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Estate agent registers, by region

Whether an estate agent must be entered in a regional register, the law that says so and where the reader checks, region by region.

In short

Whether an estate agent must be entered in a regional register, the law that says so and where the reader checks, region by region. Register: Compulsory: 2 of the 19 regions (Catalonia and Valencian Community).

Region by region

Estate agent registers: what applies in Andalusia?

Andalusia makes registration compulsory by law (Ley 5/2025, art. 50.3), but the register had no implementing decree on 15 October 2026, and the law gives up to two years from 24 January 2026 to set it up.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Aragon?

No agent register was established for Aragon in the sources read on 15 October 2026; estate agency is free at national level under Ley 10/2003.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Asturias?

No agent register was established for Asturias in the sources read on 15 October 2026; estate agency is free at national level under Ley 10/2003.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Balearic Islands?

The Balearic Islands have an official register of real estate agents that is voluntary under Ley 3/2024, although a registered agent must show the registration number in advertising.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Basque Country?

The Basque housing law (Ley 3/2015) provides for a register of real estate agents, but no creating decree was found, so its status is not established.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Canary Islands?

The Canary Islands keep a register of real estate agents that is voluntary under Decreto 11/2022, article 4.2; it is public and free.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Cantabria?

No agent register was established for Cantabria in the sources read on 15 October 2026; estate agency is free at national level under Ley 10/2003.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Castile and León?

No agent register was established for Castile and León in the sources read on 15 October 2026; estate agency is free at national level under Ley 10/2003.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Castilla-La Mancha?

No agent register was established for Castilla-La Mancha in the sources read on 15 October 2026; estate agency is free at national level under Ley 10/2003.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Catalonia?

Catalonia has a compulsory register of real estate agents (Registre d'agents immobiliaris de Catalunya) under Ley 18/2007; the Generalitat page says it is public, administrative and compulsory.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Ceuta?

No agent register was established for Ceuta in the sources read on 15 October 2026; estate agency is free at national level under Ley 10/2003.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Community of Madrid?

The Community of Madrid keeps a register of real estate agents that is voluntary, according to the regional government page.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Extremadura?

No agent register was established for Extremadura in the sources read on 15 October 2026; estate agency is free at national level under Ley 10/2003.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Galicia?

No agent register was established for Galicia in the sources read on 15 October 2026; only a register of building agents (Registro de Agentes de la Edificación) appears in Ley 8/2012.

Estate agent registers: what applies in La Rioja?

No agent register was established for La Rioja in the sources read on 15 October 2026; estate agency is free at national level under Ley 10/2003.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Melilla?

No agent register was established for Melilla in the sources read on 15 October 2026; estate agency is free at national level under Ley 10/2003.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Navarre?

No agent register was established for Navarre in the sources read on 15 October 2026; a Navarre register (Decreto Foral 33/2019) was seen only in a search result and its text was not read.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Region of Murcia?

No agent register was established for the Region of Murcia in the sources read on 15 October 2026; nothing was read there.

Estate agent registers: what applies in Valencian Community?

The Valencian Community has a compulsory register of real estate intermediation agents (RAI) under Decreto 98/2022, article 4.1, although a regional high court judgment of 17 January 2025 partly annulled the decree.

The table

Estate agent registers, by region: 19 regions
RegionRegisterLaw
AndalusiaCompulsory, not yet set upLey 5/2025 de Vivienda de Andalucía, arts. 49 to 52
AragonNot established—
AsturiasNot established—
Balearic IslandsVoluntaryLey 3/2024, disposición adicional 14.ª
Basque CountryNot establishedLey 3/2015 de vivienda, disposición adicional 1.ª.3 (provides for a register)
Canary IslandsVoluntaryDecreto 11/2022, art. 4.2
CantabriaNot established—
Castile and LeónNot established—
Castilla-La ManchaNot established—
CataloniaCompulsoryLey 18/2007, art. 55.4 and 56
CeutaNot established—
Community of MadridVoluntaryDecreto 8/2018 (text not read)
ExtremaduraNot established—
GaliciaNot established—
La RiojaNot established—
MelillaNot established—
NavarreNot establishedDecreto Foral 33/2019 (search result only, not read)
Region of MurciaNot established—
Valencian CommunityCompulsoryDecreto 98/2022, art. 4.1 (Ley 2/2017)

“—” means the source read does not state it. Download the data: agent-registers.json (CC BY 4.0, cite Payotte with a link).

  • Andalusia: Registrants must also be members of an API college (art. 52.1.d). No register address read.
  • Aragon: Nothing reliable was read for Aragon. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Asturias: Nothing reliable was read for Asturias. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Balearic Islands: The address is where the report found the forms, not read in depth.
  • Basque Country: The report did not read whether registration would be compulsory.
  • Canary Islands: The report gives no search address; the BOC link is for the decree.
  • Cantabria: Nothing reliable was read for Cantabria. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Castile and León: Nothing reliable was read for Castile and León. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Castilla-La Mancha: Nothing reliable was read for Castilla-La Mancha. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Catalonia: A missing registration does not affect the validity of contracts (art. 56.4). The search tool (agenciahabitatge.gencat.cat/cercadoragents) was blocked and its fields were not read.
  • Ceuta: Nothing reliable was read for Ceuta. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Community of Madrid: Decreto 8/2018 itself was not read. A press announcement of a compulsory register is only proposed.
  • Extremadura: Nothing reliable was read for Extremadura. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Galicia: Nothing reliable was read for estate agents. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • La Rioja: Nothing reliable was read for La Rioja. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Melilla: Nothing reliable was read for Melilla. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Navarre: The report notes that the search result describes it as voluntary and informative, unread; Ley Foral 10/2010 says nothing on agents.
  • Region of Murcia: Nothing was read for Murcia. This is not proof that no register exists.
  • Valencian Community: The outcome of the possible cassation appeal and the effect on the register itself were not established. The address is the procedure page.

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