More than 65,000 Airbnb listings in Spain are set to be shut down amid a row over runaway house prices in the country.

The Government has come under increasing pressure to tame a surge in house prices and rents, which have doubled in less than a decade in some tourism hotspots.

Airbnb listings have been partly blamed for swallowing up the housing stock in cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia - and mass protests have started up ahead of the summer season.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says many young people have been locked out of the housing market as a result of over-tourism - and there's growing calls for change. 

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More than 65,000 Airbnb listings in Spain are set to be shut down amid a row over runaway house prices in the country.
The Government has come under increasing pressure to tame a surge in house prices and rents, which have doubled in less than a decade in some tourism hotspots.
Airbnb listings have been partly blamed for swallowing up the housing stock in cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia - and mass protests have started up ahead of the summer season.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says many young people have been locked out of the housing market as a result of over-tourism - and there's growing calls for change.&nbsp;
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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on Spain shutting down over 65,000 Airbnb listings as part of rental crackdown

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