Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced another raft of new measures to help solve the ongoing housing crisis, including a grant for young people to rent properties with the chance to buy later on.
House swapping can be a great way to save money when you go on holiday. It allows you to have all the comforts of home and swap with others who have a similar-sized property to you, but can you still do this if you rent?
Housing advocacy groups in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia are preparing a series of demonstrations in the upcoming weeks to protest the lack of measures to curb rising rents and house prices.
Find out the consequences of a city in Spain being declared a ‘stressed’ rental area, from rent caps to tax incentives for landlords and contract extensions.
Though many people hang laundry, plants, and flags from their balcony, in Spain the rules on what you can and can't do on 'el balcón' are not well-known.
If you rent in Spain, a common question that many tenants ask when they leave or come to the end of their contract is if they can use their deposits to pay their last month’s rent instead.
Spain's Housing Ministry has outlined plans to create an online search engine in the style of Idealista to provide affordable rental properties via its new public housing company.
Demand for housing from foreign remote workers such as those on the digital nomad visa has grown by 42 percent in Barcelona in the last two years, according to a new report by property rental agency Homeclub.
Airbnb has agreed with Spain's Housing Ministry to take down property listings from its homestay platform if they haven't been registered with the government as required, meaning that over 100,000 short-term and seasonal lets could be affected.
Valencian authorities have been accused of spending €112,000 of public money to attract digital nomads, even though their own research points to the fact that the arrival of these international workers is inflating rents and housing costs for locals.
It’s becoming clear how hot Spain gets during summer and for many pulling down the shutters down or using a fan doesn't cut it. So what should homeowners and renters consider before thinking of installing an air-conditioner?
The Emerald Isle has decided to backtrack on one of its key housing crisis measures as a means of addressing skyrocketing prices. Could following their lead help Spain combat its own property problems?
New rules which come into force on July 1st 2025 mean homeowners who rent out tourist properties must register them with Spain's government. These are the requirements, exceptions, an overview of the registration process and other key information.
Greedy landlords? Wealthy foreigners pricing everyone out? Some experts point to another reason why so many properties have left Spain's long-term rental market in recent years.
Are you allowed to have friends or family members stay over at your rented property in Spain for a day or two, or longer still? This is what Spanish law says.
If you're looking to buy or rent studio flat in a city in Spain, here's what you would need to earn to be able to pay monthly mortgage repayments or rent.
Spain's government has proposed levying VAT on hundreds of thousands more holiday lets across the country, doubling the tax rate and widening the net of properties included.
It's been two years since Spain's government amended the country's Housing Law in a bid to stop the steep rise in property prices and rents. There is little if no evidence that the changes have worked, and many argue they've worsened the crisis.
Rental contracts signed in Spain in 2020 are due for renewal this year, but the radically changed nature of the market means that hundreds of thousands of tenants could face steep price rises.
Following news that the Spanish government is cracking down on illegal Airbnbs, The Local looks into the numbers and finds out which parts of Spain have the highest (and lowest) proportion of unlicenced holiday lets.
New research has shown that rising rental costs mean people in Spain now spend on average 47 percent of their monthly income on rent, with some regions reaching a staggering 70 percent.
Finding somewhere to live in a new country can be challenging enough without having to worry about fraud and being scammed out of money, so here are the things you need to be aware of.
New rules on temporary rental contracts mean that long-term renters in Barcelona and across Catalonia will have better protections against landlords who try to use get around rules on price caps by only offering contracts under a year in length.
