Overview

• Spain's Consumer Affairs Ministry has instructed Airbnb to delete 65,935 listings for failing to meet licensing and registration requirements.
• The listings in question lack valid license numbers, fail to classify hosts as private or corporate, or use license numbers that do not match official records.
• A Madrid court rejected Airbnb's request for interim protection against a prior deletion order covering 5,800 listings, bolstering the government's enforcement efforts.
• The crackdown is part of a broader initiative to combat Spain's housing crisis, marked by rising rents and a severe shortage of affordable housing in urban and tourist areas.
• Regional authorities, including the Balearic Islands council, have welcomed the measures, highlighting the prevalence of unlicensed accommodations in their jurisdictions.