Category archives: Holiday rentals

You own — or are buying — a property in the Canary Islands to let to tourists, and the rules just changed under your feet.The 2025 Canary Islands law now caps tourist-use homes: as a rule only 10% of homes in a building or area may be holiday lets (up…

You bought — or you are about to buy — a property in the Balearics with holiday rental in mind. Here is what catches owners out: the Balearics have the strictest holiday-let rules in Spain, and a property that is perfect to live in can be flatly barred from short-term…

You are buying — or already own — a property in the Comunidad Valenciana and plan to let it short-term to tourists. Before you count on that income, one document decides everything: the favourable municipal urban-compatibility report (ICU).Without a favourable ICU you cannot register the property as a tourist let…

Renting Out Property in Andalucía: VFT Licence Requirements 2026 If you plan to rent a Spanish property in Andalucía to tourists, the short answer is yes — you almost certainly need a VFT licence (Vivienda con Fines Turísticos). The longer answer is that the VFT licence alone is not enough:…

Valencia has introduced updated rules for renewing existing tourist rental licenses.The key change is that renewal requirements now depend on the date your license was originally registered.This means not all owners are treated the same, and the community (HOA) approval is not always required at renewal. Below is a simple,…

As a Spanish lawyer who deals with these very issues every day, I can tell you that the rise of short-term vacation rentals has created a lot of friction in residential communities. Many of you are asking: “Can my neighbors or community legally stop me from renting out my apartment…

Update — June 2026: Spain’s Supreme Court (judgment of 19 May 2026, published in the BOE on 8 June 2026, BOE-A-2026-12300) has struck down the national “Registro Único” short-term rental registry (the NRUA) created by Royal Decree 1312/2024, because the State lacked competence to create it. Further Supreme Court rulings…

Update — June 2026: Spain’s Supreme Court (judgment of 19 May 2026, published in the BOE on 8 June 2026, BOE-A-2026-12300) has struck down the national “Registro Único” short-term rental registry (the NRUA) created by Royal Decree 1312/2024, because the State lacked competence to create it. Further Supreme Court rulings…

If you let a property short-term in Spain, you have probably heard about the national short-term rental register that was meant to be mandatory from July 2025 — and you are not sure whether you still need to register, or where.Here is where it stands: Spain’s Supreme Court (judgment 620/2026…

Update — June 2026: Spain’s Supreme Court (judgment of 19 May 2026, published in the BOE on 8 June 2026, BOE-A-2026-12300) has struck down the national “Registro Único” short-term rental registry (the NRUA) created by Royal Decree 1312/2024, because the State lacked competence to create it. Further Supreme Court rulings…

Key Changes to Tourist Rental Regulations: Tell us what you are facingEmail marialuisa@costaluzlawyers.es with a short description of your situation. We reply with the next step and who in the firm handles it. If your question turns on your own documents or figures, reviewing them is a separate, scoped service…