RESTRICTIONS will be imposed by the government on the number of tourist apartments in ‘stressed’ areas of Spain. Housing Minister, Isabel Rodriguez, said on Thursday that she will intervene to limit tourist apartments in parts of the country because that ‘it is harming the right to access housing’. The country’s 17 regions have no definition of what is a ‘stressed’ area but Rodriguez’s declaration signals the government’s intention to overrule local decision makers if need be. Speaking to Cadena Ser Radio, Rodriguez made a specific reference to Madrid, where there are over 14,000 tourist flats. “This is more than Operation
Airbnb crackdown in Spain: Government wants to limit holiday flats in ‘stressed’ areas – following wave of anti-tourism protests
