{"id":32466,"date":"2025-01-10T11:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T10:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/?p=32466"},"modified":"2025-06-22T13:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:16:35","slug":"the-new-registration-requirement-for-short-term-rentals-what-does-this-mean-for-rental-platform-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.confianz.be\/en\/de-nieuwe-registratieverplichting-voor-kortetermijnverhuur-wat-betekent-dit-voor-verhuurplatform-in-spanje\/","title":{"rendered":"The new registration requirement for short-term rentals: what does it mean for a rental platform in Spain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new regulations for short-term rentals <\/a>not only brings obligations for landlords, but also sets additional rules for rental platforms. In this article, we will discuss the main obligations for a rental platform in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a rental platform in Spain?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

According to European regulations, an online platform is defined as a hosting service that mainly stores and distributes information to the public. When such a platform is used by guests\/renters to enter into short-term rental contracts or services remotely, it is a rental platform. This is referred to as a \"Plataforma en l\u00ednea de alquiler de corta duraci\u00f3n<\/em>\". The new rules will then apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept \"mainly<\/em>\" is crucial here. If you operate a website that exclusively connects owners and short-term tenants, you fall under the definition of a rental platform. However, if, for example, as a real estate agent, you advertise on your website, as a secondary activity, properties that are available for rent for short periods, this is not considered a rental platform within the meaning of these regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update June 2025: A rental platform exists when the entire rental transaction is facilitated and tenant and landlord contract through the platform.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What measures should a rental platform take in Spain?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rental platforms must comply with the following obligations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) Offering registration functions<\/strong>: Platforms must have features that allow landlords to identify their accommodation with a government-issued registration number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Ensuring display of registration numbers<\/strong>: The registration number of each accommodation must be provided by the landlord and visible before the rental is offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Performing checks<\/strong>: Platforms should conduct regular spot checks on landlords' statements, using the Ventanilla \u00danica Digital de Arrendamientos<\/em> (the Digital One-Stop-Shop). These checks should be possible permanently and automatically. Platforms should ensure that only accommodation with a valid registration number is offered. In case of doubt or an accommodation without a registration number, the platform should suspend or remove access to the listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) Sharing results<\/strong>: Sampling results should be shared quickly with the Digital One-Stop Shop and affected landlords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e) Informing landlords<\/strong>: Landlords should be informed about the mandatory registration process as stipulated in the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about landlords' obligations here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

f) Data transfer<\/strong>: Activity data, registration numbers, accommodation addresses and advertisement URLs must be transferred monthly (or quarterly for small and micro rental platforms) to the Digital One-Stop-Shop. Rental platforms are required to share data electronically with this Digital One-Stop-Shop, which serves as a national hub for data transfer between platforms and authorities. The Digital One-Stop-Shop helps with regulatory compliance and checks that ads meet the requirements of a valid registration number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

g) Responding quickly to administrative decisions<\/strong>: Within 48 hours, platforms must comply with decisions to remove or make inaccessible advertisements of accommodation with a suspended or withdrawn registration number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A micro platform has fewer than 10 employees and a turnover smaller than 2 million euros. A small platform has fewer than 50 employees and a turnover smaller than 50 million euros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By when should a rental platform be adapted?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rental platforms have until 1 July 2025<\/strong> time to adapt their systems and processes to these new regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decision<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If your activities do not mainly consist of operating a short-term rental platform, the above obligations do not apply to you. But if you do operate such a platform, you have until 1 July 2025 to comply with the rules. Make sure you make timely adjustments to comply with these important regulations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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