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Spain Agrees on Measures to Fix Housing Crisis, Ban Eviction

The package adds tighter short-term rental rules and a two-year lease extension as Spain faces a housing shortage and rising tenant displacement.

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Spain's cabinet ministers said they have consensus on new measures to curb the housing crisis in the country after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen last week from her apartment sparked protests.

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After days of protests and mobilizations at Puerta del Sol over the Maricarmen case, the government approved two housing decrees that include the extension of protection against certain evictions until 2030, the regulation of seasonal and room rentals, and measures to curb speculative housing purchases by the so-called "vulture funds" until 2028. In addition, the automatic renewal of some rental contracts and other measures in favor of tenants i…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The Council of Ministers approved on Tuesday two royal decrees law on housing after an intense in-extremis negotiation between the PSOE and Sumar that forced...

·Madrid, Spain
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The Council of Ministers extends the protection against launches until 2030, prohibits the purchase of housing from vulture funds until 2028 and includes the automatic extension of contracts in a second text.Are the bonuses to the owners a “tax gift” to the speculator? PSOE and Sumar have reached the end of an agreement to approve in the Council of Ministers two housing decrees that respond to the clamor of the streets after the eviction of Mari…

·Madrid, Spain
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The ban is part of a set of proposals that enter into force automatically, but need to be approved by the Spanish Parliament within 30 days.

·London, United Kingdom
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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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