Spain’s Ministry of Labour is enforcing the “right to disconnect” more strictly. Companies can be fined up to €7,500 for contacting employees during holidays or outside working hours. Spain’s right is tied to its 2021 remote-work law. Does This Law Apply to Self-Employed Agents? Usually, no. If your agents are self-employed (autónomos): They set their own hours. They invoice you as independent professionals. In these […]

Starting in August 2025, Airbnb will provide monthly data to Spain’s Ministry of Housing as part of a comprehensive crackdown on illegal short-term rentals. The collaboration, formalized in a meeting yesterday, establishes new enforcement mechanisms to identify and eliminate unregistered listings from the platform, according to an official press release. Under the agreement, Airbnb will systematically remove listings that lack valid registration numbers or show […]

Spain’s housing market is experiencing a historic supply crunch. According to new data from Spain’s largest property portal Idealista, the number of homes for sale in the country fell by 20% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025. This is the largest year-on-year drop ever recorded since Idealista began keeping records. This nationwide trend is putting pressure on buyers and shifting the dynamics in many […]