New Housing Plan 2026-2030: Increased Rental Support, Renovation Incentives, and Stronger Public Housing Protection The Spanish Government has approved the new 2026-2030 State Housing Plan, a strategic roadmap for the coming years aimed at addressing the housing affordability crisis. While its approval comes slightly later than originally planned, the final text incorporates key agreements with […]
41.3% of citizens cite it as the country’s main problem, although it drops 2.2 points after March’s record. The economy and employment close out the podium The April CIS Barometer confirms something that now seems like a constant: housing has been the number one problem for Spaniards for 17 consecutive months. This month, more than […]
What many of us feared has come to pass. The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court has decided to give its blessing to the controversial reference value of the Land Registry, that invention of the Treasury which, since 2022, dictates how much we must pay for painful taxes such as ITP (property transfer tax) or […]
The news has made headlines: the price of Publicly Subsidized Housing (VPO, or Vivienda de Protección Oficial) has reached a new historical maximum, hitting 1,195.7 euros per square meter nationally, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (MIVAU) for the third quarter of 2025. While any increase in value […]
The Spanish Supreme Court has taken an important step in the debate over the municipal capital gains tax (plusvalía municipal). In a ruling dated June 13, 2025, the Administrative Chamber established that taxpayers who, as of the Constitutional Court ruling 182/2021 (October 26, 2021), were still within the legal deadline to appeal in court, may […]
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 […]
Spain’s Constitutional Court has taken a major step that could shake up how property taxes are calculated. It has admitted for review a legal challenge against the controversial “reference value” (valor de referencia) used as the basis for calculating key taxes like the Property Transfer Tax (ITP) and the Inheritance and Gift Tax (ISyD). 📌 […]
The current housing situation in Spain is simply shameful. For the first time since official records began, the average price per square meter of subsidized housing exceeds €1,170 across the country. And what is most scandalous is that in eleven provinces, this type of supposedly affordable housing is even more expensive than private housing. What […]
Real Estate Tax (IBI) is a tax charge levied on the owners of real estate and is due on 1 January of each year. In the context of a real estate sale and purchase, the question arises as to who must pay the IBI for the current year: the seller, as the owner at the […]
In the real estate sector, it is widely recognised that the tax burden has a significant impact on the final price of a property. Various studies have indicated that taxes can represent up to 25% of the total cost of a property, which is a determining factor in the accessibility and affordability of the real […]
