To operate a short-term or seasonal rental in Spain, property owners must obtain a regional license and a national identifier to ensure compliance with Spanish law and international booking platform requirements. This article provides details of the Spanish licence formats.
National Spanish Licence
National Spanish Licence (Número de Registro de Alquiler) is a mandatory national identifier for any property advertised on digital platforms.
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Validity: The registration remains valid for one year and requires annual renewal.
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Format: 53 characters string including letters, numbers and special characters e.g. slashes (/), hyphens (-)
An example of a National Spanish Licence number is ESFCTU00004501300010949200000000000VUT-4501-232-00018. You can check the validity of your National Spanish Licence here.
Regional Spanish Licence
Regional Spanish Licence is a mandatory registration number issued for all regions of Spain. Each region has a specific prefix and numbering structure. The table below summarizes the licence formats for all regions.
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Autonomous Community |
Prefix |
Expected Format Example |
|---|---|---|
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Andalusia |
VFT / VUT |
VFT/MA/12345 (MA=Málaga, SE=Sevilla) |
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Aragon |
VUT |
VUT-ARA-00-000 |
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Asturias |
VUT / VV |
VUT-000-AS or VV-000-AS |
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Balearic Islands |
ETV |
ETV/1234 or ETVPL/1234 (Apartments) |
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Basque Country |
ESS / EBI |
ESS00000 (Gipuzkoa), EBI00000 (Bizkaia) |
|
Canary Islands |
VV |
VV-38-0001234 (38=Tenerife, 35=Las Palmas) |
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Cantabria |
G |
G-12345 |
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Castilla-La Mancha |
VUT |
VUT-CM-00000 |
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Castilla y León |
VUT |
VUT-00-000 |
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Catalonia |
HUT |
HUTB-123456 (HUTB=Barcelona, HUTG=Girona) |
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Extremadura |
TR |
TR-CC-00000 (CC=Cáceres, BA=Badajoz) |
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Galicia |
VUT |
VUT-PO-000000 (PO=Pontevedra, CO=Coruña) |
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La Rioja |
VT |
VT-LR-000 |
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Madrid |
VT |
VT-12345 |
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Murcia |
VV |
VV.MU.000 |
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Navarre |
UAT |
UAT00000 |
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Valencia |
VT |
VT-45678-A (A=Alicante, V=Valencia, CS=Castellón) |