The housing crisis in Spain is no longer just a concern. It’s an emergency. And the most alarming part isn’t that we’ve reached this point, but that those with the power to act remain frozen—trapped by ideology, bureaucracy, lack of political will, and, let’s be honest, incompetence and short-sightedness. Where is the government when it’s […]
🏠 2025 Housing Aid in Spain – What You Need to Know (From Your Real Estate Agent) As a real estate agent committed to helping you find the best path to your new home, I want to share the key housing subsidies available in 2025 for buying, renting, and renovating properties in Spain. Below, you’ll […]
A recent ruling by the Provincial Court of Madrid has once again brought into the spotlight the growing conflict between owners who rent out homes for tourist use and neighborhood associations that are trying to put a stop to this practice. The court has rejected the request of a community that sought to prohibit the […]
Housing Law in Catalonia: does it really work? The Housing Law in Catalonia has generated a lot of controversy since its implementation. According to the Minister of Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, the regulation has managed to lower rental prices and guarantee stability for tenants, while at the same time working to increase the supply of housing. […]
The new Housing Rent Adjustment Index (IRAV), implemented by the National Statistics Institute (INE), has been criticised by various actors in the real estate market. This index, which replaces the CPI as a reference for the annual update of rental rents, stands at 2.28% for December 2024. The IRAV ‘is not really an index that […]
Junts (Independtentist party of Cataluña) finally joined the PP, Vox and UPN to reject in the Plenary Session of Congress the acceptance of the bill presented by the PSOE’s left-wing partners, which sought to amend the Law on Urban Leases in order to limit seasonal and room rentals. Although the Catalan representatives had previously announced […]
As its social media manager told Libre Mercado, the Platform of People Affected by Squatting has continued to investigate to reveal the large number of flats being sold with squatters inside, confirming the serious problem that exists in Spain, despite the government’s insistence that it is a ‘hoax’. After finding more than 70 ads on […]
Closing down tourist flats will not be as easy as recent political announcements suggest. While Barcelona City Council has pledged to eliminate all these flats in five years, Sánchez’s government is considering amending the law so that Airbnb cannot operate in communities where neighbours live. However, these measures could have legal and economic effects not […]
# The Housing Law: A Year of Failure Today marks one year since the approval of Law 12/2023, of 24 May, on the right to housing. This legislation promised to bring important changes to the housing market, especially in the field of landlords. However, reality has shown that it has only contributed to the disappearance […]
The Government has approved a Royal Decree Law of urgent measures in the matter of housing and rent that modifies, together with other norms, the Law of Urban Leases (LAU) of the year 1994, and has suffered numerous reforms during all these years, adapting to the social and economic necessities of every moment. The Government […]
