تأجير منزلك: ترخيص التأجير السياحي في الأندلس

To rent your home to holidaymakers in Andalusia, you must register it with the regional government (the Junta de Andalucía) first. The home has to meet some basic standards. This guide explains the steps in order.

Start with the Junta, not the booking site

Andalusia's rules for holiday lets were updated in February 2024. A holiday let is now officially called a vivienda de uso turístico (a home for tourist use). What counts is how the home is used, not why you bought it. Homes registered before 2024 had to meet the new rules by 22 February 2025. If you buy a home that is already registered as a holiday let, ask the seller to show that it was updated.

Before your first booking, you register the home with the Andalusian tourism register by filing a declaración responsable, a signed statement that the home meets the rules. In it you confirm that the town's planning rules allow a holiday let there, and you give the property's cadastral reference, the owner's and manager's details, and the dates you plan to rent. Check the planning rules before you advertise, or the registration can be cancelled.

What the home needs to have

The home needs at least 14 square metres of built space per guest, and at least 25 square metres in total. It also needs cooling from May to August and heating from December to March. Portable units are allowed. A guest arriving in February to a flat with no heating is exactly what the rule is meant to prevent.

You must also keep official complaint forms (Hojas de Quejas y Reclamaciones) in the home, with a visible sign saying they are available. Give guests the house rules, the building's rules and some information about the area. An easy way: keep everything in one folder with the wifi code and the bin days.

Your neighbours have a vote

For buyers, the most important rule is this: since 3 April 2025, the owners in a block of flats can vote to limit or ban holiday lets in the building. They need three-fifths of the owners, holding three-fifths of the shares in the building. They do not need everyone to agree.

Holiday lets registered before 3 April 2025 can continue as before. For newer ones, officials have been asking for proof that the community agreed. Before you buy a flat to rent out, read the community's meeting minutes and rules, and ask the administrator whether holiday lets have ever been discussed.

The national register that was struck down

Spain also created a national registration number for holiday lets, which had to appear on every advert. On 21 May 2026 the Supreme Court cancelled that national register. You no longer need the national number, but you still need the Andalusian registration and everything above. Online platforms must still share booking data with the authorities.

Tax on the rent if you live abroad

Rental income from a Spanish home is taxed in Spain, even if you live abroad. Non-residents declare it on a form called Modelo 210. If you live in the EU or EEA, you pay 19% on your profit after expenses. If you live elsewhere, you pay 24% on the full rent, with no expenses deducted. The rules on expenses are where small owners make the most mistakes, so use a gestor (a tax and paperwork adviser) who handles non-resident returns, and do it before your first booking.

To see whether renting out would pay at today's prices, read our property prices for 2026 and the costs of buying in Spain.