Spain to Delist Thousands of Airbnbs and Other Vacation Rentals

8/11/2025

Spain’s housing ministry will begin enforcing a 2024 law this month requiring all short-term rentals to display a unique rental registration number. Listings that fail to comply will be removed from major platforms like Airbnb. “We continue to put a stop to illegal tourist apartments to guarantee the right to decent housing,” said Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez in mid-July when the government and Airbnb announced an agreement to enforce the new law. The first apartments will be removed from platforms in mid-August after they are given a 10-day grace period to appeal.

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