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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

House prices in Spain’s coastal areas soar by up to 300% in just five years to match exclusive areas of Barcelona and Madrid

A SURVEY by real estate portal Fotocasa shows that house prices in Spain’s coastal areas have doubled and even tripled over the last five years.

7 Jul, 2026 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Property

Saudi royal family to build new palaces on the Costa del Sol in €30m deal – after filling Marbella’s coffers to the tune of €19 million

APPROVAL from the Local Governing Board has initiated the royal expansion of Saudi residency along Marbella’s Golden Mile, expected to generate significant revenue for the

7 Jul, 2026 @ 13:36

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Property

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

Malaga to ban construction of new hotels and tourist apartments for three years

MALAGA is set to ban the building of new hotels and tourist apartments in residential areas for three years. The announcement was made on Wednesday

2 Jul, 2026 @ 12:31

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Sun, sherry and smart returns: why Cadiz is Spain’s most exciting property destination

FROM a 18th-century palace in the heart of the city to front-row golf apartments in Sanlucar de Barrameda, the province of Cadiz is offering buyers

1 Jul, 2026 @ 15:01

Andalucia·Cadiz·Property·Sponsored

Spain moves to clamp down on tourist flats by jacking up VAT by more than double

SPAIN is moving to more than double taxes on tourist flats as it seeks to bring a deepening housing crisis under control. The government is

1 Jul, 2026 @ 11:25

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Property

Inside football superstar Erling Haaland’s incredible Marbella mansion – his ‘ultimate luxury escape from pitch pressure’

HIGH above Marbella’s Golden Mile, a winding mountain road leads to one of the most exclusive residential enclaves on the Costa del Sol. At the

30 Jun, 2026 @ 14:30

Lead·Marbella·Property·Sport

Thousands protest across Spain over soaring rents amid housing crisis

THOUSANDS of people across Spain took to the streets last weekend as fed-up residents staged fresh protests over the country’s deepening housing crisis. Demonstrators marched

29 Jun, 2026 @ 14:45

Canary Islands·Lead·Malaga·Property

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

British couple return to find squatters have taken over their Balearics holiday home – and police tell them to spend the night in a hotel

A BRITISH couple were left stunned after returning to their Menorca holiday home to discover it had been occupied by squatters – and were told

25 Jun, 2026 @ 13:35

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Menorca·Property

More than one home is squatted every day in Malaga province as PP calls for 24-hour evictions and bill cut offs

THE conservative Partido Popular(PP) has claimed that Malaga’s rental housing supply is drying up because owners are worried about squatters. Malaga’s PP president, Patricia Navarro,

23 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

Spain’s housing shortfall grows by 150,000 in a single year while tourist flats continue to boom, new report warns

SPAIN’S shortage of available homes to buy is continuing to rise according to figures published by the Bank of Spain. It has calculated a shortage

23 Jun, 2026 @ 13:15

Lead·National News·Property

Spain’s least visited region has a lot going for it – from low property prices to amazing wines

AS Spain celebrated a record 96.8 million foreign tourists last year, one corner of the country remained largely untouched by the boom. Tucked between the

23 Jun, 2026 @ 11:43

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·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

EU gives Spain two months to end tax discrimination against foreign property owners

THE European Union has given Spain two months to stop discriminating against foreign property owners or face possible sanctions if a court rules against it.

12 Jun, 2026 @ 11:35

Lead·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

Catholic religious order is accused of building Madrid property empire from donated homes – and evicting pensioners

A RELIGIOUS brotherhood has been accused of cashing in on dozens of donated properties across Madrid – with elderly tenants facing eviction if they cannot

28 May, 2026 @ 12:08

Lead·Madrid·Property

Tens of thousands take to Madrid’s streets to call for affordable housing including lower rents

THOUSANDS of people took to the streets of central Madrid on Sunday to call for affordable housing. The march was organised by Madrid Tenants’ Union

25 May, 2026 @ 10:50

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

Foreigners rush to buy apartments in Benidorm’s record-breaking TM Tower- Europe’s tallest residential complex

THE developer of Benidorm’s TM Tower- which will be the tallest residential structure in Europe- says that half of its 260 apartments have been sold.

21 May, 2026 @ 11:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·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

Coastal towns in Andalucia completely outprice provincial capitals as foreign buyers flood market

COASTAL towns across Andalucia have outpriced provincial capitals as international demand and luxury tourism reshape the property market. New data from Spanish notaries revealed that

19 May, 2026 @ 16:25

Andalucia·Lead·Property

Should you donate your Spanish property now or leave it in your will? The tax answer may surprise you

SPAIN taxes homeowners at every stage – even after death. Now many are asking: is it cheaper to gift your home before you die or

17 May, 2026 @ 18:00

Lead·Property

Keeping it in the family: Expat mother and son take the reins of iconic Mijas estate agency after 40 years

AFTER an extraordinary four decades at the helm, an expat estate agent has handed over the reins of Mijas Properties to Juliette McCarthy and her

17 May, 2026 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga·Property

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

House prices in Spain’s coastal areas soar by up to 300% in just five years to match exclusive areas of Barcelona and Madrid

Saudi royal family to build new palaces on the Costa del Sol in €30m deal – after filling Marbella’s coffers to the tune of €19 million

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

Malaga to ban construction of new hotels and tourist apartments for three years

Sun, sherry and smart returns: why Cadiz is Spain’s most exciting property destination

Spain moves to clamp down on tourist flats by jacking up VAT by more than double

Inside football superstar Erling Haaland’s incredible Marbella mansion – his ‘ultimate luxury escape from pitch pressure’

Thousands protest across Spain over soaring rents amid housing crisis

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

British couple return to find squatters have taken over their Balearics holiday home – and police tell them to spend the night in a hotel

More than one home is squatted every day in Malaga province as PP calls for 24-hour evictions and bill cut offs

Spain’s housing shortfall grows by 150,000 in a single year while tourist flats continue to boom, new report warns

Spain’s least visited region has a lot going for it – from low property prices to amazing wines

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

EU gives Spain two months to end tax discrimination against foreign property owners

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

Catholic religious order is accused of building Madrid property empire from donated homes – and evicting pensioners

Tens of thousands take to Madrid’s streets to call for affordable housing including lower rents

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

Foreigners rush to buy apartments in Benidorm’s record-breaking TM Tower- Europe’s tallest residential complex

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

Coastal towns in Andalucia completely outprice provincial capitals as foreign buyers flood market

Should you donate your Spanish property now or leave it in your will? The tax answer may surprise you

Keeping it in the family: Expat mother and son take the reins of iconic Mijas estate agency after 40 years

Catalan scientists recruit 5,000 volunteers for world-first study into how a total solar eclipse affects the human body – here’s how to take part

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

Sting and the Prodigy to play Sevilla this weekend as thousands gather for iconic music festival

Delivery driver dies in tragic crash near Cadiz expat haven – as calls grow to make local roads safer

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