20 Jul 2025 4:27 PM:

From our EOS blog:

Legal tip 1511. What the Law Can’t Forbid: Your Rental Rights Under Spain’s New 2025 Rules
Sunday, July 20, 2025 @ 4:26 PM
 

If you own a property in Spain that you rent out occasionally—especially during the summer—you may have heard about the new National Registry for Short-Term Rentals (NIU), introduced by Royal Decree 1312/2024. From July 1, 2025, all tourist rentals (stays under 30 days promoted on platforms like Airbnb or Booking.com) must be registered nationally.

However, there are key limits to what this law can enforce—and many owners are not being told the full story.

First, the law is not retroactive. If you were already renting your home with a valid tourist licence before July 1, 2025, the new registration requirement does not require new community approval. Several owners have had applications wrongly rejected for lacking community consent when it was not legally required. These decisions can—and should—be appealed.

Second, it’s essential to distinguish tourist rentals from seasonal rentals:

• Tourist rentals involve short stays, advertised to the public, with hospitality-like services. These are regulated by regional tourism laws and must be registered in the NIU.

• Seasonal rentals (arrendamientos de temporada) fall under Spain’s Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos (LAU). These are private, fixed-term contracts for purposes like holidays, studies or temporary work, not promoted as tourist accommodation. They do not require NIU registration.

And here’s what the law cannot do:
Your community of owners may vote to restrict tourist rentals, but it cannot prohibit seasonal rentals signed under the LAU. These are protected by national housing law and are not considered tourist use, even if they are for short stays.

As new rules come into effect, it’s more important than ever to understand where the law does and does not apply—and how to protect your right to rent legally.

Please feel free to share doubts and questions with us below

 

This message was last edited by mariadecastro on 7/20/2025.
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28 Jun 2025 10:38 AM:

Since we’ve uncovered various irregularities and abusive clauses in Spanish rental housing contracts, we’ve explored the topic in depth on our blog and in today’s newsletter. Feel free to drop your questions here, and we’ll get back to you with answers!

https://www.eyeonspain.com/blogs/costaluz/23864/legal-tip-1508-watch-out-for-abusive-clauses-in-your-rental-agreement-in-spain.aspx

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03 Jun 2025 8:19 PM:

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22 May 2025 2:04 PM:

You made a very good decision by obtaining the survey from a surveyor. We always recommend a surveyor to our clients because his reports provide a thorough and reliable assessment of the property’s construction quality and technical condition, not just a simple market valuation.

It is common that bank surveys, such as the one from Sabadell, focus mainly on the property’s market value for mortgage purposes. These reports often serve as a formality or “box ticking” exercise and do not usually examine the building’s structure or potential defects in detail.

The best way to buy with full confidence

 

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19 May 2025 7:42 PM:

Spain orders Airbnb to remove 65,000 listings — and big changes are coming for all holiday rental owners.

From July 2025, a new national registration system will be mandatory for short-term rentals across Spain. What does this mean for you?

We've broken it all down in our latest blog post — including how regional rules still apply and what triggered this latest crackdown.

 Read the full article here and stay ahead of the changes.

 

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