TOURIST RENTAL LICENCE SERVICE
Tourist Rental Licence
in Javea
On 28 May 2026 Javea gave initial approval to a cap in every zone and to a one-year suspension of new apartment licences. It is not final yet, it still needs approval and publication, so the detail can move. What does not move: whether you can register depends on your exact address, and we check the live position before you spend anything.
- We check your exact address and property type before you buy or apply
- New apartment licences are suspended; single-family homes have the clearer route
- Zone caps run from 6% in the old town to 25% in El Tosalet, initial approval, still provisional
- In Xabia every week, from the town hall to the property, with offices either side of town
Complete service €549 + VAT, the whole licence done for you; complex cases from €699 + VAT, quoted in writing before we start.
Legal position last reviewed: July 2026
Zone-checked tourist rental licences (VUT) in Javea after the 28 May 2026 rule change: per-zone caps, a suspension of new apartment licences, and an honest answer before you spend anything, handled end to end in English.
Why owners in Javea choose us for their VUT
We tell you the truth about your zone
Since 28 May 2026 every Javea zone has a saturation cap and new apartment licences are suspended. If your address is capped out we say so before you spend a euro on the application, and if you are still house-hunting we tell you which zones actually have room left.
A real, named lawyer
Your file is handled under Juan Antonio Bertomeu Vallés, abogado colegiado ejerciente, ICALI 4643, with the tax side guided by Daniel Bertomeu, tax adviser (AEDAF 06838, APAFCV 3080). Real names, real registration numbers, on every file.
Fifteen minutes down the road
Javea sits between our Moraira and Denia offices, so we are in town constantly: the town hall, the property, the notary. Well over 100 completed purchases here over the years, and 4.9 from 104 Google reviews across the two offices.
We track a moving target
The Javea caps have initial approval only. They can still shift with the alegaciones and the final publication in the provincial gazette, so we check the live position on the day you ask, not the version from last month's headlines.
Who we help
Non-resident owners who want to let short-term in Javea: a British couple with a villa in El Tosalet or Balcón al Mar, a German owner on the Montgó slopes, a Dutch or Belgian family weighing an apartment near the Arenal, Nordic buyers with an eye on Portitxol. British owners are the largest foreign group in town and many buy with holiday rental in mind, which is exactly where the new rules bite, because since 28 May 2026 the answer depends on your zone and on whether the property is a house or a flat. Some of you are still house-hunting and want the answer before you sign anything; others already own and want to register while your zone still has room. Buying in Javea with holiday rental in mind? Start with the purchase
What we handle for you
Zone and property-type check first
Before anything else we check your address against the new per-zone caps and the apartment suspension. If the zone is capped out, or the property is a flat caught by the suspension, we tell you straight, before you pay a deposit or a fee.
Licence of occupation
We file or confirm the declaración responsable de segunda ocupación (Decreto 12/2021), which has replaced the old cédula de habitabilidad and is a prerequisite for any tourist registration.
Urban compatibility report
We request the municipal urban compatibility report from the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia, mandatory for every tourist let since Decreto-ley 9/2024 and the exact point where the zone caps bite.
Community-of-owners consent
For flats, once the suspension allows new licences again, a new tourist let needs the express prior approval of the community by a 3/5 majority. We check your building's statutes and where the community stands before you rely on it.
VUT registration
We file the declaración responsable to register the dwelling in the Comunidad Valenciana tourism register, valid for 5 years, the live authorisation you need to advertise and let.
Guest reporting set-up
We set up your SES.Hospedajes guest reporting to the Ministry of the Interior, so you are compliant from the very first booking.
What a tourist licence in Javea really involves
These are the rules as they stand, not a quote. The Javea caps have initial approval only, so we confirm the live position for your address in writing before any work begins.
Per-zone caps (Xàbia)
Initial approval on 28 May 2026 set saturation caps by zone: 6% in the historic old town, 12% in the port, 15% in the interior zones, 20% on the Montañar and the Montgó, 25% in El Tosalet, under a capped overall ceiling for the whole town. Pending final approval and BOP publication, so we check the current state before you rely on any figure.
Ayuntamiento de Xàbia, pleno 28 May 2026, PGOU modificación puntual nº 41 [initial approval, pending final approval and publication in the BOP of Alicante]
6% to 25% by zone
Apartment (plurifamiliar) licences
The same session approved a fresh one-year suspension on new tourist licences for apartments. Single-family homes have the clearer route, always subject to the zone caps.
Ayuntamiento de Xàbia, pleno 28 May 2026 [suspension pending BOP publication]
Suspended for one year
What a VUT is, and the 10-day rule
A let of 10 days or fewer to the same guest is a tourist rental. Letting by the room is prohibited, the municipal urban compatibility report is mandatory, and the registration is valid for 5 years.
Decreto-ley 9/2024 de la Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV 7 Aug 2024, in force 8 Aug 2024), reforming Ley 15/2018
Whole dwelling, 10 days or fewer
Penalties for unlicensed letting
Fines for serious and very serious breaches can reach 600,000 euros, which is why getting the registration right matters more than getting it fast.
Decreto-ley 9/2024 de la Generalitat Valenciana
Up to €600,000
Community-of-owners consent (flats)
Since 3 April 2025, a new tourist let in an apartment block needs the express prior approval of the community of owners by a 3/5 majority. Activity already lawfully carried on before that date is protected.
Ley Orgánica 1/2025 (BOE 3 Jan 2025), reforming art. 17.12 LPH [scope of the safe-harbour for pre-existing activity not yet settled by the courts]
3/5 approval
National register (NRA), now annulled
The Supreme Court annulled the national single rental register in May 2026, so the state number is no longer the gateway to advertise. The Comunidad Valenciana VUT registration is the live authorisation to let.
STS (Sala 3ª) 620/2026, 19 May 2026, annulling the register created by RD 1312/2024 [post-judgment transition for platforms still settling]
Regional VUT is the live requirement
Tax on the rental income
Rental income from a Spanish property is declared on Modelo 210. EU and EEA owners pay 19% on the net after allowable expenses; non-EU owners, including the UK, pay 24% on the gross with no deductions.
AEAT, IRNR (Modelo 210)
19% net (EU/EEA) or 24% gross
Our complete service is €549 plus VAT, zone and property check first, so you never pay for an application your zone cannot grant. Cases with urban-planning complications, rustic land, regularisation or a change of holder, run from €699 plus VAT, quoted per case before any work starts. Official fees are always separate and passed through at cost.
See all our fees for Jávea in one place
Estimates only. Final costs depend on the property and your circumstances.
Prefer to run it fully online?
Get your licence online with EasyTouristLicense
The same firm runs EasyTouristLicense, where the whole licence happens online from start to finish: you upload your documents, we do the rest, and the zone check comes first so you never pay for an application your street cannot have. Same fee, same lawyer behind it. If you would rather sit across a desk, that is exactly what this page is for.
€549 plus VAT, the same fee as in the office. The zone check is free.
Same firm behind both: Juan Bertomeu, abogado ICALI 4643, and Daniel Bertomeu, tax adviser (AEDAF 06838).
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How your licence works
01
We check your zone and property type against the new caps and the apartment suspension
02
We obtain or confirm your segunda ocupación
03
We request the urban compatibility report from the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia
04
We confirm community-of-owners consent where the property is a flat
05
We file your VUT registration and set up SES.Hospedajes guest reporting
What we need from you
- Passport and NIE for each owner
- Digital certificate or Cl@ve, or a power of attorney so we can act for you
- Your country of tax residence
Costly mistakes owners make with tourist lets in Javea
Buying a flat for holiday rental right now
What goes wrong: New apartment licences are suspended for a year, and even once the suspension lifts, the flat competes for whatever room its zone has left under the cap.
How we prevent it: We check the property type and the zone before you pay a deposit, and we tell you honestly whether a house in a different zone is the better buy.
Assuming one rule covers the whole town
What goes wrong: The caps run from 6% in the old town to 25% in El Tosalet, so the same plan can be dead on one street and perfectly viable two zones over.
How we prevent it: We check your exact address against the live position, not the general headline.
Skipping the community-of-owners approval
What goes wrong: In a block, a new tourist let needs 3/5 owners' approval, and skipping it can stop the activity even with a registration in hand.
How we prevent it: We confirm where your building stands before you rely on it.
Letting unregistered while you wait
What goes wrong: Fines for serious and very serious breaches can reach 600,000 euros, and the platforms now cross-check registrations.
How we prevent it: We register the dwelling properly, or we tell you plainly that your zone cannot take a new licence yet. One or the other, never a grey area.
Everything changed on 28 May 2026
On 28 May 2026 the town hall gave initial approval to modificación puntual nº 41 of the PGOU, and it redraws the whole game. Every zone now has a saturation cap: 6% in the historic old town, 12% in the port, 15% in the interior zones, 20% on the Montañar and the Montgó, 25% in El Tosalet, all under a capped overall ceiling for the whole town. On top of that, the council approved a fresh one-year suspension on new licences for apartments, so for now the realistic route is a single-family home in a zone with room left. And here is the part most owners miss: all of this is initial approval, pending final approval and publication in the BOP of Alicante, so the fine print can still move. Denia went a completely different way, freezing its urban core into September 2026 while leaving Les Marines, Les Rotes and Montgó open. Two towns, ten minutes apart, two different rulebooks. We check the live position for your exact address before you commit to anything. Letting in Denia instead? Read the Denia position
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Visit our offices in Moraira and Dénia
Jávea sits between our two offices, Moraira on one side and Dénia on the other. Meet us at either for property and tax matters connected to Jávea, the Marina Alta, and the wider Costa Blanca, or we come to you: the property, the notary, wherever the case needs us to be.
Moraira office
Calle del Dr. Calatayud, 39, planta baja, 03724 Moraira, Alicante
Property and tax legal support for international clients. For Jávea we work from both offices.
Dénia office
Calle Ramón y Cajal 5E, Oficina 1, Dénia, Alicante, Spain
Broader support across the Marina Alta, Alicante province, and international client matters, including everything connected to Jávea.
Tourist rental licences in Javea: your questions answered
Common questions from non-residents in Jávea and the wider Marina Alta.
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Tourist rental rules in Xàbia are live legislation: the 28 May 2026 zone caps have initial approval and remain subject to final approval and publication. We confirm the current position for your exact property before any application.
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Calle Ramón y Cajal 5E, Oficina 1, 03700 Dénia, Alicante
MORAIRA OFFICE
Calle del Dr. Calatayud, 39, planta baja, 03724 Moraira, Alicante