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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Although the political and media left tries to downplay the problem of squatting in Spain, the reality is that more and more people are falling victim to this situation. To the well-known “door-kicking” squatters, the “rental squatters” have been added in recent years. These are people who rent a property, stop paying, and refuse to […]
# 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 […]
Not content with the immense bungling of the new traditional rental law, which has only brought a shortage of supply to the shortage that reigned before it came into force in June last year, the Minister of Housing and Urban Planning has once again threatened to intervene in the rental market. This time, the Minister […]
“The autonomous regions are overwhelmed by the proliferation of tourist housing. This surge in the Spanish offering was surprising, forcing the implementation of legislation urgently. Here in Andalusia, a new decree has been introduced this week. The regulations, unsatisfactory for almost everyone, raise uncertainties about their effectiveness by transferring responsibility to the municipalities. This decree […]
