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With a shortage of housing in many European cities, governments from Spain to Germany are cracking down on illegal short-term vacation rentals on platforms like Airbnb. Europe Clamps Down on Illegal Vacation Rentals.

With a shortage of housing in many European cities, governments from Spain to Germany are cracking down on illegal short-term vacation rentals on platforms like Airbnb. But will it work?

Within the framework of an "action plan" endowed with €700,000 ($767,000), the number of inspectors hunting out illegal flats has increased — and they will not avoid resorting to trickery to catch out law-breakers.