Consumer Affairs has sent all the information to Madrid City Council has asked the mayor, José Luis Martínez Almeida, to exercise his powers and ask the platforms to remove these ads, as stated by elDiario.

The 15,200 unlicensed accommodations place Madrid as “one of the Spanish cities with the highest concentration of illegal tourist flats”, according to Consumo, which has transferred all these ads to the city council. “Digital evidence of great value is offered so that the municipal government of Martínez-Almeida can investigate the situation of these accommodations, carry out the cessation of their activity and the opening of sanctioning proceedings, as well as the elimination of the ads on these platforms, “say the Ministry, which calls for “decisive action by the Madrid City Council”, as quotes by the same media outlet.

In December, the government opened a disciplinary case against Airbnb after the company refused to remove thousands of unlicensed tourist rental flats from its platform, considering that this attitude “could generate injury or risk to the interests of consumers and users in a generalised way.