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Cabinet approves two housing decrees after Madrid eviction, but faces uncertain vote in Congress

News Desk29th September 20262nd October 2026

29th September 20262nd October 20261221

Spain’s coalition government approved two housing decrees on Tuesday following intense negotiations between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and Sumar, spurred by public anger over the...

87-year-old woman evicted from Madrid home after 70 years despite mass protests and offer to pay her rent

News Desk23rd September 202627th September 2026

23rd September 202627th September 20262151

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...

Spanish government delays major housing decree until autumn amid political deadlock

News Desk28th July 20266th August 2026

28th July 20266th August 20261902

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...

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 20256568

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...

Spain to spend €1.3 billion on ‘industrial construction of social housing’

News Desk26th April 202530th April 2025

26th April 202530th April 20256420

Spain will spend around 1.3 billion euros of EU funds over the next 10 years on industrial projects to build badly-needed social housing amid soaring...

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

News Desk6th April 20259th April 2025

6th April 20259th April 20252719

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 to limit short-term rentals and tourist flats to address housing crisis

News Desk3rd July 202410th July 2024

3rd July 202410th July 202418895

The Spanish government has announced its intention to modify the country’s existing housing law to put more limits on both short-term and tourist lettings, amid rising...

Sánchez excludes Podemos MPs from new cabinet, that has more women than men

News Desk20th November 202329th November 2023

20th November 202329th November 20234020

Recently re-elected socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced his new Spanish cabinet on Monday, and which excludes any ministerial posts for members of his previous...

Spain to ensure ‘strategic autonomy’ of Telefónica after Saudi group takes significant stake

News Desk7th September 202313th September 2023

7th September 202313th September 20233072

Spain said on Wednesday that it would keep watch to ensure the ‘strategic autonomy’ of Telefónica after Saudi Telecom (STC) acquired a significant stake in...

Spanish government seeks to close loophole in sexual consent law

News Desk1st February 20237th February 2023

1st February 20237th February 20233287

The Spanish government pledged on Tuesday to amend a new sexual consent law that was passed in August last year, since it has since allowed...

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