Spain has ordered Airbnb Raise your platform more than 65,000 season rents This would violate the current rules, which are part of the company’s general repression accused of contributing to the country’s real estate crisis.
The Ministry of Consumer Rights said in a statement on Monday (19) that most of the Airbnb ads that will be banned do not include the license, while in other cases it was not determined if the owner is an individual or legal entity.
The Minister of Consumer Rights, Pablo Bosundiusi, said the target It ends the “lack of control” and the general “illegitimacy” in the season rental work.
“There is no more excuses,” he told reporters.
According to Bustuunduy, the Madrid Supreme Court supports the withdrawal of up to 5,800 ads.
A spokesman said on Monday that Airbnb will appeal the decision. The company believes that the ministry has no authority to make decisions on short -term rents and has not provided a list based on evidence of incompatible residence. A spokesman for some of the criminalized ads said.
Like municipal councils and regional authorities, the Spanish government launched a widespread repression of tourism rental through sites such as Airbnb and Booking.com, which, according to many Spaniards, generates excessive tourism, which reduces homes and making rent unreasonable for many locals.
The housing has become a big problem in Spain, because the construction was unable to keep up with the demand for the explosion of the real estate bubble for more than 15 years.
According to official data, There were about 321,000 homes with holiday leasing licenses in Spain in November last year, more than 15 % for 2020. Many others work without official licenses.
The Ministry of Consumer Rights opened an investigation into Airbnb in December, and in January, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez revealed a plan to increase taxes on vacation rental revenues through platforms.
In June of last year, the mayor of Barcelona, Jaoma Colbeloni, took the most difficult scale for Spain so far by requesting a complete ban on tourism rents by 2028.
Other European countries, such as Croatia and Italy, are also working to slow the season rental work.
