Airbnb agrees to remove unlicensed listings in Spain from August
Spain becomes first EU country to enforce new short-term rental registry rules through single digital platform
Housing crisis
Barcelona demands Airbnb remove illegal holiday rentals within 48 hours
City council warns platform that measures outlined in proposed new agreement are non-negotiable
Catalonia has nearly 800,000 tourist beds, roughly one bed for every ten inhabitants
In some towns, supply is six times the number of registered residents
Over 70% support limiting tourist flats or capping rent to tackle housing crisis
Nine in ten find it hard to access decent housing and feel it harms quality of life
Housing moves up to top concern of Barcelona residents, overtaking safety
Tourism is third according to local poll, followed by immigration and cleanliness
Barcelona rents down 8.9% a year after cap introduced
Seasonal lets in Catalonia up 52%, government figures show
'Dialogue' but no consensus in Airbnb-Barcelona council meeting amid housing crisis
Accommodation platform cites hotels and tour operators as "main promoters" of mass tourism
New housing plan to help young people buy first homes with 0% interest loans
The program will cover 20% of the property's value, which will not need to be repaid until the mortgage is paid off in full
Hundreds of anti-tourism protesters rally in Barcelona
Tension on march as activists target hostel with water guns and tape
Barcelona mayor proposes easing affordable housing quota for major renovations
Tenants’ Union accuses Jaume Collboni of acting "under the orders of the construction lobby"
Lloret de Mar fines 23 illegal tourist apartments €20,000 each
Local police and municipal inspectors temporarily shut down the offenders
Airbnb accuses Barcelona City Council of using 'indiscriminate methodology' to remove listings
Platform says it "continues to address" requests to take down properties that don't comply with regulations
Visiting MEPs call Catalonia's housing crisis 'extremely complex' and urge more EU funding
European Parliament's special committee on housing crisis traveled to Barcelona and Badalona
Tenants’ Union urges EU to adopt Amsterdam model and ban 'speculative purchases'
Badalona mayor tells MEPs from housing crisis committee that housing law "doesn't work"
EU housing crisis committee to visit Barcelona and Badalona May 26–28
MEPs will meet mayors Collboni and Albiol as well as landlord and tenant organisations