Spain
Spanish Congress rejects housing decrees, voiding their main measures
Junts, the Catalan pro-independence party, together with PP and Vox, rejected the Government’s housing decrees in Spain’s Congress, despite an offer to process them as a bill. Measures that fell included eviction protections, lease extensions, limits on rent updates, tax breaks, home purchase aid and regulation of seasonal rentals and room lets. The setback affects tenants facing renewals before 2028 and vulnerable families with evictions pending, while Junts proposed an alternative text with lighter regulation and more weight for landlords.
By Damián Ortells ·
Congress rejected the Government’s housing decrees with the votes of Junts, the PP and Vox, despite an offer to process them later as a bill. As they fall, measures such as the anti-eviction shield, contract extensions, limits on rent updates, tax reductions, purchase aid and the regulation of seasonal and room rentals are left without effect. Junts put forward an alternative text with less regulation and more emphasis on landlords.
In Spain, a royal decree-law can enter into force immediately, but it must be ratified by Congress in order to remain in place. These rules had been presented amid strong social pressure over access to housing and the insecurity faced by many renting households.
The rejection particularly affects tenants due for renewal before 2028 and vulnerable families with evictions scheduled. For landlords, the debate remains open over incentives, limits and legal certainty in the rental market.