The Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the 2030 Agenda has ordered the removal of 14,000 advertisements for illegal tourist housing in Spain. Of that total, more than 6,500 have already been blocked, with 4,500 of them concentrated only in the city of Madrid.
The head of Consumer Affairs, Pablo Bustinduy, announced this this Friday to the media, regretting that, despite these actions, the large platforms continue to disseminate these advertisements in other countries, where they can still be booked.
During his appearance, Bustinduy directly challenged the mayor of the capital, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, urging him to “close the illegal tourist flats.” “Doesn’t the Partido Popular say all the time that the housing problem is supply? Well, I’ve just found 4,500 flats in the center of Madrid so that he can bring down rental prices,” he said.
In this regard, the Minister of Consumer Affairs has demanded that he “carry out his work” and that he “stop serving the interests of foreign multinational companies that do business with illegal tourist flats.”
In addition, Bustinduy positively assessed the validation of the housing decree-law approved yesterday, highlighting especially the extension of rental contracts that expire up to 2029. As he indicated, around five million people will be able to take advantage of this measure, which will mean an average saving of more than 4,000 euros in the coming years.