Norway consults on bringing the EU short-term rental data rules into law, without new duties for now

Norway's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries has put out for consultation a draft law that would make EU Regulation 2024/1028 on short-term rental data apply as Norwegian law once it is added to the EEA Agreement. The consultation papers are dated 4 November 2026, and the ministry announced the consultation on 6 November. Responses are due by 14 January 2027. The regulation sets rules for host registration numbers and for platforms such as Airbnb to send monthly data on each listing to public authorities, but only where a country sets up a registration scheme. Norway has none, so the ministry says the proposal does not in itself introduce a registration scheme or impose new registration or reporting duties on hosts or digital platforms. It would not apply to Svalbard, though the ministry notes that heavy short-term letting is an issue in Longyearbyen.

The real decision lies elsewhere. On 29 June 2026 the Ministry of Local Government asked the state housing bank, Husbanken, to design a possible national register, including data sharing and a cost-benefit analysis, by 19 March 2027. Norway is building the legal frame before deciding the policy. Platforms' existing duty to report rental income to the tax authorities is unaffected.