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Spain Orders Platforms To Remove 86,275 Illegal Short‑Term Rental Listings

The takedown notices enforce a new national registry intended to curb rental fraud.

Overview

  • The Housing Ministry notified Airbnb, Booking, Idealista and other portals that listings tied to rejected registration requests must be taken down once alerted.
  • Registrars processed 412,253 applications since July, with 78% for tourist rentals and 22% for seasonal stays, and about 21% (86,275) denied for failing regional or local rules.
  • Andalusia has the highest number of revocations at roughly 22,000, while Madrid (5,344), Barcelona (5,005) and Marbella (2,993) top the municipal counts.
  • The Community of Madrid stands out as an anomaly, with 83% of its 26,355 applications classified as seasonal rather than tourist rentals.
  • Regional breakdowns were published as formal notices went out, including Galicia (3,829), the Region of Murcia (2,148) and Castilla y León (1,357), with Cantabria reporting 1,207.