Rural houses already registered in the regional tourism registers will be exempt from registering in the new Single Register of Short-Term Rentals, which will come into effect on 1 July.
This has been confirmed by the Spanish Association of Rural Tourism (Asetur) in a statement, following various meetings and direct contacts with officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda.
Specifically, rural accommodation that is regulated and correctly registered in their respective regional registers is not considered holiday homes or occasional rentals, and is therefore not affected by the obligation to register under the new state procedure.
According to Asetur, the only obligation that would be required of these establishments would be to include their regional registration number on the platforms and portals where they market their tourist offerings, without the need to duplicate this registration at the state level.
The employers' association has welcomed the fact that this exclusion has generated ‘peace of mind’ and ‘satisfaction’ among rural accommodation owners throughout Spain, as the sector had, from the outset, expressed its disagreement with being forced to register again, despite already being controlled and supervised by the regional administration.
Rural houses should not be equated with holiday homes
In the words of Asetur vice-president Juan Carlos Tébar, rural houses should not be equated with holiday homes, as they ‘are part of a professionalised tourism model, with a high contribution to the rural environment, territorial cohesion and the local economy’.
Royal Decree 1312/2024, which creates the digital one-stop shop for rentals, has established the way in which owners can obtain the rental registration number that will be necessary to advertise short-term, tourist or other rentals on digital platforms from 1 July.
Source: Idealista
Europa Press
19 June 2025, 12:04