Telegraph: Greek 'golden visas' to AirBnB investors leading to mass evictions

"A Greek government scheme that grants visas to non-EU citizens in exchange for €250,000 property investments is leading to mass evictions, with renters removed from their homes to make way for AirBnB properties," UK newspaper Telegraph reports.

"In an echo of the AirBnB 'epidemic' in cities such as Barcelona, homes are increasingly being bought and converted into AirBnB properties, primarily by Chinese investors, under the Golden Visa scheme being actively promoted by the Greek government," the paper continues.

The article mentions a report, without saying where it's coming from,  claiming that there are whole neighborhoods in Athens and other Greek cities where AirBnB now amounts to 81 percent to 95 percent of all rented rooms.

The company itself, contacted by the paper, has replied through a spokesperson that "(t)his report is an attempt by a hotel group to...