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Spanish government orders over 80,000 short-term rentals to be removed from market
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Spain’s housing ministry (MIVAV) is directing short-term rental platforms to take down 86,275 illegal listings across the country under a new registration law.
GuestReady expands Spanish presence with acquisition of Lightbooking
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Short-term rental company GuestReady acquired Lightbooking this week, increasing its portfolio on the Canary Islands.
Spain orders Airbnb to remove more than 65,000 rental listings
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: The Spanish government has mandated the removal of nearly 66,000 Airbnb listings that violate tourist accommodation regulations, intensifying efforts to tackle the country’s housing crisis and the impact of mass tourism.
Ibiza and Airbnb sign deal to combat illegal tourist rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Ibiza Council and Airbnb have struck a milestone agreement to crack down on illegal tourist accommodation listed on the platform.
Government issues royal decree for national STR register in Spain
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: Spain’s central government has issued a royal decree that will establish a single national register for short-term rental properties.
Spain’s Supreme Court upholds residents’ right to ban rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Spain’s Supreme Court [Tribunal Supremo] has ruled that homeowner associations have the authority to prohibit short-term rentals in residential buildings and complexes with a majority vote of residents.
Water supply set to be cut to illegal rentals in Seville
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: The office of the mayor of Seville has announced plans to cut off the water supply to short-term rentals in the city that are being illegally rented out by property owners to tourists.
Campsite regulations edge closer in the Canary Islands
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Regulations dedicated specifically to campsites in the Canary Islands have moved a step closer after the archipelago’s government announced that its draft of newly proposed legislation had entered a public consultation phase.
STRz Podcast 51: Marco Celani, AIGAB
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: AIGAB president Marco Celani joins us for episode 51 of the ShortTermRentalz podcast.
Government in Spain pursues national holiday rental crackdown
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: The Spanish government is pursuing a national crackdown on short-term rental listings amid backlash from local citizens across the country who feel like they are being priced out of the housing market and calls for further regulation by regional governments.