In a approach of preventing the housing disaster within the metropolis, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni has proposed a drastic measure, removing all vacationer flats within the metropolis by November 2028. By not renewing the vacationer lodging licenses, authorities are hoping to show these flats into major properties for residents.
Coupled with this information is the truth that since 2016 the town has shut down almost 10,000 unlawful vacationer leases with almost 4,000 flats being moved from unlawful customer lodging to long-term residences.
That is coming to mild 5 years after the Catalan authorities’s laws again on November 7, 2023 which limits using vacationer flats in municipalities with a big housing disaster.
Because the legislation got here into drive, authorities have solely been capable of purchase 93 homes, and solely eight of these have change into a actuality. Together with ridding vacationer flats from Barcelona, Collboni needs to make sure that 30% of latest development might be used for public housing.
The Catalan capital has seen housing costs enhance by 68%, whereas salaries have elevated by 38%. Moreover, rents have risen by near 70% up to now 10 years, whereas the price of shopping for a house has elevated by virtually 40% in the identical time interval.
The controversial resolution has left the tourism trade shocked as Spain is the second most-visited nation on the earth. Spain is second solely to France based on a report revealed by Statista in June 2024.
Following November 2028, Collboni said there won’t be a single vacationer residence in Barcelona however this might be met with varied opposition and can doubtless end in a drawn-out authorized battle.
Corporations similar to Airbnb and different rental platforms which host a excessive share of Barcelona’s short-term rental listings, haven’t commented on the information.
