What does VUT stand for?

Vivienda de uso turístico — a dwelling registered for tourist use in Andalucía's tourism register, the Registro de Turismo de Andalucía.

What is the difference between VUT and VFT?

VFT (vivienda con fines turísticos) is the earlier label used for the same category of holiday-rental home. Older adverts and documents still show VFT codes, and our search treats the two as the same registration family.

Is a VUT number the same as a licence?

Not quite. It is a registration entry, not a discretionary licence. The property must still meet municipal planning rules, community-of-owners rules and the standards set out in Decreto 28/2016.

What about A and H codes?

A denotes a tourist apartment establishment and H a hotel establishment. These are different categories with different rules, and the official open-data service publishes them only in part.

How do I check whether a VUT number exists?

Enter the code in the search box on this page. We normalise spacing and separators, so VUT/MA/39777 and VUT MA 39777 both work.

What Is a VUT Number?

A VUT number is the registration code for a holiday-rental home in Andalucía. Here is how to read one — and how to check it.

Enter the regional tourism registration shown on the accommodation listing, exactly as it appears. If you enter a recognised national ESFCTU identifier, we’ll explain what type of number it is. Different registration types have different levels of public-data availability, so a “not found” result does not necessarily mean the accommodation is unregistered.

Reading VUT/MA/00000

VUT — Vivienda de uso turístico — a dwelling registered for tourist use.
MA — The province code. MA is Málaga; other Andalucían provinces use their own two letters.
00000 — The sequential registration number issued by the Junta de Andalucía.

VUT and VFT are the same family

Older adverts, deeds and agency paperwork often show a VFT code — vivienda con fines turísticos. It refers to the same category of holiday-rental home, so our search matches VFT and VUT codes to the same registration record.

Other registration categories you may see

A — apartamento turístico, a tourist apartment establishment.
H — establecimiento hotelero, a hotel establishment.
VTAR / CR — rural accommodation categories with separate rules.

Coverage differs by category: holiday-rental homes are held at close to full official coverage for Málaga province, while A and H entries are published only in part by the official open-data service. See our data sources.

What a VUT registration does not prove

Registration is an indicator, not a guarantee. It does not confirm that the property complies with municipal planning rules, that the community of owners permits tourist letting, or that the entry is still current.

Frequently asked questions

What does VUT stand for?: Vivienda de uso turístico — a dwelling registered for tourist use in Andalucía's tourism register, the Registro de Turismo de Andalucía.
What is the difference between VUT and VFT?: VFT (vivienda con fines turísticos) is the earlier label used for the same category of holiday-rental home. Older adverts and documents still show VFT codes, and our search treats the two as the same registration family.
Is a VUT number the same as a licence?: Not quite. It is a registration entry, not a discretionary licence. The property must still meet municipal planning rules, community-of-owners rules and the standards set out in Decreto 28/2016.
What about A and H codes?: A denotes a tourist apartment establishment and H a hotel establishment. These are different categories with different rules, and the official open-data service publishes them only in part.
How do I check whether a VUT number exists?: Enter the code in the search box on this page. We normalise spacing and separators, so VUT/MA/39777 and VUT MA 39777 both work.