housing crisis

Bank of Spain rules out another 2008-style property crash – but points to a different problem ‘of great magnitude’

SPAIN’s housing market has become harder to afford, but the Bank of Spain has addressed the issue as a lack of housing rather than signs

26 Jun, 2026 @ 12:04

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Property

Buying a standard home in Madrid now requires a shocking 59 years of total salary

A WORKER in Madrid would need to save almost 59 years of net salary to buy a modest home in the Spanish capital, according to

22 May, 2026 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·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

Barcelona launches massive crackdown on abusive landlords who flout housing rules and ignore rent caps

ROGUE landlords operating in Catalunya will soon be subject to tighter controls after regional lawmakers narrowly passed a decree doubling-down on recent housing reforms. The

16 Apr, 2026 @ 10:53

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·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

The rise of the bank of mum and dad: Financial donations from parents to children hit record highs in Spain as youngsters struggle to access housing

A RECORD number of Spanish parents are forking out thousands of euros to help their kids get on the property ladder as housing prices soar.

9 Mar, 2026 @ 13:05

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

‘Tsunami of evictions’ looms in Spain as protections for tenants who can’t pay rent are scrapped over squatter fears

SPAIN could face a wave of evictions numbering in the thousands after parliament once again rejected the extension of a key housing protection introduced during

5 Mar, 2026 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Property·Valencia

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

Police rumble narcos loading up on fuel on popular Marbella beach loved by expats and tourists

‘Marbella for the locals’: Vox attacks rules that treat newcomers the same as ‘those who built this town’

MARBELLA’s far right has lambasted the local administration over rules that give newcomers the same access to housing as ‘those who built this town.’ Representatives

27 Jan, 2026 @ 15:09

Lead·Marbella·Politics·Property

Spain sees 16-year high in mortgages as buyers rush to the market amid housing shortage

MORTGAGES in Spain are experiencing an historic boom as fears of looming housing shortages drive a market frenzy unmatched in 16 years. In October alone,

18 Dec, 2025 @ 10:10

Lead·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

Is Spain in a housing bubble? Property prices continue to surge nationwide with 7% spike predicted for 2025

SPAIN’S housing boom shows no sign of slowing down after research from a leading real-estate agency revealed that property prices nationwide are on course to

23 Sep, 2025 @ 10:08

Lead·Property

This surfer’s paradise is the only town in Andalucia’s top 10 most expensive outside of Malaga

NINE out of ten Andalucian towns with the most expensive housing are in Malaga province, with a typical 80-square-meter apartment costing an average €320,000. Tarifa

1 Jul, 2025 @ 14:58

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Property

Spain’s mandatory tourist flat registry comes into effect TODAY – with €500k fines for those who miss it

MORE than 168,000 properties advertised as short-term tourist rentals must remove their listings off platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com today or face large fines ranging

1 Jul, 2025 @ 11:52

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property

Malaga continues to hand out new tourist apartment permits despite housing backlash

DESPITE the Malaga City Council’s plans to regulate tourist accommodation within the city, in reality it’s continuing to hand out new permits for apartment complexes.

13 Jun, 2025 @ 13:14

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

Sevilla students feeling the crush of Spain’s housing crisis

STUDENTS studying in Seville have to pay an average of €350 for just a room in the Andalusian capital. The rental market in Seville has

6 Jun, 2025 @ 12:26

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Brussels tells Spain to build more social housing as EU makes Spanish housing crisis ‘a priority’

BRUSSELS is calling on Spain to address its housing crisis through taking actions to strengthen its supply of social and affordable homes. The European Commission

5 Jun, 2025 @ 13:59

Lead

Two out of three adults under 34 still live with their parents as Spain breeds an entire generation of poor people

Aid for young renters in Mallorca: €250 offered to combat housing crisis

YOUNG people will soon be able to apply for aid of up to 250 euros for renting apartments and rooms in Mallorca. The second round

4 Jun, 2025 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Estate agency scraps controversial advert that critics said 'trivialised' Mallorca's housing crisis

Uproar forces German estate agency to sheepishly scrap advert that ‘trivialised’ Mallorca’s housing crisis

A GERMAN real-estate agency in Mallorca has scrapped an advertising campaign that used the ‘Game of Thrones’ TV series to ‘trivialise’ the island’s housing crisis.

30 May, 2025 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Outrage in Mallorca as German real estate company ‘makes fun’ of island’s housing crisis

A SLOGAN has caused outrage among the inhabitants and visitors of Mallorca, with a text seemingly making fun of the island’s housing crisis. ‘Game of

29 May, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Mallorca

Housing crisis latest: Three out of four renters in Spain are unable to save up to buy a home

SPAIN’S housing crisis is hitting renters the hardest, with new figures showing that three out of four rental households cannot afford the upfront costs of

26 May, 2025 @ 11:00

Lead·National News·Property

Big increases in tourist and cruise taxes announced to stop 'saturation' of top holiday area in Spain

‘We want tourists to feel fear’: Warnings in Spain ahead of summer season of discontent

FOREIGN media outlets have been reminding tourists to beware of Spain’s ‘tourismophobia’ ahead of its busiest season of the year heating up; summer. Drawn to

12 May, 2025 @ 16:31

Barcelona·Lead

Spain’s housing crisis latest: New tenant review platform puts abusive landlords on alert

A RENTAL property review app is empowering tenants to ensure their future homes are safe, healthy and liveable. The app Reviu allows tenants to share

11 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

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

‘Housing can never be a commodity, it must be a right we protect:’ Hundreds of thousands march across Spain

WHEN 22-year-old Málaga student Elena’s parents were her age, they could easily afford to buy an apartment in the city. Now Elena cannot even afford

5 Apr, 2025 @ 20:47

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

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

Lead·Politics

Bank of Spain rules out another 2008-style property crash – but points to a different problem ‘of great magnitude’

Buying a standard home in Madrid now requires a shocking 59 years of total salary

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

Barcelona launches massive crackdown on abusive landlords who flout housing rules and ignore rent caps

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

The rise of the bank of mum and dad: Financial donations from parents to children hit record highs in Spain as youngsters struggle to access housing

‘Tsunami of evictions’ looms in Spain as protections for tenants who can’t pay rent are scrapped over squatter fears

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

‘Marbella for the locals’: Vox attacks rules that treat newcomers the same as ‘those who built this town’

Spain sees 16-year high in mortgages as buyers rush to the market amid housing shortage

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?

Is Spain in a housing bubble? Property prices continue to surge nationwide with 7% spike predicted for 2025

This surfer’s paradise is the only town in Andalucia’s top 10 most expensive outside of Malaga

Spain’s mandatory tourist flat registry comes into effect TODAY – with €500k fines for those who miss it

Malaga continues to hand out new tourist apartment permits despite housing backlash

Sevilla students feeling the crush of Spain’s housing crisis

Brussels tells Spain to build more social housing as EU makes Spanish housing crisis ‘a priority’

Aid for young renters in Mallorca: €250 offered to combat housing crisis

Outrage in Mallorca as German real estate company ‘makes fun’ of island’s housing crisis

Housing crisis latest: Three out of four renters in Spain are unable to save up to buy a home

‘We want tourists to feel fear’: Warnings in Spain ahead of summer season of discontent

Spain’s housing crisis latest: New tenant review platform puts abusive landlords on alert

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

‘Housing can never be a commodity, it must be a right we protect:’ Hundreds of thousands march across Spain

Major wildfire approaches homes in northern Spain – hundreds are forced to evacuate as over 40 square kilometres are incinerated

Bank of Spain rules out another 2008-style property crash – but points to a different problem ‘of great magnitude’

Appeal to help home over 100 Yorkshire Terriers on the Costa Blanca after they are discovered in tiny house in remote Alicante village

British girl, 3, dies in drowning tragedy at Mallorca holiday villa swimming pool

Criminal outfit run by a Brit and Ukrainian produced fake UK driving licences for €300 a pop from printing factories on the Costa del Sol

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