Spain’s new housing law has been approved after months of disagreement between the government and its parliamentary partners. According to Libre Mercado, the law promoted by Sánchez’s separatist partners includes a series of interventionist measures to limit rental prices, delay evictions and reduce the figure of “large tenant” to those who own only five homes. […]
The government has made important changes to the regulation, seeking to protect vulnerable families on alert (until 9 May). This change, which comes as a surprise, comes barely a month after activating the ban on evictions. Specifically, the Royal Decree, which was passed to introduce the disadvantaged status, was published in the Official Gazette (BOE) […]
Another very interesting ruling is given by the European High Court on 16 July 2020. In the judgment with joined cases C-224/19, C-259/19, it rules on the payment of mortgage costs (derived from the formalization of mortgage loans, such as notary, registration, agency, appraisal and taxes) arising from the declaration as abusive of a clause […]
The government has decided to extend the package of social measures it has already decreed in the midst of the coronavirus scare. These include extending the deadlines for applying for a moratorium on the payment of mortgages and rent to large landowners until the end of September. In addition, rental contracts that have expired during […]
The foreclosure or seizure in the new Mortgage Law which, as we have already commented recently, is being processed by Congress, will be from 12 unpaid instalments or 3% of the loaned capital, in the first half of the life of the loan, and will be extended to 15 instalments and 7% in the second […]
