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Spanish tourist-licence guides

What each regional register requires, what the codes look like, and what happens when a licence lapses - with the statute behind every statement and figures taken from our nightly mirror of the official registers.

17 of 19 territories connected and verified live. The rest are listed with what is known about each register, so the gap is visible rather than implied.

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How do I check a Spanish tourist licence is still valid? Check it against the register of the region where the property sits - there is no national register to check. Paste the… How do I connect my property portfolio to LicenceDesk? Upload a file (CSV, Excel or JSON) or paste your portal feed URL — Kyero, Idealista, Resales Online, or any XML. We par… Does my rental advert need an energy rating? Yes. Every property advertised for sale or rent needs a registered energy performance certificate, holiday lets include… What do the portals check on my adverts? Since Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 the platforms display the registration number, check it at random and report host activ… What happened to Spain's national rental register? No. The Supreme Court annulled Spain's single national rental register in May 2026, so there is no national register to… The platform delisting wave in Spain Platforms are removing listings because Spain's Housing Ministry orders them to. In February 2026 it told platforms to … The 48-hour ad-removal rule Platforms must remove a flagged Spanish holiday-let advert within 48 hours of receiving the administrative resolution. … The 64-million-euro Airbnb fine and what platforms verify now Since Airbnb's 64-million-euro fine in December 2025, platforms check that every Spanish listing carries a registration… The 2026 tourist-flat inspection surge Yes, measurably. Madrid went from 481 to 588 inspection actions between 2024 and 2025, with accumulated fines near half… Agency liability for the unlicensed listing Whoever advertises it is liable. In Andalusia, Law 13/2011 holds the marketing agency liable even for simple carelessne… Spanish tourist licence number formats by region Every Spanish region uses its own code: VUT/MA/102186 in Andalusia, HUTB-000001 in Catalonia, CV-VUT0514102-A in the Va… LicenceDesk and Chekin: what each one does in 2026 Since May 2026 the platforms report every host to the government monthly and remove, with no warning, any advert whose … How to apply for a tourist licence in Andalusia You file a responsible declaration (declaración responsable, a sworn statement) with the Registro de Turismo de Andaluc… How to apply for a tourist licence in the Valencia region You file a responsible declaration (declaración responsable, a sworn statement) with the regional tourism register - bu… How to apply for a tourist licence in the Balearic Islands First check the zoning, then buy tourist places (plazas) from your island council's finite paid pool, then file the DRI… How to apply for a tourist licence in Madrid You file a responsible declaration (declaración responsable, a sworn statement) with the region under Decree 79/2014, t… How to apply for a tourist licence in the Region of Murcia You file a responsible declaration (declaración responsable, a sworn statement) with the ITREM, the regional tourism in… Where can you no longer register a new holiday let in Spain? Málaga froze new holiday-let registrations for three years from July 2026, across 43 neighbourhoods where tourist housi… Do I need an energy certificate to sell a property in Spain? Yes. Every home offered for sale needs a registered certificate, and the rating must appear in the advert. The duty fal… How to check an energy certificate from the cadastral reference Against the region's energy register, by cadastral reference: it is the only identifier that ties one specific dwelling… How long is a Spanish energy certificate valid? Ten years at most, unless the rating is G - then five. That is art. 13.1 of RD 390/2021, and the five-year rule reaches… Which properties are exempt from an energy certificate? Art. 3.2 of RD 390/2021 lists five cases, and every one of them is conditional. None exempts an ordinary flat for being… Penalties for a sale advert with no energy rating, or the wrong one Publishing a letter that no registered, in-force certificate backs is a very serious infringement. Showing the label wi… What must a property sale advert show? The energy rating, on every sale advert and in every medium, and the publisher answers for it. The rest of the required… Can my community of owners block holiday letting? Yes. Since 2025, a Spanish community of owners can block tourist letting under the Horizontal Property Law (Ley 49/1960… How many holiday lets are there in my building? You count it by grouping the register on the first 14 characters of the cadastral reference, which identify the buildin… Holiday-let saturation and resale value A building with many registered holiday lets is not an illegal building. It is a valuation fact: the Horizontal Propert… Checking the building before you take a mandate With the property's cadastral reference: its first 14 characters identify the building, and counting on those tells you… Cadastral reference - 14 characters or 20 Twenty characters identify one specific dwelling; the first 14 identify the parcel, which is the building. That is why … What are the fines for renting without a tourist licence in Spain? In Andalusia, letting without registration is a serious infringement fined at 2,001 to 18,000 euros, and repeat offence… Do estate agents have to register in Spain? It depends on the region. Catalonia has required registration since 2010 through the AICAT register, and the Valencian … Anti-money-laundering duties for estate agents in Spain Estate agencies across the whole of Spain are obliged subjects under Ley 10/2010, the anti-money-laundering law, with n… Guest registration - SES.HOSPEDAJES and RD 933/2021 Yes. Since 2 December 2024, guest details must be reported through SES.HOSPEDAJES, the interior ministry's portal under…

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Municipality data How many holiday lets are registered in each municipality, taken from the official register. Building exposure How many registered holiday lets share a building with yours, dated to the register. Tourist licence compliance Every licence in your portfolio checked against the official register, every night.