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Valencia is latest Spanish city to impose strict STR legislation
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: Landlords operating unlicensed and black market short-term holiday rentals face having fines imposed of up to €600,000 as part of incoming regulations in the Spanish region of Valencia.
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.
Regional government plots stricter rental controls in Valencia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: The regional government in Valencia plans to implement stricter controls on short-term rentals in the region this summer by banning licences for properties after they have been sold.
Madrid suspends granting of new holiday rental licences until 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Madrid City Council has announced a temporary suspension on granting new holiday rental licences in the capital with immediate effect – a suspension which looks likely to hold until 2025.
Canary Islands push back against mass tourism with draft law
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: The Canary Islands, as well as other Spanish islands and mainland Spain, are preparing to tighten legislation on illegal short-term rentals this year and combat what local authorities deem as mass tourism.
Líbere Hospitality Group raises €6m to fund EU expansion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Tech-enabled independent operator Líbere Hospitality Group has raised €6 million, funded internally by the team, to drive the group’s expansion in Europe.
Airbnb listings reach record 6.1 million
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Recent data from AirDNA reveals that 54 per cent of global Airbnb listings have been added since 2020, leading to record levels of active listings. In September 2022, global listings on Airbnb reached 6.1 million. Overall in Q3, listings increased 22 per cent compared to 2019 with a shift away from urban centres towards […]
SmartRental to invest €100m in holiday rentals and coliving
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Madrid-based tourist apartment provider SmartRental is set to invest €100 million from its own funds and associated debt to strengthen its footprint in the holiday rental and coliving spaces as well as its expansion plans in Spain and Portugal. The investment for the company, which has just raised €25 million in funding, is planned […]
Bob W to mark debut in Spain with Madrid opening
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Northern European designer short-stay apartment operator Bob W has announced its expansion into Spain with a new property opening in Madrid in September. The Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality provider, which aims to offer a “smarter alternative to hotels and short-stay rentals”, will mark its debut in Spain with a property opening in the spirited Chueca district in the Spanish […]
Sonder marks entrance into Spain with Madrid opening
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Short-term rental operator Sonder is continuing its European expansion strategy by entering the Spanish market, notably in Madrid and Barcelona. The company will manage an apartment building in the Malasaña neighbourhood in Madrid city centre, which will hold 22 tourist apartments in the property located on Divino Pastor street. The Spanish economic and business newspaper, Expansión, […]