Based on official knowledge, there have been about 321,000 houses with vacation rental licences in Spain as of November final 12 months, 15 per cent greater than in 2020. Many extra function with out official licences.
The Shopper Rights Ministry opened a probe into Airbnb in December.
A spokesperson for Airbnb didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon Monday.
In December, the corporate mentioned it at all times requested hosts to verify they’ve permission to lease their locations and abide by all native guidelines. The corporate additionally mentioned that the ministry had failed to supply lists of non-compliant lodging, and that many house owners don’t want a licence to lease out their property.
The corporate mentioned the ministry didn’t have the authority to make rulings over short-term leases and was disregarding courtroom rulings specifying that Airbnb was a digital, not an actual property firm.
Bustinduy mentioned that Monday’s order had the backing of Madrid’s excessive courtroom. In January, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez unveiled a plan to boost taxes on revenue from vacation leases by way of platforms.
Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni took Spain’s hardest transfer up to now in June final 12 months when he ordered a complete ban on tourism leases by 2028.
Different European international locations comparable to Croatia and Italy have additionally acted to decelerate the vacation rental enterprise.
