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 […]
We have been warning about this for some time, and the figures for the end of 2025 only serve to confirm the disaster: meddling in the property market has disastrous consequences. The government’s obsession with controlling prices and declaring ‘high-demand areas’ has led to exactly what anyone with common sense could have predicted: a historic […]
The rental market in Andalusia is preparing for a significant change. The new Andalusian Housing Law (Law 5/2025) comes into force on 24 January and brings important changes that directly affect landlords, tenants and real estate professionals. End of the mandatory deposit of the security deposit with the AVRA One of the most striking changes […]
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 […]
