Spain will compel rental platforms to pull 53,876 tourist listings that fail new legal requirements, the Prime Minister announced on 14/9/2025 in Málaga. The government says the move is part of widening access to long-term housing for young people and families, following the launch of a national register for temporary accommodation on 1 January. Of 336,497 applications processed so far, 20.3% have been revoked for non-compliance. 
Regional figures show the impact is uneven: Andalucía leads with 16,740 revoked listings, followed by the Canary Islands (8,698), Catalonia (7,728) and the Valencian Community (7,499). In Catalonia, Barcelona is the single municipality with the most cancellations (1,564), ahead of Lloret de Mar (517) and Salou (453). Platforms must now strip non-compliant homes from their sites so they can be folded back into the residential market. 
Airbnb said less than 10% of the affected listings are on its service and that it has already removed adverts lacking the required registration, while urging rival platforms to match its compliance efforts. The Ministry of Housing argues Spain is the first EU country with a single, nationwide register for tourist accommodation – a tool designed to align online adverts with official records. The political argument, however, is sharper: Madrid frames the crackdown as pro-tenant, while industry groups warn it risks shrinking holiday capacity without swiftly boosting supply for locals. 
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