Spain Orders Airbnb to Remove 65,000+ Listings

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Spain orders Airbnb to remove 65,000 rental listings as housing crisis hits breaking point - and locals say it's about time

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Tourist apartments are vanishing from Spanish cities as government cracks down on unlicensed rentals flooding the market

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How bad is it? Tourist rentals jumped 15% in just three years, pushing locals out of their neighborhoods

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Barcelona's bold move: City plans to eliminate ALL 10,000 tourist apartments by 2028

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The numbers are shocking: 321,000 registered holiday homes in Spain - and thousands more operating illegally

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Airbnb fights back: Company claims government overstepped and many listings don't need licenses

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Madrid court backs the government's order - 5,800 listings already disappeared overnight

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Residents watched their neighborhoods transform into tourist zones. Now Spain says enough is enough

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Tourist paradise or housing crisis? Spain welcomed 94 million visitors in 2023 while locals struggle to find homes

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Other European countries watching closely as Spain takes on big tech to protect local housing

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