Barcelona hits back at Airbnb for failure to remove ‘illegal’ listings

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Barcelona’s Deputy Mayor is preparing measures to hit back at the wave of “illegal” tourist listings in the city. The move comes as the city prepares to hit back at online accommodation platform Airbnb after 800 reportedly illegal listings failed to be removed from the site this year. Barcelona’s deputy mayor, Laia Bonet, emphasised […]
Decree to seal off illegal rentals passed by Balearic government

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: The Government of the Balearic Islands has passed an administrative simplification decree that will allow island councils and town halls to seal off holiday rental properties that are being operated illegally.