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June 5, 2025

Spanish government says housing market is not a ‘free for all' after recent crackdown on Airbnb

  • A housing affordability problem has led to growing anger against short-term holiday rentals.
    • By SUMAN NAISHADHAM
    Associated Press

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    In tourist hot spots like the Canary Islands, half the housing stock is tourist accommodations or properties owned by nonresidents.

    MADRID — Spain's government wanted to send a message last month with its crackdown on Airbnb: that the Spanish economy and its housing market are not a “free for all” that value profits over the rule of law, a minister told the Associated Press on Tuesday.


     
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