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Revealed: How tourist flats are wrecking housing supplies in Spain – while desperate locals in Marbella sleep in tents on the beach

According to the Bank of Spain, tourism’s explosive rebound is bringing with it some 'negative externalities'

Last updated: June 10, 2025 5:43 pm
Laurence Dollimore
Published: June 10, 2025
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The relentless boom in tourist apartments in Spain is squeezing out locals from the housing market, particularly in holiday hotspots. That was the takeaway from a talk by Angel Gavilan, chief economist at the Bank of Spain, during the first-ever

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