The procedure for communicating the status of a Large Holder (Gran Tenedor) in the Registry of Large Holders of Catalonia (Registre de Grans Tenidors de Catalunya, GTC), managed by the Agència de l’Habitatge de Catalunya, is now available via the link provided below. Highlighted in maroon, you may directly access the webpage to complete the communication procedure.
Although the Regulation governing the operation of this Registry has not yet been approved, this communication must still be submitted (per Additional Provision 27 of Law 18/2007, of December 28, as amended by Legislative Decree 2/2025, of February 25).
Mandatory registration in this Registry will be required once its Regulation comes into force.
Until the Regulation enters into effect, legal entities qualifying as Large Holders (GTC) must prove their status by submitting a registry certification indicating the number of residential properties they own in the corresponding sale deeds (Disposición Transitoria Única, Section 3 of Law 1/2015).
The Registry of Large Holders (Registre de Grans Tenidors) is an administrative registry in which the following entities are obligated to register:
- Legal entities qualifying as Large Holders under Article 5 of Law 24/2015, of July 29, on urgent measures to address housing emergencies and energy poverty.
- Individuals and legal entities deemed Large Holders under Article 3(k) of Law 12/2023, of May 24, on the Right to Housing—i.e., those owning five or more residential properties located in a stressed residential market area (Zona de Mercat Residencial Tensionat, ZMRT).
