Spanish government pushes for new housing decree after eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen
LATEST: Protesters vow to stay in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol as housing camp puts pressure on government. Spain’s government is working to approve a new...
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87-year-old woman evicted from Madrid home after 70 years despite mass protests and offer to pay her rent
LATEST: Protesters vow to stay in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol as housing camp puts pressure on government. An 87-year-old woman with a disability has been...
Thousands march in Barcelona against airport expansion as protests spread to Balearic Islands
Thousands of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to oppose the planned expansion of the city’s El Prat airport, amid growing concern...
Opposition steps up pressure on Ayuso government over €6.3 million penthouse purchase
Political and judicial pressure is mounting on Madrid’s regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso (main image) of the right-wing People’s Party (PP), over the controversial €6.3...
Spanish government delays major housing decree until autumn amid political deadlock
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government has postponed a major housing decree containing a wide-ranging package of rental and housing reforms until after the summer, after acknowledging...
‘Mallorca at breaking point’: record anti-tourism protest ends in clashes with police
Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of Palma de Mallorca on Sunday in what is believed to be Mallorca’s largest anti-tourism demonstration in...
Thousands rally in Madrid against spiralling rents and housing shortages
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
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
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
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...
