The Spanish holiday home dream might be back on, following calls from Madrid officials for the European Union to axe its 90-day travel limit for Britons.Former Spanish tourism ministers Fernando Valdés and Hector Gomez have argued that the post-Brexit rule severely harms the Spanish economy and are pushing for it to be changed.Currently, non-resident Britons in Spain can only spend 180 days a year in the country, in two batches of 90 days. To stay longer, Brits must rely on traditional long-stay visas or residency permits - but officials are now lobbying for EU-wide exceptions to allow tourists to remain for up to 180 days at a time.'I think that it would be great for everyone,' said Sean Woolley, co-author of 'Home Truths: A candid analysis of the Costa del Sol Property Market', adding that Spain has historically benefitted enormously from British tourism.'I think that Spain has realised that second home tourists actually contribute disproportionately more money than someone staying in a hotel for the weekend,' he told the Daily Mail. 'They treat it as a home. They go shopping, they use services, restaurants, tradespeople, cleaners, gardeners, interior companies, and legal firms. Second home owners tend to be more wealthy - they have higher disposable income, and they contribute more to the local economy than just passing visitors would. 'That's what has piqued the interest of the Spanish,' he said, with politicians now thinking: 'OK, how can we retain these high-quality visitors?' Spain's tourism industry relies heavily on holidaymakers from the UK visiting sites such as Fuengirola city beach on the Costa del Sol A four-bedroom villa available for £347,280 in Valencia, Alicante, Aspe, Spain A three-bedroom villa with a pool available for £349,016 in Murcia, Santiago de la Ribera, SpainIt comes as a number of affordable properties in Spain are available on the market, from elegant townhouses in Valencia fit with swimming pools, to ultra-modern seaside villas.A four-bedroom villa with classic Spanish-style architecture is currently available for £347,280 in the charming town of Aspe, in the southeastern province of Alicante.The stunning property comes with a pool and garden and is just a short car ride away from Costa Blanca’s golden beaches.A stunning three-person townhouse is on the market for £199,686 in Valencia, overlooking the verdant greenery of the popular Villamartin Golf Course.The property is less than 800 meters from the La Fuente commercial centre, offering a vibrant selection of bars and restaurants, and less than a 10 minute drive to Playa de la Zenia.A nine-bedroom chalet combining rustic charm with modern comfort, is available in Novelda for £347,279, while a spacious four-bed chalet is up for grabs for £249,173 in the breathtaking Puerto de Mazarrón.For £349,016, you can buy a three-bedroom villa with a luxurious private pool in Santiago de la Ribera, and for £246,844 there's a beautiful property in the sought-after La Perla area in Arboleas.MPs in the UK have also been pushing the British government to address the 90-day cap, arguing that visa restrictions have continued to cause problems for Britons who live, work or regularly travel to Spain. Some UK politicians have been vocal on the topic, arguing that millions of Britons working or living abroad were largely overlooked when Brexit regulations first went into place. A three-bedroom townhouse for £199,686 in Villamartin, Spain A nine-bedroom chalet combining rustic charm with modern comfort is available in Novelda, Spain, for £347,279 A three-bed villa for £246,844 in Andalusia, Spain A four-bed villa in Valencia, Spain, on the market for £299,529Helen Morgan, the Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire, has called for the government to take a more proactive approach to repairing relations with Europe and addressing problems caused by Brexit.Before 2021, when the UK officially left the EU's free movement of people, British citizens could travel easily across Europe, staying for as long as they wished in EU-member countries.But ever since the new rules came into place, UK nationals visiting the Schengen zone - which includes countries such as Spain, France, and Italy - can only stay for up to 90 days within any 180-day period without requiring a visa.While this isn't a major problems for some, it has had a much bigger impact on those who spend long stretches of time in Europe, including retirees, second-home owners and remote workers. Scrapping the 90-day cap could be a game changer, Woolley said, because 'mentally, it would just relax people'.'Pre-Brexit, the conversation with potential British buyers was, "Let's have a look at houses, and which house is going to be the one for me?" Now the first conversation we have with British buyers is, "Can I do this? Legally, am I allowed to buy? Am I allowed to stay there?" And of course, it depends.'He added: 'The Spanish, up until now, haven't really done much about changing the rules because they've had so many people coming in and spending, but I think now they do realise that actually, the British do matter.'Nevertheless, scrapping the cap won't be easy. Madrid will have to appeal to Brussels to change the rules, and may have to apply the relaxation to all non-EU countries to avoid allegations of favouritism.Britain's membership of the EU has long been a thorny subject and 10 years ago 52 per cent of the population voted to leave the bloc in a referendum.Since 2020, when Britain finally left, few prominent figures have dared to revive the question, recalling the political paralysis of the time.But the issue reared its head in the chaos following Labour's poor election performance this month.The Labour party on Monday revisited the divisive wounds of Brexit, after former health minister Wes Streeting, hoping to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer, called for the country to rejoin the EU.Streeting, who resigned as health minister last week and announced he would run to replace Starmer, broke years of guarded silence by the party on Brexit, in what was seen as a tactic in a potential leadership contest.Dozens of Labour MPs last week urged Starmer to quit after dire local election results, raising the prospect of a change in prime minister, just two years into the party's tenure.With Streeting and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham poised to launch challenges against Starmer, the former raised the politically toxic issue of Brexit, calling for Britain to eventually rejoin the EU.'We need a new special relationship with the EU, because Britain's future lies with Europe, and one day back in the European Union,' Streeting said at a conference on Sunday - a rejoining pledge that Starmer has so far avoided.'I'm grounded in the job that I'm doing, which is to make sure we are closer to the EU,' Starmer, who has resisted calls to quit, said Monday.Regarding Brexit, he added he would 'not get lost in a debate about what may happen years down the line'.Join the discussionShould Brits be allowed to stay longer in Spain again?What's your view? Streeting raised the politically toxic issue of Brexit, calling for Britain to eventually rejoin the EUBurnham is preparing to stand for a parliamentary seat that would allow him to compete to replace Starmer. To do so, he must defeat pro-Brexit and anti-immigration Reform UK in the constituency of Makerfield.Reform UK leader and Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage warned voters in that by-election in northwest England that Labour would 'drag you closer to the EU'.The debate forced Burnham to distance himself from Streeting's stance, saying while there was a case to rejoin the EU in the long term, he would not campaign on the issue in the by-election if selected as Labour's candidate.'My view is that Brexit has been damaging, but I also believe the last thing we should do right now is rerun those arguments,' he said Monday.Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy insisted that rejoining the EU was a 'red line' for Starmer's government.'Wes Streeting has left the government. He can have a debate, he can comment, that is not my position,' Lammy told Sky News.