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In force 1 Jul 2025
In force Housing
ESSpain

National short-term rental registry (Registro Único de Alquileres) mandatory

From 1 July 2025 all operators of short-term rental accommodation (Airbnb, Booking, direct-bookings) must register with the national Registro Único de Alquileres and display the registry number in listings. Designed to enforce licensing compliance in major tourist cities. Related municipal moratoria (notably Barcelona's plan to eliminate tourist rental licences by 2028) continue separately.

Who it affects: Short-term rental hosts and tourist-accommodation operators.

BOE — Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish Official Gazette) ↗ · La Moncloa — Spanish Government ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

In force 1 Jan 2025
In force Housing
ITItaly

Superbonus 110% construction tax credit wound down

The generous 110% Superbonus tax credit for energy-efficient home renovations — a major driver of Italian construction activity 2020–2023 and a material fiscal cost — was progressively reduced through Law Decree 39/2024. From 1 January 2025, the credit rate drops to 65% for qualifying works in most cases, with earlier rates retained only for narrow categories (villages hit by 2016 earthquakes, some condominium works pre-existing at 17 February 2023).

Who it affects: Property owners planning renovations; construction-sector employment and cost of renovation services.

Gazzetta Ufficiale (Italian Official Gazette) ↗ · Agenzia delle Entrate ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

In force 1 Nov 2024
In force Housing
PTPortugal

Partial rollback of Mais Habitação under Construir Portugal plan

The Montenegro government's Construir Portugal housing plan partially rolled back several Mais Habitação provisions: the compulsory-leasing mechanism for long-empty properties and certain rental-market interventions were reversed or softened; short-term-let tax treatment adjusted; incentives re-weighted toward construction-side supply measures. Further legislative detail rolled through 2024–2025.

Who it affects: Landlords, investors, and tenants in Portuguese urban markets; further adjustments expected.

Portuguese Government Portal ↗ · Diário da República ↗ · verified 2026-04-18

In force 1 Jan 2024
In force Housing
ITItaly

One-euro-house programmes extended in southern and inland municipalities

The long-running municipal "case a 1 euro" schemes — selling abandoned village properties for token amounts in exchange for renovation commitments — continue to expand in southern and inland Italy. 2024 saw new participating municipalities in Sicily, Sardinia, and Abruzzo. Note: the nominal €1 price is almost always misleading — buyers must commit to renovation budgets typically €20,000–€60,000 within set timeframes and post bonds. Tax-deductibility of renovation work via the (now-ending) Superbonus continues to distort the market.

Who it affects: Lifestyle movers and second-home buyers considering rural southern-Italy property.

Governo Italiano ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

In force 7 Oct 2023
In force Housing
PTPortugal

Mais Habitação housing-reform law enters force

Lei n.º 56/2023 (Mais Habitação) enters force on 7 October 2023 with multiple provisions: tightened short-term-rental (Alojamento Local, AL) licensing — including moratorium on new licences in Lisbon, Porto, and stress-market parishes; rental-price caps on new contracts in designated stressed markets; municipal powers to convert long-empty properties to social use; and restructuring of the Golden Visa (see separate entry).

Who it affects: Landlords, prospective landlords, short-term-let operators, and tenants in stressed urban markets.

Diário da República ↗ · Portuguese Government Portal ↗ · verified 2026-04-18

In force 26 May 2023
In force Housing
ESSpain

Housing Law (Ley 12/2023) creates "tensioned" rental-market zones

Ley por el Derecho a la Vivienda entered force on 26 May 2023. Introduced the "zonas de mercado residencial tensionado" (tensioned residential-market zones), rent-price caps for large landlords in designated zones, and tax incentives for long-term letting. Implementation is opt-in at the autonomous-community level — Catalonia has activated it widely; Madrid has not. Directly affects rental-market dynamics in major Spanish cities.

Who it affects: Tenants and landlords in designated tensioned zones (notably Barcelona).

BOE — Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish Official Gazette) ↗ · La Moncloa — Spanish Government ↗ · verified 2026-04-19