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Thousands of Tourist Rental Owners Face Fines
- On July 1, 2025, Spain’s Single Rental Registry went live, with only 25.6% of rentals authorized and 74.4% off-market.
- This EU regulation mandated ID submission by July 1, prompting Spain's property registry to verify compliance with local laws before assigning legal operation codes.
- Spain’s Ministry of Housing reports 215,438 applications submitted for the registry, with 94,209 approved, 15,275 denied, and 102,732 pending approval.
- Fines from €2,000 to €500,000 are imposed on owners, with platforms required to delist non-compliant listings within 48 hours, enforcing stricter regulation compliance.
- Other destinations considering Spain’s rental registry model aim to combat overtourism and restore community stability, inspired by Italy’s recent shift to personal guest verification measures.
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The Federation of Consumers and Users CECU has filed a complaint with the Directorate General of Consumers against Booking and Airbnb, the main online short-term rental platforms, for "not complying with the regulations in force regarding the obligation to publish the registration number in short-term rental announcements", as explained in a press release. The regulation entered into force on 23 December 2024 and the platforms had until 1 July 2…
42% of Spain's holiday lets not registered with government before deadline
The Spanish government gave the owners of all short-term and temporary lets until July 1st to register their properties on the new State platform in order to continue operating, but more than 150,000 have not done so before the deadline.
Property registrars deny applications to more than 19,000 tourist or seasonal homes, enable 100,000 licenses to advertise on platforms, and have a request to resolve another 110,000 last-minute requests
Thousands of tourist rental owners face fines
Starting Tuesday, July 1, a new European regulation comes into effect, requiring owners of short-term rental properties, such as tourist or seasonal accommodations, Airbnb and the like, to register with the Single Rental Registry in order to advertise their properties on digital platforms. This registry, approved in January, assigns a unique identification number that must be displayed in all… Source
National tourist property register goes live in Spain today with only a third of rental properties in Andalucía listed
Government figures suggest that seven out of ten tourist dwellings in the region will have to be taken off the online holiday rental platforms for non-compliance with the new requirement
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