Overview

• The Ministry of Consumption provided Santiago's City Council with a list of 406 unlicensed tourist apartments, including 221 addresses, to facilitate enforcement actions.
• Only 66 tourist apartments in Santiago de Compostela hold the required municipal licenses, highlighting a significant compliance gap.
• A broader analysis identified 14,960 tourist apartment listings across Galicia, with 60% lacking registration numbers and deemed illegal.
• Minister Bustinduy pledged legal and administrative support to remove illegal listings from digital platforms and enforce housing regulations.
• The Ministry urged the Xunta de Galicia to ease bureaucratic hurdles for declaring 'tension zones,' allowing municipalities to cap excessive rental prices.