Mallorca housing row: empty plot, €1,600 rents

Mallorca: A public plot in Son Ferragut, Palma, remains empty, while a Socialist candidate says rents in the planned homes could reach €1,600. On Thursday, 12 November 2026, mayoral candidate Iago Negueruela accused Mayor Jaime Martínez of failing to deliver any of the housing projects promised during his term. Martínez laid a foundation stone at the site in July, but Negueruela says vegetation has since covered it.

The plot is one of two public sites that Palma City Council has granted to private developers for 75 years, according to the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands. The party says the companies stand to make nearly €170 million in net profit from the price-limited homes.

Negueruela argues that the homes will not be for local people and calls for affordable housing for workers instead. Palma’s Socialists plan to put a motion before the city council in November.

Topics: Housing · Politics · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com