Changes and alerts on tourist rentals in Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta

In April 2024 Ceuta's Tourism Department publicly announced (at a council plenary session) that it would adapt the 2010 Reglamento to EU rules and require mandatory registration of tourist homes and apartments with the department, acknowledging at the time that NO registration obligation existed and that not a single tourist apartment was registered despite active listings (~17 accommodations found online). No later BOCCE publication was found (as of 16 Jul 2026) confirming the definitive approval of that regulatory change — this is treated as an unconfirmed political announcement, not a confirmed regulatory change. Consistent with this gap: when Spain's national Unified Registry launched (mandatory since 1 July 2025), only 107 tourist homes were confirmed across Ceuta and Melilla combined, with just 14.9% of applications started six months in.

Source: ceutaactualidad.com (abril 2024); elfarodemelilla.es (INE; balance registro único)

IN THE PIPELINE, NOT A RULE YET (local press only; the Assembly's official portal could not be opened): the Ceuta government reportedly opened, from 23 Jul 2026, a prior public hearing on a draft new Tourism Regulation (over 200 articles) that would regulate tourist homes and apartments for the first time. No approval date is set. Meanwhile the 30 Nov 2010 Regulation remains in force.

Source: elpueblodeceuta.es