Nearly 1 in 5 rentals in Spain on the market for just a day
A total of 17 percent of rentals advertised through Spain’s leading property portal Idealista in the fourth quarter of 2024 were on the market for 24 hours before the ad was taken down.
This reflects the competition and sheer desperation among tenants to find a place to rent given the lack of stock available, jumping at the first opportunity when a well-priced property is made available.
The northern cities of Vitoria in the Basque Country and Girona in Catalonia were those with the highest percentage of express rentals, 32 and 29 percent respectively, followed by San Sebastián (28 percent), Lugo (26 percent), Burgos (26 percent), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (24 percent), Ourense and Logroño (23 percent). This proves that it’s not just a problem in Spain’s biggest cities where one would expect competition to be stiffer.
All dependant people automatically recognised as having 33 percent disability
Spain’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved this measure as one of the measures included in the new laws on disability and dependency in the country, with the aim of reducing waiting lists and administrative procedures.
Bureaucracy is getting in the way of elderly and disabled people in Spain receiving proper care, therefore classifying all dependents as having 33 percent disability is said to automatically entitle them to receive the support they need.
Criminal gang who gave foreigners fake documents face stiff sentences
La Rioja region’s public prosecutor is calling for sentences of more than six years each for 7 men and 2 women who provided fake “employment contracts, residency certificates and payrolls to foreign citizens for them to receive different benefits, in exchange for money.”
They managed to defraud Spain’s Social Security System out of more than €1 million through their illicit actions. They’re one of numerous criminal gangs in Spain who have been caught exploiting migrants’ vulnerability to make a profit.
Scandal as Spanish Holy Week materials made in Pakistan
Anyone who has been to Andalusia during Semana Santa knows how serious locals take it.
This goes some way to explain why the news that some brotherhoods (cofradías) have been buying cloaks, wooden carvings and jewellery that adorn their effigies of Christ and the Virgin Mary from Bangladesh and Pakistan rather than from local artisans has caused controversy.
It may seem like sacrilege for some, but cash-strapped brotherhoods have justified the move by saying they spend less than a third by commissioning the Holy craftsmanship to Asian countries.
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