Spain approves housing reforms after nationwide strike over costs
Summary
Spain’s parliament approved a decree extending eviction protections for tenants in precarious financial or social circumstances when local authorities cannot offer alternative housing. It rejected a separate restriction on property purchases, after a nationwide strike over housing costs and rents. The measures’ future depends on a snap election scheduled for later in November.Key Facts
- The decree extending eviction protections passed by a vote of 35–34.
- The protections apply to tenants whom social services consider financially or socially vulnerable, if regional authorities cannot provide another residence.
- A proposal to bar real estate companies from buying properties for less than 70 percent of their value was rejected by a vote of 34–35.
- The centre-right Basque party opposed the property-purchase restriction, arguing it could reduce rental supply and raise prices.
- A nationwide 24-hour strike over rents and the cost of living took place on Wednesday.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election after parliament blocked earlier versions of the decrees.
- The conservative Popular Party said it would repeal the measures if it took power.
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