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BOE-A-2026-2787 ·6 February 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Short-term rental property owners: obligation to declare new construction to obtain registration number

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith confirms that assigning the single registration number for short-term rentals is the responsibility of Land Registries (Art. 6, 10 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1028). To obtain this number, the Registrar may require a prior declaration of the property's new construction, describing and justifying it in accordance with the Mortgage Law (Art. 20 L.H. and Art. 45 et seq. of RD 1093/1997). Without this number, the property cannot be offered on online rental platforms.

In 3 key points

  1. 7 working day period to remedy defects in the registration number application, Art. 10 RD 1312/2024 (art. 10 RD 1312/2024)
  2. Lack of a registration number leads to the disabling of advertisements on rental platforms, Art. 10 RD 1312/2024 (art. 10 RD 1312/2024)
  3. Requirement of a prior declaration of new construction for the assignment of the number, Art. 20 L.H. (art. 20 L.H.)

How it affects those involved

For owners or managers of short-term rental properties, failure to ensure the property's registry compliance (such as the lack of a new construction declaration) prevents obtaining the single registration number, thereby blocking its commercialisation on digital platforms (Art. 10 RD 1312/2024). In the event of remediable defects, a period of 7 working days is provided to avoid the refusal of the marginal note and the subsequent disabling of advertisements on platforms (Art. 10 RD 1312/2024).

Lifecycle

2026-02-06PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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