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Spain holiday let licence 2026: the registration number you need

In Spain the registration number for a holiday let comes from the regional tourism register: the Supreme Court annulled the national Registro Único de Arrendamientos procedure in judgments of 19 May 2026, 21 May 2026 and 1 June 2026 (published in the BOE on 8 June, 26 June and 18 July 2026), and the laws of the Valencian Community, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands require the regional number in every advert (official texts on BOE, checked on 5 November 2026). Andalusia requires the registration code on the document given to guests; in the Madrid region the advert rule was annulled in 2018.

Official sources: Supreme Court judgment of 19 May 2026 (appeal of the Generalitat Valenciana), BOE-A-2026-12300 · Supreme Court judgment 629/2026 of 21 May 2026 (appeal of Apartur and ATA) and correction order of 11 June 2026, BOE-A-2026-13893 · Supreme Court judgment of 1 June 2026 (appeal of the Region of Murcia), BOE-A-2026-15677 · Royal Decree 1312/2024 (Registro Único de Arrendamientos and Ventanilla Única Digital de Arrendamientos), consolidated text · checked on 5 November 2026

Region by region

RegionRegister and numberNumber in advertsCheck a numberTourist homes (INE, May 2026)
Valencian CommunityRegistro de Turismo de la Comunitat Valenciana
CV-VUT…		Required in every advertGeneralitat Valenciana open data: the list of registered tourist homes, updated daily, with each CV-VUT number51,268
AndalusiaRegistro de Turismo de Andalucía (RTA)
VUT/MA/…, VUT/SE/… (province letters)		On the document given to guests (no advert rule found in the texts we read)Junta de Andalucía: OPEN RTA search (filter by activity 'viviendas de uso turístico')90,649
CataloniaRegistre de Turisme de Catalunya
HUTB-…, HUTG-…, HUTT-…, HUTL-… (Barcelona, Girona, Tarragona, Lleida)		Required in every advertGeneralitat de Catalunya open data: the Registre de Turisme de Catalunya list, with each HUT number51,305
Balearic Islandsinsular tourism registers (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera)
número de inscripción turística		Required in every advertNo official public search read by us21,304
Canary IslandsRegistro General Turístico de Canarias (through the island Cabildo)
registration number on the Registro General Turístico		Required in every advertNo official public search read by us48,356
Community of MadridRegistro de Empresas Turísticas de la Comunidad de Madrid
Registro de Empresas Turísticas reference		Advert rule annulled (Supreme Court, 2018)No official public search read by us13,431

Spain in total: 341,001 tourist homes and 1,714,702 bed places in May 2026, 1.28% of all dwellings (INE). INE (Spain's national statistics institute) counts tourist homes listed on the three most used accommodation platforms in Spain, by web scraping and removing duplicates; it publishes the count twice a year, with reference dates in May and November. It is a different measure from the regional register, which also includes homes that are not advertised.

Official sources: INE table 39363: tourist homes and bed places by municipality, May 2026 · INE table 39366: tourist homes as a percentage of all dwellings, by municipality, May 2026 · INE, experimental statistics: number of tourist homes in Spain and their capacity (method) · checked on 5 November 2026

Not legal advice. This page summarises official texts and open data; it does not tell you whether a particular home can be let or keep its registration. Town halls set their own planning rules and communities of owners can restrict tourist use: before you buy, let or advertise, check with the regional tourism department and the Ayuntamiento, or ask a professional.

What the Supreme Court annulled, and what remains

Royal Decree 1312/2024 created two things: a single national registration procedure (Registro Único de Arrendamientos), run through the Property Register, that gave each short-term rental a number to show on platforms, and the Ventanilla Única Digital de Arrendamientos, a national gateway for data between platforms and authorities. It took effect on 1 July 2025.

Official sources: Supreme Court judgment of 19 May 2026 (appeal of the Generalitat Valenciana), BOE-A-2026-12300 · Supreme Court judgment 629/2026 of 21 May 2026 (appeal of Apartur and ATA) and correction order of 11 June 2026, BOE-A-2026-13893 · Supreme Court judgment of 1 June 2026 (appeal of the Region of Murcia), BOE-A-2026-15677 · Royal Decree 1312/2024 (Registro Único de Arrendamientos and Ventanilla Única Digital de Arrendamientos), consolidated text · checked on 5 November 2026

The BOE publishes the ruling part of the 19 May 2026 judgment without its number; the 21 May judgment is no. 629/2026.

Town by town

Registered holiday homes from the official registers (Valencian Community, Andalusia, Catalonia) and INE counts, with the monthly number of new registrations where the register gives the date.

Torrevieja10,260 on the Valencia region registerBenidorm5,669 on the Valencia region registerAlicante3,091 on the Valencia region registerValencia5,690 on the Valencia region registerCalpe (Calp)5,554 on the Valencia region registerDénia5,222 on the Valencia region registerJávea (Xàbia)4,302 on the Valencia region registerOrihuela (Orihuela Costa)4,616 on the Valencia region registerMálaga12,609 on the Andalusia registerMarbella15,764 on the Andalusia registerSeville9,542 on the Andalusia registerMijas10,595 on the Andalusia registerBenalmádena8,690 on the Andalusia registerEstepona8,252 on the Andalusia registerNerja4,401 on the Andalusia registerGranada3,611 on the Andalusia registerBarcelona10,651 on the Catalonia registerSalou7,126 on the Catalonia registerMadrid10,836 tourist homes (INE)Palma (Mallorca)538 tourist homes (INE)

New registrations per month

Holiday homes on the Valencian and Andalusian registers by month of registration (Generalitat Valenciana and Junta de Andalucía open data, downloaded on 5 November 2026).

MonthValencian CommunityAndalusia
November 2025525604
December 2025490561
January 2026506578
February 2026548794
March 2026634984
April 2026595852
May 20266421,066
June 20266311,031
July 2026504893
August 2026263556
September 2026382606
October 2026352566

The register lists the homes that are registered today, with their registration date. A home registered in a month and removed later is not counted, so these figures show homes added in each month that are still on the register.

Official open data: Generalitat Valenciana open data: tourist homes on the Registro de Turismo de la Comunitat Valenciana (tur-gestur-vt, CC BY 4.0, updated daily) · Junta de Andalucía open data: OPEN RTA, Registro de Turismo de Andalucía (CC BY 4.0) · checked on 5 November 2026

Questions

Do I need a tourist licence to rent out my property in Spain?

Yes, for holiday lets to tourists. Each region regulates them: the owner or host files a declaration (declaración responsable) and the home is entered on the regional tourism register. Most regions also require a municipal urban-planning report or licence, and some limit new registrations to certain zones or municipalities. The regional pages below list the rules we read in the official texts.

Which registration number must appear in a Spanish holiday let advert?

Where the regional law requires it, the regional tourism registration number: Valencian (Ley 15/2018, art. 19), Catalan (Ley 13/2002, art. 73.5), Balearic (Ley 8/2012, art. 28.3) and Canary (Ley 6/2025, art. 8.6) law require it in every advert; Andalusia requires the RTA code on the document given to guests and the Madrid rule was annulled in 2018. The national number from the Registro Único de Arrendamientos lost its legal basis when the Supreme Court annulled that procedure in 2026.

Is the Registro Único de Arrendamientos still in force?

No. Three Supreme Court judgments (19 May 2026, 21 May 2026 and 1 June 2026) annulled the single registration procedure of Royal Decree 1312/2024 and the obligation to register with the Property Register to obtain a number. The Ventanilla Única Digital de Arrendamientos, the national gateway through which platforms send data to the authorities, was not annulled.

How can I check a Spanish tourist licence number online?

Three regions publish their register as open data or a public search: Valencian Community (Generalitat Valenciana); Andalusia (Junta de Andalucía); Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya). The links are in the table above. For the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and the Madrid region we did not find an official public search we could read.

How much does a tourist licence cost in Spain?

The official texts we read set no single price. Registering with the region is done by a declaration; the costs come from the documents and reports each region and town hall asks for (for example the municipal urban-planning report in the Valencian Community or the CIVUT certificate in Madrid) and from municipal fees, which vary. Ask the Ayuntamiento before you start.

Can I still get a new tourist licence in Spain?

It depends on the region and the town. In the Balearic Islands new declarations are only possible in zones declared suitable; in 262 Catalan municipalities tourist use needs a prior urban-planning licence; Andalusian town halls can limit the number of tourist homes by building or area; in the Valencian Community a favourable municipal compatibility report is required. The monthly figures on each town page show how many homes are still being added to the Valencian and Andalusian registers.

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