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Thousands rally in Madrid against spiralling rents and housing shortages

News Desk24th May 202627th May 2026

24th May 202627th May 2026991

Thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Sunday to protest soaring housing costs, chanting slogans and waving banners as they demanded stronger government action...

Home sales in Spain dip amid signs of property market stabilisation

News Desk18th May 202624th May 2026

18th May 202624th May 2026836

Registered home sales in Spain dropped by 2.2% in March compared with the same month in 2025, with 61,295 transactions recorded, largely due to a...

Spanish government pledges €23bn for ‘Spain is growing’ fund to help tackle housing crisis

News Desk16th February 202623rd February 2026

16th February 202623rd February 20261931

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday unveiled a new public investment vehicle which he said would generate up to €120 billion and help address...

Spain to impose tougher rental regulations, including caps on room rents and limits on seasonal lets

News Desk12th January 202619th January 2026

12th January 202619th January 20265551

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government plans to further tighten rental regulations and clamp down on medium-term leases in an effort to curb rising rents and prevent...

Spain unveils €30k rent-to-buy aid for young people, reclassifies 53,000 illegal tourist lets

News Desk17th September 202522nd September 2025

17th September 202522nd September 20255391

Spain’s central government is again putting housing policy at the forefront of its agenda, at a moment when renting or purchasing a home has become...

Airbnb reaches agreement with Spanish government to remove irregular listings

News Desk17th July 202522nd July 2025

17th July 202522nd July 202514055

Airbnb has reached an agreement with the Spanish government to remove listings for holiday rentals in Spain that do not have an official registration code....

Catalan government to offer loans for young people to cover down payments on first homes

News Desk17th June 202523rd June 2025

17th June 202523rd June 20253169

Catalan president Salvador Illa (main image) has announced a set of measures aimed at helping young people cover the down payment for their first home. ...

Spain orders Airbnb to remove over 65,000 ‘illegal’ holiday rental listings

News Desk19th May 202526th May 2025

19th May 202526th May 20253471

Spain’s consumer rights ministry said on Monday that it has instructed Airbnb to remove over 65,000 holiday rental listings from its platform, citing violations of...

Tens of thousands march across Spain to protest the growing housing crisis

News Desk6th April 20259th April 2025

6th April 20259th April 20252373

Tens of thousands of people across Spain took to the streets on Saturday to protest the country’s surging housing costs, expressing deep frustration over a...

Spanish government now proposes to ban home purchases by non-EU buyers

News Desk23rd January 20251st February 2025

23rd January 20251st February 20259982

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Sunday that his government is proposing to ban people from outside the EU bloc from buying housing in...

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