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Renting out a home short-term in Europe means meeting three layers of rules. EU law sets a shared framework for registration numbers and platform data. Each country decides whether registration applies and sets its national taxes and safety rules. Then regions and cities add the rules that usually decide whether you can operate at all: licences, night limits, zoning and local tourist taxes. This page covers the EU layer and the main countries. For the exact rules at your address, order a property report. Last reviewed October 2026.
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Registration is now required in every French town for furnished tourist rentals, and the number must appear on all listings. A single national registration portal is being rolled out. Renting out your main home is capped at 120 nights a year, and towns can lower that to 90; Paris has. Towns can also require change-of-use permission and set quotas, new rentals there need an energy rating of E or better, and building rules can ban tourist letting. Tourist tax must be collected on every stay.
Tourist rentals need a licence from the regional government, and many cities restrict new ones. Barcelona has not issued new tourist flat licences since 2014 and plans to end the remaining ones by November 2028. Spain required a national registration number for platform listings from July 2025, but the Supreme Court struck down that national registry in May 2026, so regional registration rules are what apply now. Catalonia and the Balearic Islands charge a nightly tourist tax; Catalonia's doubled in April 2026.
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Every short-term rental needs a national identification code (CIN), shown on all listings and outside the property, and some regions also require a regional code. Smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers are required. Rental income is taxed at a flat 21% on your first property and 26% on additional ones; with three or more rentals you must register for VAT and operate as a business. Cities such as Venice and Florence add their own tourist taxes and restrictions.
Germany has no national registration system; cities decide. Berlin, Munich and Hamburg require a permit or registration number to rent out a home short-term, and renting out a whole apartment you don't live in is heavily restricted. Many cities charge an accommodation tax, and rental income is subject to income tax.
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National rules are only the start. Whether you can rent out a specific home depends on its region, city and sometimes its building. A Lodge Compliance property report checks your address and lists every registration, licence, tax and rule that applies, with links to the official forms, delivered within 5 business days.
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