line your already seeing offers for bookings. The cost of living is making people stay at home. No one has any spare cash , Wait till the EU introduce the New Visas and Finger printing at all its Airports with Photo IDs Taken for a DATABASE. No one wants that . They just want to show a Passport and thats it. All surveys on this shows that 90% are against it and will not travel to the EU countries that Introduce it. Holidays to the Philippines , Thailand , India , Bangkok , Vietnam , etc is seeing more tourists. With Cheaper Flights and accommodation. I firmly believe the new EU entry rules will destroy the Tourism Industry for all EU countries… Its going to be a Bumpy ride.

    • @princebuster93
      @princebuster93 9 місяців тому +2

      @ dai, well said, thank you ❤

    • @MrGlk
      @MrGlk 9 місяців тому

      What a load of rubbish. Costa del Sol has month month record flights and hotel occupancy while the canaries still grow ahead of it.

    • @daidavies6210
      @daidavies6210 9 місяців тому +2

      @@MrGlk The new Visa Rules and Fingerprinting has not yet been implemented…. Dumb Arse

    • @ashleystyles6888
      @ashleystyles6888 9 місяців тому

      Yup. The great resist. Against the great reset. But tbh this is what they WANT. They don't want us plebs travelling.

    • @ashleystyles6888
      @ashleystyles6888 9 місяців тому

      ​@@MrGlkand they have biometric ID at passport control?

  • @carllynch8798
    @carllynch8798 11 місяців тому +4

    Will be in Ibiza in July think it will be the last time I visit. Better places to visit now even though I had some brilliant times there in the 90’s. Just too built up and expensive now

    • @freakunit
      @freakunit 11 місяців тому

      Same

    • @VoiceOfThe
      @VoiceOfThe 11 місяців тому +1

      Thailand for a cheaper holiday.

  • @silentotomo6877
    @silentotomo6877 11 місяців тому +1

    Hi Dwayne, thanks for your report about the actual situation. It is a real bummer what is happening with/on Ibiza. Had to leave due to that reason and looking for a way to continue on this beautiful island somehow. It became impossible to find a place whats nice to live and is affordable. Maybe it’s just not the time for it. Follow the DAO☯️♥️ Cheers Nic

  • @therealjohnreeves
    @therealjohnreeves 11 місяців тому +5

    All the islands are so expensive.
    They have gone up massively.😢.
    Was looking myself to move but I'd need to win the lottery

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +1

      You won’t find anything easy

  • @bluewool2782
    @bluewool2782 11 місяців тому +2

    Dwayne having been to Tenerife twice this year (after a gap of 25 odd years) I can’t say I’m in a rush to return to Ibiza. You can get a pint overlooking the sea for €1 and a 3 course meal for €10.
    I only really go to Ibiza for the odd trance event but am just as happy to attend an Irish bar with a decent band knocking out covers. I hear Dave Pearce did a show here at Tramps last year, more of that and it’s a no brainer for me. Also there’s a nice mix there with the young and the old and weather is good all year round. 🤔🤷‍♂️

    • @AndrewMcKittrick1000
      @AndrewMcKittrick1000 11 місяців тому

      Which area u recommend in Tenerife?

    • @KingofBlingham
      @KingofBlingham 11 місяців тому +2

      Biggest difference to me is the accommodation in Tenerife. I Ibiza in high season I spend £10,000 for 2 weeks in a relatively small hotel room compared with other countries.That is not even the cost for an upmarket hotel, just pretty standard in San Antonio.
      In Tenerife for £6,000 I can get and entire duplex apartment within a hotel complex with so much space, various bathrooms and kitchen etc at nearly half the cost.
      I'm off to Tenerife in 3 weeks for a week out of season. £600 for 6 nights including flights, in a 4 star hotel bed and breakfast.
      Nowhere is as good as Ibiza other than the Greek Islands in my opinion but the value for money I get elsewhere now means I can holiday more often for the same budget.

    • @bluewool2782
      @bluewool2782 11 місяців тому

      @@AndrewMcKittrick1000 I stayed in Costa Adeje region!

  • @Best0fBritish
    @Best0fBritish 11 місяців тому

    I live in the Canary Islands and there are new laws that will be enacted in June. Ibiza government will be watching how these effect the price situation. Canary islands have the same problem as Ibiza right now with staff but it's 15 times the size so there's more room to fix the problem in the Canaries and the population does not spike as hard as Ibiza's. Airbnbs are a big problem.

  • @KardosoMedia
    @KardosoMedia 11 місяців тому +11

    It's a shame...this is happening in so many places due to foreign investors buying properties and converting them into Airbnb's and Vrbo's all while driving up prices. Thanks for the insight of the situation in Ibiza. Cheers mate

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +4

      Cheers mate

    • @calvinscoular2215
      @calvinscoular2215 11 місяців тому +2

      Air bnb is banned here in ibiza and estate agents have still found their loopholes to charge astronomical fees because they know the worker tourism lot have saved all winter to chip in with strangers to share overpriced apartments for the summer and leave again without even fighting for their deposits. This looks like the model now where estate agents aren’t even offering places to residents anymore.

    • @KardosoMedia
      @KardosoMedia 11 місяців тому

      @@calvinscoular2215 interesting..there are hundreds of listings in Ibiza on Airbnb..was just looking at some. Awful that residents can’t find a place…will definitely affect finding seasonal workers for the summers. Eventually something will have to give otherwise tourism will collapse there

    • @Benita5960
      @Benita5960 11 місяців тому

      @@calvinscoular2215 you’re talking shit about Airbnb being banned on Ibiza.
      There are currently 400+ apartments available on Ibiza via Airbnb!

  • @TomKenyon1878
    @TomKenyon1878 11 місяців тому +2

    The price of drinks in the clubs are a joke but they know people will pay it no matter what

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      It’s always been the same since the 90s to be fair prices haven’t changed so much.

  • @LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC
    @LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC 10 місяців тому

    Fingers crossed when i fly from the uk in august, things go smoothly.

  • @bexterhale
    @bexterhale 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice little shout out for you from Chris Moyles on Radio X this morning, although he didn’t actually mention your channel name. Was just after 8am, if you wanted to listen back on their app.

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +1

      That’s kind of him, I know he follows me but never met him what did he say?

    • @bexterhale
      @bexterhale 11 місяців тому

      @@DwayneMuffin was just saying how he has listened to you for a while, he was saying about what he had learned about Ibiza from your last video etc. it’s the Radio x Global player app.

  • @waynesames8698
    @waynesames8698 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks Dwayne that was a eye opener but enjoyed the content of the vlog

  • @easyrouge
    @easyrouge 11 місяців тому +2

    Dwayne get a little clip on mic for interviewing,it will cut out background noise

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      Yes, it was because I used a different camera for the first interview the rest is fine

  • @31donkeykong
    @31donkeykong 11 місяців тому +2

    does anyone the name of the song around the 18 min mark?

    • @TayWoode
      @TayWoode 11 місяців тому

      Indie elephant - Retro heaven forest 👍🏾

  • @trancemusic4962
    @trancemusic4962 11 місяців тому +4

    Very good video my friend 👍👍

  • @andrewjackson8089
    @andrewjackson8089 5 місяців тому

    Just come back from a month in Ibiza….I’d already booked a week in October but after that I’m not coming back….in the past 5 years it’s got noticeably worse.

  • @careytitan9097
    @careytitan9097 11 місяців тому +1

    Same thing with a lack of housing is happening on the Island of Britain, though it is bigger, it is overpopulated and getting worse by the day. Ibiza should be a forewarning to Britain!

  • @JordanJamesKhokhar
    @JordanJamesKhokhar 11 місяців тому +2

    Great insight as always, roll on the summer!

  • @TheoriginalANGEK439
    @TheoriginalANGEK439 11 місяців тому +1

    Nobody or very few can afford a holiday abroad or anywhere this year. Cost of living gone through the roof in the uk. Who’s going to fill those hotels and apartments ? Everyone is skint. Trying to work out which bill they can afford to pay, or if they can even buy food. And that’s people in work..👍❤️👍🇬🇧

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      Many are already fully booked for summer believe it or not

    • @ANDY1985UK2011
      @ANDY1985UK2011 9 місяців тому

      @@DwayneMuffin people just have to stay for a week or less now

  • @TomBates-s9r
    @TomBates-s9r 11 місяців тому

    Accommodation for staff, hotels should offer rooms on a “room only” basis so its just class as low rent with hotel not really needing to be open, all them rooms empty, staff nowhere to stay its crazy. It is so simple, I am sure there are some sites that would rent rooms to staff if they could prove where they work. Income for hotels in off season with no staff required.

  • @yvonnelongden8894
    @yvonnelongden8894 11 місяців тому

    Where are you living ? How are you managing ? Islands gone to pot it was amazing when I worked there it’s become too expensive ! Feel sorry for the locals ! Also loved the curry club had many a meal there

  • @scottsaul
    @scottsaul 11 місяців тому

    I wonder if they prefer the island now or 40 years ago. I have not been since 1996 i think I would be in for a big shock. I loved it i went 5 years on the trott,those were the days .

  • @alvinsellors4662
    @alvinsellors4662 11 місяців тому +11

    I said last year, ibiza is going the of places like cannes, marbella and similar places. Only the rich will be able to afford to go there. They'll destroy the ethos of the place if they carry on.

    • @leighinibiza
      @leighinibiza 11 місяців тому +3

      The trouble is that the venues being built will rely on volume of people. Once it gets too expensive those places won’t stay open. On top of that, if the place can’t attract people to work in services such as police, healthcare etc as well as tourism, it will no longer be an attractive destination for the rich either. Someone somewhere needs to find a balance but that will mean a lot of concessions from a lot of people.

    • @easyrouge
      @easyrouge 11 місяців тому

      Can’t out price people to much as the music industry focus will have to change and it wont ….Marbella is a posh commercial vibe mainly for southern English with their little funny shorts on 😂 ..This vid is about accommodation for workers , it’s always been bad just not this bad but loads accommodations for tourists,they can’t stop building hotels ..

    • @888kingster
      @888kingster 11 місяців тому +1

      The problem is bigger in Ibiza, because Ibiza is an island while Marbella and Cannes are not.

    • @TheMonkiBrothers
      @TheMonkiBrothers 11 місяців тому

      It’s everywhere not just Ibiza 😢

    • @adamc2579
      @adamc2579 11 місяців тому

      It’s done already.

  • @JamesBond-ns5qg
    @JamesBond-ns5qg 11 місяців тому

    The accommodation problem for locals/workers is prevalent on most Spanish Islands... wages in Spain are very low in comparison to those of the visitors.

  • @SamStrayWood
    @SamStrayWood 11 місяців тому

    Same as London...It's layered the reason I think but one of the reasons is people/owners/authorities, want the high end luxury tourism. It brings more money & less issues, apparently. The high end luxury is happening in London to. This shifts & changes the demographics. Place that also thrive on Tourism in place that gets mega popular always up the prices..

  • @Golfphantom
    @Golfphantom 5 місяців тому

    What's it like now mr muffin. Big muff would be a cool name. Reminds me of a guitar pedal

  • @Danielsmith64568
    @Danielsmith64568 11 місяців тому +2

    It’s not that prices are going up. The value of property has not changed, the ecb is printing money the value of the euro has declined for 20 years straight. You need more euros to pay for the same things. Inflation is theft.

  • @xnamastenickxnamstenickwis3203
    @xnamastenickxnamstenickwis3203 11 місяців тому

    I went in 1998 and 1999 then lived there in 2007
    Is so sad to see a hippy island based on love and freedom of expression get the same bull
    Money over love and respect
    And connection
    Space was epic I was there and now it's changed everything does
    Brought a tear to my eyes to see how many building where there was a view
    And a lot of that money is going to serve the tourists
    But we need apartments for the workers
    So the hotels need to supply rooms
    And the new businesses the same apartments for the staff
    My mate guy Williams a dj there he will be in the same boat

  • @djrobtech
    @djrobtech 11 місяців тому

    These types of vlogs are great! Would love to see the site of Privilege when you’re next up in that area. The housing crisis is very similar in most parts of the world. But I hope businesses can partner up with hotels etc and get some discount accommodation for their employees.

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +1

      Have drone footage but it ain’t changed much

    • @djrobtech
      @djrobtech 11 місяців тому

      @@DwayneMuffinAh that's ok! Can't wait to see what they do with the premises!

  • @antcamera-flash4090
    @antcamera-flash4090 11 місяців тому

    Always a good watch - interesting to see the other side year round let’s hope common sense applies with cost of living

  • @AlexRise
    @AlexRise 11 місяців тому +1

    Greedy society ... . Things are getting more toxic year by year. Thanks for the video!

  • @nightrider12soul
    @nightrider12soul 11 місяців тому +1

    Ibiza was good in the past while bohemian,artist and global hedonistic travelling crew were in Ibiza.
    Always the bohemian and adventurous types arrived on the place and charter tourist follow.
    With mass tourism places get spoiled,not only Ibiza.Goa,Nepal Cambodia Koh Samui and many similar places.

    • @nightrider12soul
      @nightrider12soul 11 місяців тому

      San Antonio area was spoiled by drunken youth coming form north Europe for weekend.
      They got drunk,Trush the places and hotels with bed drunken attitude.

  • @NtotheBee
    @NtotheBee 11 місяців тому

    Bluetooth mic and *subtitles* - plenty of sites out there where you can upload your video and they subtitle for free Dwayne. Love the videos.

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      Subtitles will be on UA-cam I’m not plastering over my video it looks tacky I think, but I’ll upload them direct to UA-cam takes a bit more time. Don’t need a mic, I just used that one camera on that one occasion so I’ll be ok in future

  • @jillianr1
    @jillianr1 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for coming to see us! Your club orange will be in this week x

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +1

      If there’s one positive that’s came from this video, this is it!

  • @Tranceformer
    @Tranceformer 11 місяців тому

    Thanks enjoyed that. Where do all the construction workers stay?and there must be a big demand for trades on the island.

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      Good question! There's a few hotels but i don't know to be honest

  • @PuMaBoYCristi
    @PuMaBoYCristi 4 місяці тому

    i`ve been to the island and saw a lot of houses for sale..also there are parts of the island that are just forest, why not buy there land and build a house?

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  4 місяці тому

      To buy land in Ibiza is not cheap

  • @cathalhogan6830
    @cathalhogan6830 11 місяців тому

    This one’s turned out to be an unplanned excellent vid mate Really enjoyed it, even though we have the same work/ living issue at home. You can really see the island, unfortunately folding in to itself. How outsiders took to much of their chunk 🙄✌️

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +1

      that's true, thanks for the feedback

  • @chrisreddy4815
    @chrisreddy4815 11 місяців тому

    Great vlog this. No idea how it can be sorted.

  • @loshermanosvickers4258
    @loshermanosvickers4258 11 місяців тому +1

    You should interview an estate agent. Someone like martin makepeace would be good

  • @avvanit
    @avvanit 11 місяців тому

    Prices going up for rentals is crazy! Really sad 😢

  • @DJShearer
    @DJShearer 11 місяців тому +1

    Sounds like the island would benefit from the creation of a second property market, as there is on my home island of Guernsey. The 'Local Market' is reserved for people who were born on the island and people who've been issued a license to work on the island. The other market is 'Open', allowing wealthy people to buy or rent properties at inflated prices, then they are given the right to live on the island by virtue of what they will contribute to the local economy.

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +1

      Would make total sense but won't happen

    • @DJShearer
      @DJShearer 11 місяців тому

      @@DwayneMuffin To be honest, it hasn’t worked out that well on Guernsey, because a lot of local people are employed by offshore banks, so the local market prices have also become inflated. Only way to combat it is for everyone to collectively refuse to pay extortionate rent.

  • @jcs3330
    @jcs3330 11 місяців тому

    No doubt, Ibiza is a beautiful island and an amazing place, but unfortunately, there seems to be no 'middle ground' between the islands rapid growth, popularity and success over the decades, and it becoming an economical victim of that, impacting those who keep it spinning. Looking at some of the backdrop in this, there seems to be more cranes per square mile, than in London at the moment.

  • @GGK1986
    @GGK1986 11 місяців тому

    1st went to David’s in 2006 was really nice used to like there and mambos for food.
    Unbelievable how much Ibiza has changed since them days haven’t been to san an since 2016 but done portinax,st.el,es Cana and Ibiza town in recent years

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      it's ok, wouldnt be that pushed on it was the only thing open at the time

  • @duringthemeanwhilst
    @duringthemeanwhilst 11 місяців тому +2

    it's the way it is sadly. no incentive to build social housing to offer reasonable rents,, too much profiteering driving prices of everything skywards. i don't know what the answer is outside government regulation to enforce affordable housing. but when your economy is built around tourism will the do that?

  • @joecallaghan3824
    @joecallaghan3824 11 місяців тому

    My boy has worked in Ibiza for the last 8 years last year had to pay £1500for working visa this year they are saying can't come and work he's from scotland do you know anything about this Dwayne

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      I’ve no idea personally, as I’m Irish I don’t know how any of that works

  • @scottsaul
    @scottsaul 11 місяців тому

    Dwayne do you have to leave the island every now and again or are you able to stay indefinitely. Thanks

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      No I don’t leave much other than to see my family at Xmas or go to nyc for holidays

  • @scottsaul
    @scottsaul 11 місяців тому

    Why don't you work with some places so you could get a commission, is there a reason Dwayne or is it something that you feel that it isn't the direction that you want the channel to be ? Great channel btw it is my favourite ibiza vlog channel so keep it up pal.

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      None want to do anything in winter, summer is fine but they’re all a bit behind with UA-cam, I’ve worked in marketing for a long time here it’s always the same

  • @brahmazengi55
    @brahmazengi55 11 місяців тому +1

    It's a "whats'up" from Ibiza, I like it. Keep going...

  • @sjblk184
    @sjblk184 11 місяців тому +8

    Great content mate. Please invest in proper microphones 🙏

  • @kierannolan8859
    @kierannolan8859 11 місяців тому +1

    Great video, keep them coming, that's the style..

  • @sebastianmellor9518
    @sebastianmellor9518 11 місяців тому

    Enjoyed the vid bro! All content is good content 😁

  • @EnlightenedTurtle
    @EnlightenedTurtle 11 місяців тому

    Speak to the OG in the Millennium around the bay.
    He is a legend. Tell him you're an LFC fan, and he'll be passing you shots all night.

  • @balearicburger
    @balearicburger 11 місяців тому

    It's the same with rents everywhere - not just Ibiza

  • @anniejones-f6d
    @anniejones-f6d 11 місяців тому +2

    keep doing what your doing in your vids ❤

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      thanks

    • @anniejones-f6d
      @anniejones-f6d 11 місяців тому

      @@DwayneMuffin no thank you.... I get to listen to your lovely Irish tones ❤️😍

  • @yvonnelongden8894
    @yvonnelongden8894 11 місяців тому

    Also good to see David’s still there love the goats cheese salad!

  • @AndrewMcKittrick1000
    @AndrewMcKittrick1000 11 місяців тому +4

    When will the bubble burst? Billionaires causing issues who would’ve thought it! Best memories from the island were when accommodation was at its cheapest over 20 yrs ago. Still love it but not the same…

  • @jamesobrien4702
    @jamesobrien4702 11 місяців тому

    It's hard for you guys - the greed is infectious..unfortunately salaries I guess on the island don't keep up with the expensive nature - i think that's why many end up in the drugs trade to make ends meet - then that destroys lives x

  • @MrJip65
    @MrJip65 11 місяців тому

    I was on Platja d’en Bossa this Saterday, hardly anyone there, but I thought ‘if there is anyone there, it must be Dwayne…’ and you were there on Sunday…😀

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      I was indeed, never anyone in bossa until may

  • @karenstirling9310
    @karenstirling9310 11 місяців тому

    Great vlog dwaine I love cebo and Julian is such a nice man also love davids take care Karen 😊

  • @carlosifer
    @carlosifer 11 місяців тому

    Same thing is happening in Madeira where a good 2 bedroom property only 4 years ago would cost 100-120 thousand
    Now 2024 they going for 400-500 thousand !
    There's luxury properties on the island going for 3 and 4 million
    Fuc#### insane

  • @georgiabell2893
    @georgiabell2893 11 місяців тому

    Whats going on in ibiza town in the winter?

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      I’ll do something soon. I don’t like going out at night and there’s not much at day

  • @sndrcve
    @sndrcve 11 місяців тому

    Would be interested to hear Martin Makepeace's thoughts on this subject as he runs a property shop.

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      Ah yeah I know Martin but he weren’t in the place at the time I was doing it, doubt I’ll go back to re doing the same content now it’s done but meb nearer the summer

  • @ojoj8238
    @ojoj8238 11 місяців тому

    Last summer i talked to girls that were living together in a pretty small house and they were paying like 2 k rent per month so 500 each, i said myself, fkin hell people that want to work the summer basically have a salary that does not even cover their rent if they want to live alone, crazy prices for everything, unfortunately it's a situation which is very noticeable in other place as well, obviously Ibiza being a pretty small place with a huuuuuuge demand it is really going to cause big big problem for the fundamental services of an Island that during the summer is basically a hotpot for everything you can think of safetywise.

    • @alvarorodriguezfilmmusic
      @alvarorodriguezfilmmusic 11 місяців тому +2

      Yes and no. If you plan on only working in the summer your accommodation options will consist on basically what's available then, and therefore you'll be paying peak season prices. If you live on island 12 months a year conversely, the accommodation market is fairly different (you'd be looking at about €1K-1.5/month for a small 2 bedroom apartment. I'm a local (born and raised) and I've got lots of friends (also locals) that can afford to pay rent on really 'shitty' jobs (supermarket, warehouse...). It's not super easy to find something, don't get me wrong, but totally feasible.

  • @yvonnelongden8894
    @yvonnelongden8894 11 місяців тому

    Great content btw! So miss the island!

  • @gerrym-q4p
    @gerrym-q4p 11 місяців тому +1

    just sad ibiza people are so beauitful and caring

  • @jeroenpanjer
    @jeroenpanjer 11 місяців тому +1

    Good video, but it is really hard to hear what people are saying without a mic.

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      Yes I made the mistake of dropping the sound on that one file, 450 + videos and no issue, my bad on this occasion but I won’t be mic people up in future as these videos aren’t planned

  • @liamobrien154
    @liamobrien154 11 місяців тому +1

    I was really trying to listen to this interview as it seem interesting. But I really struggled to hear what was being said due to all the hustle and bustle in the background. A really odd choice of a place to do such a thing when you don't have the correct equipment? 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      That was the point of the video, it’s casual I was in the restaurant. Think I made the mistake by dropping the sound bar on this file but we learn, second I start taking sound equipment with me means it’s all set up and that’s not what I do, it wasn’t planned.

  • @thecyclingdj
    @thecyclingdj 11 місяців тому

    The problem is Dwayne, while people pay it there won't be anyone dropping prices. It's the same with football tickets for example. Championship club charging £40+ will always do if people are paying it no matter how much they moan.
    If someone got a 5-6 month tennant for double the money they're not going to be that bothered about the place being empty for 6 months. It's just bonus money if they get a winter tennant. So crap for anyone going there for the summer to work.
    Also, just saying what others have said. Try and get a couple of mic's. Content is brilliant though. Top man

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому

      I’ve explained I don’t need a mic, it’s this one or two files at the start as it was shot on a different camera

  • @juicyfruit4378
    @juicyfruit4378 Місяць тому

    It’s a shame - just take a look at Formentera - only the rich can afford property there or visit at a long time - the natives are being pushed out for the mainland in their own country 😢 it’s ridiculous

  • @mhdesign8333
    @mhdesign8333 11 місяців тому

    Happening all over Spain the government should insure its own people should be housed with preference to foreigners. Build affordable housing for them. Without the workers tourism will halt. Sad state of affairs.

  • @BlackwellADB3D
    @BlackwellADB3D 11 місяців тому

    That is how a lot of the best places have changed and why i am leaving california. its very sad that so many people thought it was ok to have so many children. the narcissism of it all. having one child is best for the child! and no children is best for the universe.

  • @22NL22NL
    @22NL22NL 11 місяців тому

    Thanks Dwayne ❤

  • @simonbolzdotcom
    @simonbolzdotcom 11 місяців тому

    Very interesting vlog. Thank you very much. The situation is sad 😢

  • @daidavies6210
    @daidavies6210 11 місяців тому +2

    And do not blame BREXIT … You can travel to the UK from anywhere in the EU with No Visa and stay as long as you want so long as your passport is in date. But to travel into the EU you need to give 28 days notice and request a visa of 90 Days .. So its the EU rules thats to blame Not BREXIT…

    • @ANDY1985UK2011
      @ANDY1985UK2011 9 місяців тому

      pretty sure britiah people don't need a visa to travel there

    • @daidavies6210
      @daidavies6210 9 місяців тому

      @@ANDY1985UK2011 Are You ?

    • @ANDY1985UK2011
      @ANDY1985UK2011 9 місяців тому

      @@daidavies6210 obviously

  • @DaveReynolds-p6j
    @DaveReynolds-p6j 11 місяців тому

    It's a shame you couldn't get anyone from the agencies to talk to you. It's clear that the more the owner gets the more the agency receives in commission. Maybe if the tax agency was more on top of this then rents wouldn't be so high but seeing as they are all mates (the owners and tax man), and a lot of this is undeclared money nothing will change soon. Also interview someone from the council and hold them to account for allowing this free for all. as at the moment they feel it's not their problem. It is. Arrived in 2012 my one bed apt was 550 a month to rent. That same flat is now 1500pm. Crazy.

    • @DwayneMuffin
      @DwayneMuffin  11 місяців тому +1

      I could have got anyone but the point was I was just walking about, if it’s too planned no one really cares so incorporating a little of everything works. Julian’s was even too long for my liking as people usually switch off after 3 mins on interviews