Spain revives housing decrees rejected by Congress
Two housing decrees rejected by Spain’s Congress are back: the government approves revised versions in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday, 6 October. The Federation of Real Estate Business Associations (Fadei) warns that changing the rules again could leave fewer homes available.
Agents warn of fewer homes
Congress rejected the two emergency housing law decrees last Friday. Fadei says their swift return makes a lasting agreement on housing harder to reach. Its president, Miguel Ángel Gómez Huecas, says repeated changes complicate decisions for landlords, tenants, buyers, investors and businesses.
The association warns that new obligations and limits, without action to increase the number of homes, could prompt owners to withdraw properties. That could mean fewer choices for renters and tougher requirements for applicants. Fadei says young people, families on low and middle incomes, workers who move for a job and people who struggle to prove they can afford a home could be hit hardest.
A call to build and bring homes back
Fadei wants Spain to speed up housebuilding, make available land usable for development and shorten administrative delays. It also calls for incentives to bring empty homes onto the market and measures to increase affordable housing without placing the whole burden on individual owners.
The association objects to pursuing changes that could affect many laws and millions of people through emergency decrees. It wants the government to discuss its plans with parliament, regional and local authorities, social groups and the property sector. Without more homes, it argues, changes to prices and contracts will not resolve the shortage.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com