Spain blocks over 6,500 illegal holiday let ads
Spain blocks more than 6,500 adverts for illegal holiday lets, 4,500 of them in Madrid, but bookings remain possible from abroad. Consumer Affairs Minister Pablo Bustinduy announced the figures on Friday, 13 November 2026. His ministry has called for 14,000 such adverts to be removed across Spain.
Bustinduy said major platforms still show the adverts abroad, where people can book the properties. He urged Madrid mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida to close the illegal holiday lets, arguing that 4,500 flats in central Madrid could instead help bring down rents.
The minister also welcomed Thursday’s ratification of a housing decree extending rental contracts due to expire by 2029. He said five million people could use that right and save an average of more than €4,000 over the coming years.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com