16 December
The law that sought to regulate seasonal and room rentals, promoted by Sumar, ERC, Bildu, Podemos, and BNG, has been stalled in Congress for a year. Junts has blocked the government's initiative, so if it is ever approved, it will not be before 2026.The object...
15 December
Chema de los Ríos, CEO and co-founder of the real estate consultancy Variant, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, analyzes the current state of the real estate sector. In his opinion, there are no signs of a bubble or a change in the economic cycle, but...
15 December
If you signed your rental contract after the Housing Law came into effect in May 2023, be prepared: when it's time to update your annual rent, you'll see the biggest increase since the IRAV Index was created. The National Institute of Statistics (INE) just clo...
15 December
From January 1, 2026, everything changes: the Tax Agency is focusing on electronic payments, whether Bizum, bank transfers, or cards.Until now, the Tax Agency only asked banks to report if someone was going to receive more than €3,000. But with the new Royal D...
11 December
The Council of Ministers has just approved a royal decree regulating coverage to protect landlords against potential rent defaults, but only for contracts with young people and vulnerable individuals that are still active on January 30, 2025. The autonomous co...
9 December
According to a study by Idealista, 37% of three-bedroom apartments sold between July and September didn't even last a month on the market. That's how fast they sold. Something similar happened with studios and one- or two-bedroom apartments: 36% were gone in l...
27 November
Right now, there are more than 700 hotels for sale on idealista, and most are concentrated in the ten provinces with the most listings. Alicante leads the ranking with 124 hotels, closely followed by Málaga with 111, and Granada with 88. Then come the major ci...
25 November
Rent control in Catalonia is taking its toll: fewer and fewer contracts are being signed, and prices continue to rise. The Catalan government has just published rental market figures for the second quarter of the year, and the trend is clear. There are fewer n...
21 November
The Sumar party will bring a proposal to Congress next week to amend the 2023 Housing Law and prohibit investment funds, companies, foundations, or any legal entity from buying homes in Spain.Alberto Ibáñez, Sumar's Housing spokesperson and a member of parliam...
19 November
Parliamentary groups have submitted amendments to the law aimed at regulating seasonal rentals and room rentals. Sumar, ERC, Bildu, Podemos, and BNG presented the proposal, which is now in the drafting phase.The PSOE and Sumar agreed to prohibit landlords from...
19 November
With housing prices rising and access to the property market becoming increasingly difficult for many, several experts insist that measures are needed. One option on the table is to reduce or even eliminate the Property Transfer Tax (ITP), which is espec...
18 November
No money involved, no clear tourism rules, and no defined tax obligations. Home swapping between private individuals—the so-called “home swap”—is gaining ground in Spain as an alternative to traditional holiday rentals, but it remains in a legal limbo where th...
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