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Madrid has more than 2,300 holiday rentals removed in the Balearic Islands — a breakthrough with risks

How Strictly Holiday Rental Platforms Are Being Checked in Mallorca

Platforms are removing illegal Mallorca listings, but questions remain about how thorough their checks really are.

Published: April 22, 2026
Madrid has more than 2,300 holiday rentals removed in the Balearic Islands — a breakthrough with risks

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Are platforms like Airbnb and Booking checking holiday rentals more strictly in Mallorca?

Yes, they are under pressure to remove listings that do not show a valid registration number. The bigger question is how deeply they verify the data, because a simple visual check may not be enough to stop false or reused registration numbers in Mallorca.

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