Survive the EU Short-Term Rental registration Deadline: What Managers Must Do Next
Summary
The EU's Regulation 2024/1028 mandates registration for short-term rentals, with enforcement starting May 2026. Hosts in Spain, Italy, and France face immediate deadlines. This requires accurate data, addressing matching and owner contract revisions to stay compliant and avoid delisting. Learn how to navigate these regulatory changes for your listings.
Key Insights
- •Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo are legally obligated to regularly and randomly check the validity of registration numbers by pinging the government’s SDEP.
- •Platforms must automatically transmit activity data to the SDEP every month. This includes the specific address, the registration number, the listing URL, the number of nights rented, and the number of guests per night.
Action Items
- ✓Audit your French portfolio this week and begin pushing registration numbers to your channel manager.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Update your PMAs today to state that owners are financially responsible for lost revenue if their failure to provide compliance documentation causes an OTA suspension.Effort: mediumImpact: high
- ✓Audit against local night caps: Authorities finally have the exact data needed to enforce municipal limits. If you operate in a market with strict night caps (like Amsterdam’s upcoming 15-night limit or Paris’s 90-night limit), set up PMS blocks to prevent overbooking.Effort: mediumImpact: high
Tools & Resources
- →service-public.fr: The national portal ( service-public.fr ) is live.(service-public.fr)
Common Mistakes
- ⚠Mismatched data does not trigger an “automatic machine deletion.” Instead, SDEP data discrepancies flag listings for human review by competent authorities.
- ⚠If the owner fails to submit updated documentation (like an expiring safety certificate), the authorities will suspend the registration number.
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