The national rental registry after the 2026 judgments
During 2026, the Supreme Court issued three judgments that annulled specified provisions of Royal Decree 1312/2024 relating to the Single Rental Registration procedure. The scope of each annulment is that set out in the operative part of the relevant judgment. This guide explains that scope. It does not determine which obligations apply to any particular property, which depends on the regional, municipal, planning and community rules applicable to it.
The judgment of 19 May 2026
The Spanish Supreme Court (STS 620/2026, 19 May 2026; appeal 1/143/2025; BOE-A-2026-12300) partly annulled the provisions of Royal Decree 1312/2024 concerning the national single-registration procedure and the related requirement to obtain a registration number through the Land or Movable Property Register for online short-term-rental listings. The appeal was dismissed in all other respects.
"Que debemos Estimar en parte el recurso interpuesto por el representante legal de la Generalitat Valenciana contra el Real Decreto 1312/2024""Anular los preceptos del Real Decreto impugnado referidos al procedimiento de registro único de arrendamientos""Desestimar el recurso en todo lo demás"The judgment of 21 May 2026, as corrected on 11 June 2026
In the operative part of its judgment of 21 May 2026, as corrected by the order of 11 June 2026 (BOE-A-2026-13893), the Supreme Court declared null Articles 2(f) and 2(i), 5, 8, 9, 10 and 12(b) of Royal Decree 1312/2024. It annulled Articles 1, 2(j) and 6 only insofar as they refer to the Single Rental Registration procedure and the registration number.
"el artículo 6 del Real Decreto 1312/2024, de 23 de diciembre, no se anula en su integridad sino únicamente en lo relativo a las menciones que en dicho precepto se hacen al procedimiento de Registro Único de Arrendamientos y al número de registro"The judgment of 1 June 2026
In the operative part of its judgment of 1 June 2026 (BOE-A-2026-15677), the Supreme Court declared null Article 1 insofar as it refers to the development of the Single Rental Registration procedure; Articles 2(f) and 2(i); Article 2(j) insofar as it refers to registration procedures; Article 5; Article 6 insofar as it concerns the Single Rental Registration procedure; Articles 8, 9, 10 and 12(b) and (c); Additional Provision Two; and Final Provision One insofar as it concerns the legal bases for regulating that procedure, together with any other provisions or references to the Single Rental Registration elsewhere in the decree. It dismissed the appeal in all other respects.
"declarándose nulos los siguientes preceptos y apartados del citado real decreto: artículo 1 (en cuanto hace referencia al desarrollo del procedimiento de registro único de arrendamientos)""artículo 5; artículo 6 (en lo relativo al procedimiento de registro único), artículo 8, artículo 9, artículo 10, artículo 12.b) y c), disposición adicional segunda, disposición final primera (en relación con los títulos que amparan la competencia para regular el procedimiento de registro único), y cualesquiera otras previsiones o menciones referidas al registro único contenidas en otros apartados de este real decreto""Se desestima el recurso en lo demás."What the judgments do not decide
Those judgments do not create a single regional regime or make any regional registry entry conclusive proof of compliance.
Which obligations apply to a specific property must be checked against the regional, municipal, planning and community rules that apply to it.
Fuentes: STS 620/2026, de 19 de mayo (BOE-A-2026-12300; ROJ STS 2148/2026); STS de 21 de mayo de 2026 y Auto de 11 de junio de 2026 (BOE-A-2026-13893); STS de 1 de junio de 2026 (BOE-A-2026-15677); Real Decreto 1312/2024.
Last updated: 2 November 2026.