The NRUA has been annulled by the Supreme Court: what changes for your tourist home

Short answer: the Single Rental Registry Number (NRUA), created by Royal Decree 1312/2024 and mandatory since 1 July 2025, no longer exists as an obligation. The Supreme Court annulled it in ruling 620/2026 of 19 May, because the State had no competence to create a registry overlapping with the regional tourism registries. Since 21 May 2026 it does not have to be requested, renewed or its activity reports sent. Registration with the Andalusian Tourism Registry remains mandatory and has not changed.

What was the NRUA?

A national registry, run by the Association of Registrars, in which every short-term rental home had to obtain a number in order to be advertised on the platforms. It was requested at the Land Registry, cost a fee and required renewal and sending activity data. It coexisted with the regional licence, which was a different thing.

What do I have to do now?

Nothing. There is no need to request deregistration or return anything. If your listing shows the NRUA number, you can leave it or remove it; it has no effect. What does have to keep appearing is the Junta de Andalucía's VFT/VUT code.

What if I paid the fee or an agency charged me for it?

The registry fee was paid for a service provided at the time; the ruling does not oblige an automatic refund. If an agency charged you for the processing, it was real work at the time. What nobody should charge you for, today, is "renewing the NRUA".

What remains in force?

1. VFT/VUT registration with the Andalusian Tourism Registry. Free, mandatory before advertising.
2. Traveller registration with the National Police or Guardia Civil via SES.Hospedajes, for every booking.
3. The home's requirements under Decree 28/2016 (amended in 2024).
4. Your municipality's rules (the moratorium in Málaga city, for example) and your association's agreement.
5. The tax office: platforms keep reporting your income (form 238).
6. The single digital entry point of the same Royal Decree 1312/2024 and the platforms' obligation to send data for statistical purposes: the ruling only annulled the registry and its number, and dismissed the appeal as regards those two parts. For you it involves no procedure: they are the platforms' obligations.

Could a national registry come back?

The Supreme Court annulled this one for lack of competence, not for its content. The Government could try another route (for example, an agreement with the regions) and the European Union keeps its regulation on sharing short-term rental data, which requires Member States to have some registration system. There will probably be developments; when there are, this page will be updated with the date.

And the websites that still say it is mandatory?

Many online guides, and some platforms, are slow to update. If a platform asks you for the NRUA as a mandatory field, write to its support citing Supreme Court ruling 620/2026. We have removed the mention from all our property pages and listings.