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Do price controls actually work? Madrid housing costs outstrip Barcelona’s since new regulations began, according to new report

MARKET regulation in Barcelona has pushed property prices down, a new report has shown, while Madrid continues to struggle with rising rents and purchase costs.

17 Feb, 2026 @ 15:11

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Property

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responds to Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs

Spain’s housing crisis is squeezing renters in Madrid to bursting point – can Pedro Sanchez’s government build their way out of it in time?

FAMILIES in Madrid’s lowest-income district are spending more than half of their annual earnings on rent, new data has shown – as experts renew warnings

1 Dec, 2025 @ 15:15

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PP claims 45 homes are taken over by squatters every day in Spain – as problem ‘surges 55% since Pedro Sanchez took charge’

SPAIN’S conservative opposition have gone on the offensive, accusing prime minister Pedro Sanchez of ‘handing over the keys of the housing market to squatters’ amid

26 Nov, 2025 @ 15:27

Lead·Politics·Property

Madrid offers first-time property buyers 100% mortgage deals – but there is a rather harsh catch

A NEW Madrid city council scheme will make it easier for ‘young’ property buyers to purchase their first home in Spain’s capital.Community of Madrid President

2 Oct, 2025 @ 10:24

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Barcelona is Spain’s most expensive city to buy a home new data reveals

BARCELONA is Spain’s most expensive city for existing home prices, reaching almost €3,900 per square metre during the first half of the year. The latest

17 Jul, 2025 @ 16:22

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Alicante extends moratorium on new tourist accommodation licenses to include more properties

Tourist flats blamed but it’s politicians in the firing line as Spain’s rental housing stock plunges by half in four years

SPAIN’S rental housing market has experienced a dramatic decline, with available long-term rental properties halving over the past four years. While tourist flats are often

29 May, 2025 @ 15:30

Lead·National News

Housing crisis deepens: Seasonal rentals surge by 25% as long-term options disappear

THE Spanish housing crisis has intensified as seasonal rentals surged by a staggering 25% in the first quarter of 2025, according to property portal Idealista.

20 May, 2025 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Lead·Property

Home buyers in Spain face ‘highest tax burden in all of Europe’

SPAIN has been named the European country with the highest tax burden on home purchases, with new data suggesting the nation’s fiscal policy is worsening

14 May, 2025 @ 11:58

Lead·National News·Property

Competition for rental homes in Spain rises 20% in early 2025

FINDING a rental home in Spain is becoming increasingly difficult as new figures reveal a surge in demand across the country. According to property platform

13 May, 2025 @ 12:44

Lead·National News·Property

Housing crisis latest: Spanish tenants are spending nearly half of their income on rent

SPAIN’S housing crisis shows no signs of easing, with new figures revealing that tenants are now spending nearly half of their income just to keep

28 Apr, 2025 @ 11:13

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Property

Illegal housing project halted as Spain’s ‘surfer paradise’ coast battles wave of luxury developments

THE junta has halted an illegal urbanisation on rural land in the area of Ribera de La Oliva in Barbate, using orders for suspension of

24 Apr, 2025 @ 16:48

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Spain’s housing crisis latest: Ibiza shanty town eviction halted at the last moment as police were closing in

A MAJOR eviction operation targeting an illegal settlement in Ibiza was abruptly suspended on Wednesday. Thanks to a last-minute court ruling, the eviction of Can

12 Apr, 2025 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Politics·Property

Spain’s Mallorca considering ‘range of measures to control tourism’ as summer season starts

THE temporary ban on establishing new beds for tourists continues in Mallorca and its surrounding islands. The Balearic government is working to control overtourism on

10 Apr, 2025 @ 14:40

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Hundred of thousands of people across Spain rally for their basic right to a home

UP to 30,000 people have protested in Malaga against Spain’s housing crisis. They were joined by hundreds of thousands of people around the country over

7 Apr, 2025 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Lead·Property

‘Surfer paradise’ in southern Spain is being flooded with luxury developments – including a five-star hotel between two natural parks

A WAVE of luxury developments is sweeping over the Costa de la Luz resort of Tarifa. The coastal gem, famed for its pristine beaches and

24 Mar, 2025 @ 15:53

Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property

‘Marbella effect’ sees property prices surge in towns surrounding the Costa del Sol gem

The rising cost of housing in Marbella is no longer confined to the city itself. With demand outstripping supply, property prices have surged not only

17 Mar, 2025 @ 14:54

Lead·Marbella·Property

Costa Tropical is centre of groundbreaking sustainable building project between UK and Spanish researchers

THE Costa Tropical region has become the focus of international collaboration aimed at developing nature-based alternatives for interior architecture and design applications. Researchers from the

2 Mar, 2025 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Property

Revealed: Malaga’s cheapest seaside town for buying a home

THE Costa del Sol is a highly attractive location to live, hence why around 60,000 Brits reside on the sunny coastline. But as a result

18 Feb, 2025 @ 07:05

Lead·Other News·Property

Watch: Spaniard living in Ireland gives warning to youngsters planning a move to the Emerald Isle

A SPANISH woman has shared her experience of living in Ireland as a foreigner, cautioning young people against moving to major cities like Dublin. According

6 Feb, 2025 @ 12:18

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Rental nightmare in Spain: Average tenant spends almost HALF their salary on rent – with HUGE differences between certain provinces

RENTING is fast becoming untenable in some parts of Spain as it gobbles up an increasingly large proportion of the average salary. Tenants spent an

13 May, 2024 @ 13:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Property

Spain’s Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez pledges to ‘limit’ impact of tourist accommodation with stricter regulations on room rentals

SPAIN’S Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez has held her role for more than 100 days now, and to take stock of the Socialist Party-led government’s actions

14 Apr, 2024 @ 13:39

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IMF demands Spain build more houses to tackle its housing issues and blasts ‘surge in prices’ that ‘affect the vulnerable’

THE International Monetary Fund has called on Spain to build more homes in order to ease the housing crisis that is ‘affecting the vulnerable.’ Much

12 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s prime minister promises more affordable housing at meeting with sector representatives, but opposition accuses him of electioneering

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with representatives from the housing sector on Thursday, and pledged that his government would work to address

12 Apr, 2024 @ 12:59

Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We’re young expats from the USA and this is why we moved to Spain… and don’t plan on leaving anytime soon!’

FLEEING increasingly unaffordable housing and political fatigue, a growing number of Americans are starting anew in Spain, where they’re drawn to abundant culture and access to

26 Feb, 2024 @ 12:13

Featured·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Valencia

Squatter occupies flat on Spain's Costa Blanca and gets surprise visit from dead owner

Spain’s stay-at-home generation: Just 16% of 16- to 30-year-olds in the country have managed to move out of their parents’ house

JUST 16% of young Spaniards aged between 16 and 30 years old have managed to move out of their parents’ home, compared to the European

16 Jan, 2024 @ 14:02

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Andorra BANS foreigners from buying property in bid to battle soaring prices

THE PRINCIPALITY of Andorra is taking action to combat property speculation and is banning foreigners from buying property in a bid to battle soaring prices.

18 Sep, 2023 @ 17:45

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