VT-CV on the Costa Blanca: 2026 guide (Decret-llei 9/2024)

What is a vivienda de uso turístico (VT) in the Valencia Region?

The VT regime applies whenever a property is offered to tourists on a regular basis, for a tourism purpose, in exchange for a price. The Generalitat reads "regular" from objective signals — an active listing on a holiday-rental platform, ongoing bookings, advertising the property as tourist accommodation — and does not set a fixed threshold of nights or lettings before the registration obligation kicks in.

The VT sits alongside other figures within the Valencian tourist-accommodation framework: hotels, hostels, rural homes and tourist apartments (classified on a building-wide basis). The defining difference is that a VT is a residential dwelling occasionally put to tourist use, whereas a tourist apartment is a unit inside a building wholly dedicated to the activity. That boundary determines the registration procedure, the urban-planning checks and the applicable sanction regime.

What changed under Decret-ley 9/2024, in force from 8 August 2024?

Decret-ley 9/2024, of 2 August, of the Consell, was the deepest reform of the VT regime since Ley 15/2018. Its stated aims were threefold: curbing illegal supply in pressured tourist zones, returning tools to municipal councils to cap density, and tightening enforcement. It came into force on 8 August 2024 and was ratified by the Standing Committee of Les Corts on 5 September 2024.

The change that hits most hosts hardest is the 10-day cap on consecutive stays for any single guest. Anything longer no longer counts as a VT and must be channelled as a "temporada" lease under article 3 of the LAU — a different contract, no SES.Hospedajes obligation, and a different tax treatment. Room-by-room renting, previously tolerated in some municipalities, is now explicitly prohibited for VT activity.

What requirements must you meet before registering?

The municipal urban-compatibility report is the most important document and the usual bottleneck on the Costa Blanca. It is issued by the town hall where the property sits and certifies that tourist use is compatible with the current municipal planning. In municipalities with a restrictive special use plan — Valencia city has approved moratoriums in saturated districts — the report may come back unfavourable, blocking the VT registration. Resolution times range from one to six months depending on the council.

The habitability certificate proves the dwelling meets the minimum technical conditions: usable floor area, ventilation, services, accessibility. In the Valencia Region it is formally called the "licencia de ocupación" for new builds or "segunda licencia de ocupación" for existing dwellings. Without a current licence the VT cannot be registered.

Since Decret-ley 9/2024, new registrations also require a Land Registry certificate confirming that neither the deed of horizontal division, nor the community statutes, nor any subsequent agreement, prohibits using the dwelling for purposes other than as a habitual residence. If the statutes do prohibit it, VT registration is not possible without amending the statutes.

• Favourable municipal urban-compatibility report (town hall where the property sits).
• Current licencia de ocupación or equivalent habitability certificate.
• Land Registry certificate on the community deed and statutes (new registrations from 8 Aug 2024 only).
• Sufficient title: ownership deed, or express owner authorisation if the VT holder is the tenant.
• NIE of the holder if a non-resident; certificado digital, DNI electrónico or Cl@ve PIN for the filing.

How do you register a VT step by step?

VT registration in the Valencia Region follows a declaración responsable model: the holder declares under their own responsibility that they meet every requirement, uploads the supporting documents through the electronic office, and the Generalitat assigns a registration number immediately. There is no prior "grant" of the licence — the administration verifies the file ex post and can open a sanction file if it later finds non-compliance.

VT-CV + NRUA: why you need two registration numbers in 2026

Real Decreto 1312/2024, of 23 December, created the Registro Único de Arrendamientos and the Ventanilla Única Digital de Arrendamientos (VUDA), run by the Ministry of Housing. It is Spain's transposition of EU Regulation 2024/1028, which harmonises the collection of short-term rental data across the EU. The aim is for every platform (Booking, Airbnb, Vrbo) to share activity data with national and regional authorities through a single technical pipeline.

For the host this means an extra compliance layer. The VT-CV authorises the activity before the Generalitat Valenciana; the NRUA identifies the property to the Land Registry for the purposes of state-level regulation. Both numbers must appear on your listings and both are verifiable by the platforms: the NRUA has been a precondition for advertising since 1 July 2025, and from February 2026 you must file an annual informational return with the Registry covering the previous year's activity.

What are the sanctions for non-compliance?

Decret-ley 9/2024 hardened the sanction regime in two ways. First, it reclassified previously tolerated conduct: room-by-room renting, common in some municipalities, is now a very-serious infraction punishable by fines of up to €600,000. Second, it added new "grave" infractions specifically targeting owners: refusal to identify the operator when required — the new subsidiary liability — is punished with a fine of €10,001 to €100,000, optionally with temporary closure or professional-activity suspension.

The Generalitat cross-references the Tourism Register against SES.Hospedajes, against Booking and Airbnb listings (via VUDA since 2025) and against IBI municipal records. A property with active listings on platforms but no visible VT number is a prime inspection target. Limitation periods are 1 year for minor infractions, 2 years for serious and 3 years for very serious from the date the infraction was committed.