Starting January 2, 2025, Spain takes a groundbreaking step as the first EU country to launch a unified registry and digital platform for short-term rental regulation. While the system is live, mandatory compliance begins July 1, 2025, giving businesses and authorities time to adjust.
🛠 Why Is This Necessary?
The new law ensures transparency and control over short-term rentals, including:
✅ Tourist accommodations
✅ Room rentals
✅ Even houseboats used as temporary housing!
Every property listed on online platforms must obtain a unique registration number. Landlords must register their properties, provide detailed information, and share the registration number with platforms, which will verify listings to ensure compliance.
🚪 What’s Changing for Landlords and Platforms?
Landlords: Must register their properties via a digital portal, providing info on the property, licenses, and accommodation conditions.
Platforms: Must display registration numbers, verify listings, and share monthly activity data with a centralized system.
The law applies to temporary stays—vacation, work, study, or medical visits—but not permanent housing.
⚠️ Key Rules for Landlords
Keep information updated: Changes in property details must be reported immediately.
Error correction period: Landlords have 7 working days to fix documentation errors. Failure to comply will invalidate the registration number, and platforms will block or remove such listings.
🌟 Why It Matters?
This regulation:
✔️ Protects tenants’ rights
✔️ Builds trust in the market
✔️ Ensures transparency and legal compliance for short-term rentals
📢 If you’re a landlord or platform, start preparing now to stay ahead of the curve!
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