Renting an Airbnb in Barcelona is almost over: the city will put an end to seasonal rentals

Barcelone est la ville espagnole la plus fréquentée par les touristes étrangers. Envato Elements

La dizaine de milliers d'autorisations de locations saisonnières accordées par la municipalité auront été révoquées d'ici novembre 2028.

The city of Barcelona said on Friday June 21 that it would like to completely ban seasonal rentals by 2028, thus joining the list of tourist destinations keen to stem the surge of the cost of housing which weighs on their population. Jaume Collboni, socialist mayor of the Catalan capital, announced that the tens of thousands of seasonal rental authorizations granted by the municipality will have been revoked by November 2028.

Prices soaring

"We are responding to what we think is Barcelona's main problem", explained the' elected. The rise of seasonal rentals in Barcelona, ​​the Spanish city most frequented by foreign tourists, has led to an increase in the cost of housing for many Barcelona residents who no longer have the means to afford it. ;stay there. Testifying to this surge, the price of rentals has jumped by 68% over the last ten years while it has increased by 38% for purchases, noted Jaume Collboni.

Barcelona thus joins several other major tourist destinations which wish to curb or ban seasonal rentals, like New York, Lisbon and even Berlin.