housing

The figures are in – and it’s clear Spain’s booming property market has finally started to cool, writes Mark Stucklin

THE first serious housing market figures of 2026 are now in, and they suggest the Spanish property market has started to lose momentum after a

25 Jul, 2026 @ 10:15

Lead·Property

Spain’s rental crisis deepens as nearly 23,000 homes vanish from the market in fresh blow for tenants, report warns

NEARLY 23,000 rental properties are set to disappear from the Spanish market this year, a new report has warned, piling even more pressure on tenants

17 Jul, 2026 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Gibraltar launches new residency portal – everything you need to know about the Rock’s tougher residency rules

PEOPLE hoping to move to Gibraltar will now face stricter residency requirements after the government introduced new legislation to ease pressure on the housing market.

14 Jul, 2026 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Cheap flights and mass tourism are adding €3,800 to the cost of the average Spanish home, new report warns

CHEAP flights and mass tourism are making homes more expensive to buy and rent across Spain, a new report has warned. Tourism growth added €3,800

3 Jul, 2026 @ 12:54

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Eviction looms for Barcelona couple over unpaid rent as Spain scraps Covid-era tenant protections

A BARCELONA family has slammed Spain’s housing market as ‘completely dehumanised’ as they face eviction from their home of 22 years over unpaid rent. Nearly

19 Jun, 2026 @ 11:05

Barcelona·Lead·Property

MD of monolithic US asset manager BlackRock in Spain says ‘we are the star of Europe’ as world eyes up Spanish housing market

INVESTORS worldwide are racing to snap up a stake in Spain’s housing market, experts have revealed, as the country’s property sector continues to boom. Adolfo

16 Jun, 2026 @ 16:40

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Property

Right-wing Vox-PP coalition in Castilla y Leon rules foreigners must live in Spain for 10 years to buy subsidised housing

A RIGHT-WING coalition expected to take power in Castilla y Leon has vowed to introduce strict residency requirements for access to key public services, mirroring

10 Jun, 2026 @ 09:15

Lead·Politics·Property

Property boom sees Spanish mortgages hit 16-year high as average home loan jumps to €174,000

SPAIN’S property boom is gathering pace after mortgage approvals hit their highest March level in 16 years – despite soaring house prices nationwide. New figures

29 May, 2026 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Property

A generation stuck at home: Spain’s young people now forced to spend virtually entire salary on rent to move out

YOUNG Spaniards hoping to move out and live independently are now being forced to spend virtually their entire salary on rent, new figures have revealed.

22 May, 2026 @ 13:14

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Property

Bargain modular home with two bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen goes on sale in Spain for just €8,000

A CHEAP prefabricated home has gone on sale in Spain for just €8,000 tempting many buyers towards stung by a soaring housing market. The Generic

19 May, 2026 @ 17:30

Lead·Property

Malaga approves 100 new tourist apartments through loophole in its own holiday let ban

MALAGA has approved around 100 new tourist apartments despite its ongoing moratorium on holiday accommodation. Developers are bypassing the ban on new holiday lets by

16 May, 2026 @ 14:20

Lead·Malaga·Property·Travel News

Andalucian elections explained: Here are the issues dominating the campaign as Andaluces go to the polls this Sunday and Moreno rules out coalition with far-right Vox

AS Andalucia’s electoral campaign winds down this Friday, polls continue to place the ruling Partido Popular (PP) comfortably in the lead ahead of the May

15 May, 2026 @ 13:54

Andalucia·Lead·Politics

Alicante construction surges by 25% as region races to fix Spain’s massive 750,000 home shortage

NEW figures from the Official College of Technical Architecture of Alicante (COATA) have revealed that 3,418 homes began construction in the region during the first

9 May, 2026 @ 09:00

Alicante·Lead·Property

The fall of Spain’s youth: How households under-35 have seen their wealth plummet by almost three quarters since 2008

YOUNG households in Spain have seen their wealth collapse by 72% since the 2008 financial crisis, amid a backdrop of low pay and extortionate housing

26 Apr, 2026 @ 08:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Family living in Madrid left homeless after city council ‘mistakenly knocks down house it believed was lying empty’

SUDDEN demolition in Cañada Real neighbourhood sparks outrage after residents say authorities tore down occupied homes without warning, leaving two families displaced. A family of

15 Apr, 2026 @ 14:34

Lead·Madrid·Other News

Fancy a free house? This tiny Spanish village is offering refurbished homes without rent in a desperate bid to survive

THE municipality of Arenillas has launched an initiative to attract new residents by offering free housing, employment and internet, in an attempt to to avoid

11 Apr, 2026 @ 11:00

Lead·National News·Property

‘Airbnb out!: Guerrilla campaign against tourist apartments in Sevilla after city reached 100% capacity during Semana Santa

FED up residents have launched a ‘guerrilla campaign’ against tourist apartments in Sevilla after the city pushed close to 100% capacity over the Easter break.

9 Apr, 2026 @ 11:21

Lead·Property·Sevilla

Spain forces major landlords to extend rents amid Iran war uncertainty: The 13 firms targeted own more than 100,000 homes

MORE than 100,000 families are set to see their rent contracts extended as Spain scrambles to shield households from the fallout of the Iran war.

31 Mar, 2026 @ 11:21

Lead·National News·Politics·Property

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

Lead·Madrid·Property

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

Lead·Madrid·Property

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

British expat, 75, banned from returning to his Costa Blanca home after being found guilty of child abuse in the UK

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

The figures are in – and it’s clear Spain’s booming property market has finally started to cool, writes Mark Stucklin

Spain’s rental crisis deepens as nearly 23,000 homes vanish from the market in fresh blow for tenants, report warns

Gibraltar launches new residency portal – everything you need to know about the Rock’s tougher residency rules

Cheap flights and mass tourism are adding €3,800 to the cost of the average Spanish home, new report warns

Eviction looms for Barcelona couple over unpaid rent as Spain scraps Covid-era tenant protections

MD of monolithic US asset manager BlackRock in Spain says ‘we are the star of Europe’ as world eyes up Spanish housing market

Right-wing Vox-PP coalition in Castilla y Leon rules foreigners must live in Spain for 10 years to buy subsidised housing

Property boom sees Spanish mortgages hit 16-year high as average home loan jumps to €174,000

A generation stuck at home: Spain’s young people now forced to spend virtually entire salary on rent to move out

Bargain modular home with two bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen goes on sale in Spain for just €8,000

Malaga approves 100 new tourist apartments through loophole in its own holiday let ban

Andalucian elections explained: Here are the issues dominating the campaign as Andaluces go to the polls this Sunday and Moreno rules out coalition with far-right Vox

Alicante construction surges by 25% as region races to fix Spain’s massive 750,000 home shortage

The fall of Spain’s youth: How households under-35 have seen their wealth plummet by almost three quarters since 2008

Family living in Madrid left homeless after city council ‘mistakenly knocks down house it believed was lying empty’

Fancy a free house? This tiny Spanish village is offering refurbished homes without rent in a desperate bid to survive

‘Airbnb out!: Guerrilla campaign against tourist apartments in Sevilla after city reached 100% capacity during Semana Santa

Spain forces major landlords to extend rents amid Iran war uncertainty: The 13 firms targeted own more than 100,000 homes

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Driving through Spain during wildfire season? Here’s what to do if flames block your escape

OPINION: The victims of Almeria’s deadly wildfire deserve answers – where were the warnings?

Brit, 40, found dead in Costa del Sol flat after eviction officers arrived over two years of unpaid rent

OPINION: Thank goodness Spain put Argentina in their place after Trump and Infantino’s World Cup fiasco, writes Charlie Mullins

Spain to jail railway cable thieves for up to six years after wave of sabotage sparks travel chaos

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