Barcelona officials plan to ban short-term tourist apartment rentals by 2028, mirroring policies that have bubbled up across Europe in recent years.
However, short-term rentals in Barcelona have remained stagnant for years, remaining at around 10,000 since 2014, even as housing prices have continued to rise, according to “Short-term rentals account for less than 1% of housing in Barcelona and provide much-needed income to local families, while making tourism more sustainable and less concentrated,” the association continued. “The EU has already said that Barcelona’s home sharing rules are disproportionate and will not improve housing challenges, and we hope to work with the leaders on a better way forward.
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