Spain intensifies crackdown on illegal tourist rentals: what you need to know

What has happened

Authorities in Spain are taking action nationwide to tighten control over illegal tourist rentals.

Details

The Ministry of Housing is exploring changes to the Horizontal Property Law to limit the growth of tourist apartments in key urban areas.

The Ministry of Social Rights has initiated an investigation into illegal advertising of tourist apartments on booking platforms such as Airbnb, with potential fines up to €100,000. The ministry is collaborating with municipalities to identify and curb illegal activities. It is calling for a "reorientation" of the situation, prioritizing housing for permanent residence.

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Rental platforms have received requests to provide information about illegal property listings. Collaboration with authorities may be strengthened to more effectively detect violations.

The goals include:

• Reducing the impact of rising housing prices and supply shortages.
• Protecting consumer rights.
• Ensuring fair competition in the rental housing sector.
• Returning residential premises to the long-term rental market.

Further steps

Municipalities are expected to take a more active role in identifying and stopping illegal tourist rentals.

Cooperation between different levels of government will be critical to ensuring compliance with the rules. Booking platforms will have to collaborate with authorities to remove illegal listings.

Source: Sur in English

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