Regulation & Compliance

Dubai Announces Holiday-Home Fee Exemption, No End Date

Regulation · 5 days ago

Ask DET in writing which holiday-home fee lines are exempt and until when, and keep your own records until it confirms.

Marseille Tourist Tax: 5% Rate, €7.06 Cap From 1 Jan 2027

Regulation · 6 days ago

Update Marseille tourist-tax billing and guest notices before 1 January 2027.

Italy's Constitutional Court Strikes Down Emilia-Romagna's Short-Term Rental Zoning Law

Scale Team · Oct 16, 2026

Balearic Daily Fines for Illegal Tourist Rentals

Regulation · Oct 14, 2026

Take down any listing under an order and answer each advertencia previa before its deadline.

Seville Tourist-Flat IBI Surcharge Needs a Tensioned Zone

Regulation · Oct 14, 2026

Keep a Seville IBI surcharge out of your 2027 budget unless the Junta declares a tensioned zone.

Madrid Opens 240+ Industrial Plots to Aparthotels

Regulation · Oct 13, 2026

Screen grado 3º industrial sites for aparthotel or flex-living use

Italy Adopts a National Short-Term Rental Notification Form

Regulation · Oct 13, 2026

Confirm your building paperwork before signing the new national form.

Barcelona IBI Surcharge on HUTs: Plenary Vote 15 Oct

Regulation · Oct 13, 2026

Model the 50%, 100% and 150% IBI ceilings on each Barcelona HUT before the December vote.

France Committee Backs No Amortization on 2027 STR Buys

Regulation · Oct 8, 2026

Model French tourist-let returns with no amortization before any 2026 purchase.

Scotland STL EPC Cutoff Moves to 30 April 2029

Regulation · Oct 8, 2026

Schedule a new-style EPC for each Scottish STL before 30 April 2029

The MariCarmen Effect: Spain’s rush to rewrite the rental rules

Louise Brace · Sep 30, 2026

Italy's Government and Rental Operators Revolt Against the EU's New Short-Term Rental Rules

Scale Team · Sep 29, 2026

Spain Set to Hike Tourist Rental VAT to 21% in Sweeping Housing Decree

Gianpaolo Vairo · Sep 29, 2026

Florence Court Rejects Bid to Suspend Short-Term Rental Restrictions

Scale Team · Sep 28, 2026

Czechia Moves Toward Croatia-Style Airbnb Registration as Tax Losses Mount

Scale Team · Sep 26, 2026

Brazil's Short-Term Rental Economy Hit R$113.2 Billion in 2025, Up 13.4 Percent

Gianpaolo Vairo · Sep 25, 2026

Abu Dhabi Overhauls Holiday Home Rules With Faster Licensing and Wider Eligibility

Gianpaolo Vairo · Sep 24, 2026

European Commission Casts Doubt on Barcelona's 2028 Tourist Apartment Ban

Gianpaolo Vairo · Sep 23, 2026