More Than 30,000 Airbnb Listings To Be Removed

The infinitesimal Spanish officials person many times announced has arrived; thus, nan State Registry of Tourist Homes is astir to travel into effect. This intends that, arsenic much than 30,000 Airbnb short-term rental units person not met nan ineligible requirements, they will beryllium removed from nan level wrong nan adjacent week. Up to a 3rd of them are from Andalusia.

The countdown to August, nan highest period of tourism successful Spain, has sparked a activity of interest among flat owners. The caller authorities regulations, which took effect connected July 1, require a Rental Registration Number (NRA) to run legally connected platforms specified arsenic Airbnb, Booking.com, aliases Vrbo.

The reality is alarming: much than 40 per cent of Tourist Use Housing (VUT) still do not person nan last registration that allows them to rent, which could consequence successful nan disappearance of thousands of ads astatine nan tallness of nan season, arsenic reported by nan newspaper ABC.

Over 40 per cent are successful limbo

The Ministry of Housing has processed 232,794 applications for nan NRA since January. Of these, only 57 per cent (132,712) person been validated. Of peculiar interest is nan fig of 68,974 apartments pinch a provisional codification and 31,108 whose permits person been revoked.

This intends that 43 per cent of nan short-term tourer rental units stay successful administrative limbo, awaiting last approval. 

Apartments pinch provisional codes tin proceed to advertise for now, but those pinch revoked permits must beryllium removed from nan platforms immediately, authorities person warned.

The usability of nan Property Registry is to certify that homes comply pinch nan applicable municipal aliases location licence and, much importantly, pinch nan neighbourhood bylaws. 

This past constituent is captious for licences obtained aft April 3rd, 2025, nan day connected which nan Horizontal Property Law (LPH) was amended, requiring owners to get support from their homeowners’ association.

Although nan authorities announced nan State Registry of Tourist Housing astatine nan extremity of past twelvemonth and nan Property Registries launched it successful early 2025, nan mostly of applications person accumulated successful nan weeks instantly pursuing nan implementation of nan regulation. Registrars are moving astir nan timepiece to expedite nan process, alert of nan value of nan summertime season.

By regions

• Andalusia: Of 67,000 applications, 10,000 person been revoked and 18,492 are pending.
• Canary Islands: 21,250 codes person been approved, but 4,535 person been revoked, and 14,631 are nether review. Almost half of nan apartments (48 per cent) person not yet received confirmation.
• Catalonia: 22,323 apartments person been approved, but 11,311 are still pending, and 4,370 person been rejected.

According to nan consulting patient Mabrian, this business puts much than 1.1 cardinal tourer beds astatine risk, which could go unavailable starting successful August, importantly affecting nan country’s accommodation capacity.

They waited until nan past minute

The problem is compounded by nan truth that galore owners person waited until nan past infinitesimal to use for nan NRA, and a important number person not moreover started nan process. A Mabrian report, based connected information arsenic of July 15, reveals that only 13% of nan full tourer lodging disposable connected Airbnb has completed authorities registration and updated their listing pinch nan code.

In Andalusia, nan region pinch nan astir tourer accommodations, only 10.2 per cent of Airbnb listings person nan code, contempt 83 per cent having location licenses.

In Catalonia, only 8 per cent of listed homes person complied pinch nan authorities code, though 75.6 per cent person obtained section aliases location permits.

In nan Valencian Community, nan Canary Islands, and nan Balearic Islands, cardinal regions for summer, only 15.2 per cent, 16.8 per cent and 12.2 per cent, respectively, of disposable listings see nan State Registration Number.

Facing a challenge

The Ministry of Housing has reached an statement pinch Airbnb, nether which nan level agrees to region each listings that do not person nan NRA and to taxable monthly accusation connected nan listings published. 

This statement is already having its first consequences, pinch much than 30,000 picnic rental listings removed from Airbnb successful caller weeks.

Meanwhile, Booking.com, different elephantine successful nan sector, hasn’t announced a akin committedness to Vivienda, but has requested owners’ registration numbers. The level claims to beryllium “offering guidance and support” to partners who don’t yet person an NRA truthful they tin comply pinch nan requirements.