The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 has succeeded in having Airbnb, the online platform specialising in short-term tourist rentals, remove nearly 65,000 unlicensed listings from its website, following formal requests issued by the department led by Minister Pablo Bustinduy.
This removal comes after Airbnb challenged the Ministry’s decision in court, where the judiciary ultimately upheld the actions taken by the Consumer Affairs authority. Following these rulings, the Ministry’s Consumer Affairs Analysis Unit has identified a further 54,728 active listings on the platform that do not comply with the legal requirement to display an official registration number, as mandated by the legislation in force since 1 July 2025.
The Ministry will now share the collected information with the platform so that, in accordance with the applicable legal framework, these irregular listings can be either removed or corrected.
The digital report prepared by the Ministry contains detailed data on each listing, including the type of accommodation (room or entire property), its geographic location (municipality, province, and autonomous region), and available host information.
With this action, the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 reaffirms its strong commitment to enforcing the law and protecting the constitutional right to decent housing, placing the public interest above the profits of major digital platforms.
In line with this commitment, the Consumer Affairs Analysis Unit will continue its oversight, detection, and reporting of potentially illegal listings across the main digital platforms for tourist accommodation, with the aim of safeguarding consumer rights and ensuring fair, regulated access to the housing market.
Source of information: Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030