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Spain Issues Final €64 Million Fine Against Airbnb Over Illegal Tourist Rental Listings

Officials cast the penalty as part of a consumer‑enforcement drive to curb tourist rentals’ strain on Spain’s housing market.

Overview

  • The administrative resolution is final and obliges Airbnb to remove illicit content, correct breaches and publicly disclose the sanction.
  • Authorities identified 65,122 ads that lacked required licenses, used false or incorrect registry numbers or misled users about hosts’ legal status.
  • The €64,055,311 figure was set at six times the illicit profit accrued from the warning to the withdrawal of the listings in July 2025.
  • Madrid’s high court upheld the ministry’s takedown orders in multiple rulings, after which Airbnb removed roughly 65,000 listings.
  • Additional penalties include €10,000 for obstruction, €10,000 for omitting host legal‑status information and €55,000 for ignoring provisional measures.