A third of holiday lets in the Balearics are illegal
The analysis was conducted in March. Were there to be a similar study in August, results would be even more glaring.
Mallorca close to agreement with Airbnb to remove illegal holiday let ads, but ...
This agreement, for now, doesn't include apartments or houses.
A hotel is not for living in, so why should apartments (and certain categories of house) be for non-residential purposes?
A hotel is not for living in, so why should apartments (and certain categories of house) be for non-residential purposes?
Illegal letting: How’s anyone supposed to make sense of the figures?
The most bizarre figure was one that suggested there were some 235,000 illegal lets in the Balearics.
Mallorca and the PR battleground
The challenges that have arisen haven’t rewritten the PR manual, but they have made a principle of positive image that much more difficult to apply.
Balearic tourism minister, Jaume Bauzá, with representatives of Airbnb and others
Tourism minister Jaume Bauzá with representatives of Airbnb and others in Madrid on Friday.
Airbnb to provide a Mallorca phone service for residents to report "disturbances"
For reporting Airbnb tourist noise, vandalism and anti-social behaviour.
Illegal tourist flats in Mallorca to be closed down
The Balearic Islands are ramping up their economic, technological, and human resources to combat illegal activities in the tourist rental sector.
Fines totalling 2.23 million euros for four cases of illegal holiday letting in Ibiza
Holiday lets had been booked through Airbnb.
Airbnb said it always asks hosts to confirm they have permission to rent their places and abide by all local rules.
Airbnb said it always asks hosts to confirm they have permission to rent their places and abide by all local rules.
UPDATE: Spain probes Airbnb in crackdown on tourism rentals
Other European countries including Italy and Croatia have also taken measures to limit the growth of tourism rentals.
Spain probes unidentified holiday home renting platform for listings without licences
The investigation is part of a general crackdown on the tourism rentals business through platforms such as Airbnb or Booking.com in the country.
More than half of the ads for holiday rentals in Mallorca are suspicious
The plan implemented last year against illegal advertising is working, is adequate and allows them to fight against unfair competition.
Ban on new holiday flat permits in Spain
Residents protesting against high rents and a lack of long-term supply blame it on the proliferation of short-term renting on platforms such as Airbnb and booking.com and an a influx of foreigners choosing Malaga as a base for remote work.
Spain will be the first country in the European Union to develop this one-stop rental shop.
Spain will be the first country in the European Union to develop this one-stop rental shop.
British tourists warned that Spain is cracking down on "illegal" tourism
The aim is to prosecute fraud and put a stop to illegal or fraudulent seasonal tourist accommodation in order to "mobilise the largest residential rental housing stock".
Airbnb not playing ball with Mallorca in rooting out illegal holiday lets
There is agreement with Booking.com, Expedia is expected to follow shortly, but then there's Airbnb.
The rumble in the jungle in Mallorca
The Dubrovnik ruling means that all wheeled suitcases have to be carried not rolled in the city centre.
Mallorca short-term rental boom shows no signs of easing
Europe’s boom in short-term tourism rentals shows no signs of cooling.
Comment
Holiday lets - Bad laws with dubious justifications
Here at least was an opportunity to have conveyed a message to a public increasingly concerned by housing problems.
Andrew Ede16/05/2025 15:11