Spain rental decree on rooms and seasonal lets

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1. 24 May 2023Background

   Spain's Congress gives final approval to its first national Housing Law

   On 24 May 2023 Spain's Congress passed the country's first state-level Housing Law, enabling rent controls in designated stressed areas.

2. 1 Jul 2025Background

   Spain makes national registry for tourist and seasonal rentals mandatory

   On 1 July 2025 Spain required every tourist and seasonal rental to carry a number from a single national registry, with platforms obliged to remove unregistered listings.

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   9 Nov

   More than half of Spain's rental listings are rooms or seasonal lets

   A study by Spain's consumer ministry and the CSIC finds 55.8% of rental ads were for rooms or seasonal lets before October's tougher decree.