Letting Your Murcia Resort Home: Holiday Rental Licences in 2026

Yes, you can let your Murcia golf-resort home to holidaymakers. The process has three parts: community-of-owners approval, a regional tourist registration under Decreto 256/2019, and online guest registration. None of it is complicated, and an independent lawyer can confirm a community's position before you reserve, so you buy knowing exactly where you stand.

Plenty of our buyers want both: their own weeks in the sun during the golf season, and bookings from other families when they're back home. Murcia makes that very workable. The rules changed in 2025 and again in 2026, and the overall picture is now simpler than it was a year ago.

This is how it works, in the order you'll meet it.

What do I need to let my Murcia home legally?

Three things, and they sit alongside each other:

There is no longer a separate national registration number to worry about (more on that below).

How does the community approval work?

Since 3 April 2025, the reformed Ley de Propiedad Horizontal (article 17.12) says that new tourist letting in a building or community needs the community's express approval. The vote needs three-fifths of all owners, who also hold three-fifths of the participation quotas. It's a clear, fixed rule, which helps: you know the threshold and you can see whether it has been met.

The same article lets communities do two other things by the same majority. They can decide not to allow new tourist lets, and they can set a higher community fee for licensed tourist properties, up to 20% more, to reflect the extra use of pools and gardens. Both are recorded in the community's minutes and statutes, which is why your lawyer reads them before you commit.

Owners who were already letting legally before a community decision are generally protected, because the rule doesn't apply retroactively.

What does the regional licence involve?

Murcia runs its own tourist accommodation register, and this is the core licence for a holiday let. It's set out in Decreto 256/2019 and is done by a declaración responsable, a signed statement that your property meets the requirements. The main conditions are straightforward:

• Civil liability insurance of at least €300,000
• A maximum of 10 guests
• At least one bathroom for every six guests (or part of six)
• Your registration number shown in every advert and listing
• A small plaque (distintivo) displayed at the entrance

A typical two- or three-bedroom resort apartment or villa meets these easily. Most already have the right bathroom count, and the insurance is a standard product.

Do I still need a national NRUA registration number?

No, which makes life easier for owners. Spain's Supreme Court annulled the national single rental registry on 19 May 2026 (judgment 620/2026, published in the BOE on 8 June 2026 as BOE-A-2026-12300). The NRUA number and the annual February declaration to the Property Registry went with it.

What remains is the Murcia regional registration described above, plus the online platform reporting that booking sites handle. One layer of paperwork has simply gone.

What about registering my guests?

This is the one routine job to set up at the start. Under Real Decreto 933/2021, using the SES.Hospedajes system since December 2024, details of each guest aged over 14 are sent online within 24 hours of check-in, and records are kept for three years.

Most management companies on the resorts do this as part of their service. Confirm in your management contract who is responsible, so it's never in doubt.

Does the licence stay with the property if I sell?

A tourist registration is personal to the owner, rather than a right attached to the bricks and mortar. When a property changes hands, the new owner applies in their own name, and the community's rules at that point apply.

If a community has decided not to allow new tourist lets, and that decision has been formalised by public deed and inscribed at the Land Registry (Registro de la Propiedad), it binds future buyers too. A decision that was only voted at a meeting, and never inscribed, is treated differently for a buyer acquiring in good faith. So the useful questions are about the community's current position and its registered statutes, and those are quick for a lawyer to answer.

What should my lawyer check before I reserve?

When letting is part of the plan, these are the points to ask your lawyer to confirm:

1. The estatutos. Do the building's statutes allow tourist use? 2. The minutes. What has the community voted on over the last three years, including any letting decision or fee for licensed properties? 3. The Land Registry. Is any community decision on tourist letting inscribed? 4. Existing licences. Are other owners on the resort already letting? 5. Management. Who will file the regional registration and the SES.Hospedajes returns?

On a new-build resort this is simpler still, because the statutes are being set up for the development and the developer can say how tourist use is treated from day one.

At MedSol we introduce you to independent, English-speaking lawyers who handle this routinely (you're always free to choose your own), and because we know each resort we sell on, we can tell you honestly which ones suit a letting plan best.

Which months are busiest for lets?

Golf high season in Murcia runs through autumn, winter and spring, when the weather is ideal for a round. The GNK Golf 2026 rate card lists high season at La Torre as February to May and September to November, and at El Valle as March to May and September to October. That's a long letting window for golf visitors, on top of summer families heading for the beaches of the Mar Menor.

FAQ

Can I let my Murcia golf-resort home to holidaymakers?

Yes. You need the community's authorisation where required (for lettings starting after 3 April 2025), the Region of Murcia's tourist registration under Decreto 256/2019, and online guest registration through SES.Hospedajes.

What vote does a community of owners need to approve tourist letting?

Under article 17.12 of the Ley de Propiedad Horizontal, the vote needs three-fifths of all owners, who must also represent three-fifths of the participation quotas. The same majority applies to any decision not to allow new tourist lets or to set a higher fee for licensed properties.

Do I still need an NRUA number to let my property in Spain?

No. Spain's Supreme Court annulled the national rental registry on 19 May 2026, so the NRUA number and the annual February declaration are no longer required. The Murcia regional registration still applies.

What insurance do I need to let a property in Murcia?

Decreto 256/2019 requires civil liability insurance of at least €300,000. It's a standard policy that local insurers and management companies arrange routinely.

Can MedSol help me find a resort that suits holiday letting?

Yes. We know every resort we sell on and can compare them honestly for a letting plan, and we introduce you to independent, English-speaking lawyers who can confirm the community's position before you reserve.

If you'd like to see the resorts for yourself and talk through a letting plan, I'd love to show you round. Message me on WhatsApp on +44 7424 864 684 or send an enquiry and I'll get straight back to you.

This article is general information, not legal or financial advice. Confirm your own position with a qualified Spanish lawyer or tax adviser before you act.

About the author — Lee Doherty is the founder of MedSol Real Estate. He spent two years researching the region before buying here himself, and now helps UK and international buyers find golf-resort homes across the Region of Murcia.