Housing
Denis Itxaso: "The only solution is not to build housing, but to expand the current public park."
The Basque Government has announced a budget increase of 51 million euros to strengthen housing policies. Much of the investment will go to the purchase of housing in collaboration with Kutxabank to increase the supply of public park in the ACV. The counsellor has also highlighted the commitment to dotational accommodation and the need for more land.
El Gobierno Vasco arranca el curso político con la mirada puesta en vivienda, sanidad y autogobierno
The Miramar Governing Council will serve to implement the priorities of the Government for the second part of the legislature, with the General Policy Plenary scheduled for September and the pending meeting of Pradales and Pedro Sánchez.
Amid protests, the plan to build 2,081 homes in Zizur Mayor has been approved
Meanwhile, citizens and citizens' platforms have concentrated in front of the City Hall to protest that the plan will mean the loss of some buildings used for cultural activities. Geroa Bai, UPN and PP have claimed to have been under pressure and insults in recent weeks.
Mortgage firms increased 9.7% in the ACV and 12.5% in Navarre
In the ACV, 2,225 mortgages were registered for home purchase in June and 514 in Navarre, with Navarre being the sixth community with the largest increase, above the state average of (10.8%), and the CAE the seventh.
At least 12 complaints have been filed against the man who fraudulently rented a tourist apartment in Bilbao
EITB has collected testimony from two of the victims. The fraudster leased the apartment through Airbnb for three days. In just a few hours, without the real owner knowing anything, he leased it to a dozen people. The Ertzaintza has opened an investigation to catch the man and get the victims back the money they lost.
Vitoria-Gasteiz opens the way for 1,000 locals to become homes
The project excludes the Medieval Helmet, the Ensanche, much of the Arriaga and the unconsolidated areas of Salburua and Zabalgana, limiting the new dwellings to the habitual residence of the owner.
Home sales rose 8.2% in Navarre and fell 13.6% in the ACV in May
According to the General Council of Notaries, the price of housing has increased by 13.5%\u00A0 in Navarre, while in the ACV it has remained stable.
PSOE and Sumar pactan prorrogar dos años los alquileres que acaban antes del 30 de junio de 2028
Basauri will promote 362 homes until 2029, after the government declared it a tense area
The Basque Government and the City Council have presented an action plan to limit rental prices and remove empty houses.
Bilbao will charge €10 per square metre per year Uninhabited dwellings for more than two years
The City Council will implement the measure from 2027 and process an ordinance to allocate 1,565 unused homes to the rental market.
The City of Vitoria-Gasteiz is nearing the end of the housing ordinance on the slabs, with limited prices and measures to avoid speculation
Mayor Maider Etxebarria has taken advantage of the first day of the plenary of general policy to take stock, among other things, of the three years of municipal government in areas such as housing. The plenary will continue on Friday with replicas of opposition, although the three parties, EH Bildu, PP and Podemos, have already expressed their dissatisfaction and "disappointment".
The Spanish Government will promote a package of housing measures, raising VAT on tourist flats to 21%
Among other things, it will encourage the regulation of seasonal rentals and room rentals, as well as the extraordinary extension of rentals.
Monographic debate in Parliament on policies to ensure a decent life
Pello Otxandiano of EH Bildu has proposed a tax and housing reform, Hernández (Sumar) has demanded that those who have more pay more and Martínez (Vox) prioritizes resources for "home".
Pradales: The main measure is the housing social fund and we will introduce new measures for the 2027 budget
President Imanol Pradales has stressed that the housing problem cannot be solved "overnight" and believes that the second half of the legislature will reap the first fruits of what has been sown.
The housing problem continues to grow, and already concerns 60% of Basques
Compared to data from the Sociological Research Centre (CIS), the concern for housing is 11 points higher in the Basque Country than in Spain.
Errenteria takes advantage of the new Urgent Housing Measures Act to promote 755 homes in Gamongo
The Housing Advisor of the Basque Government, Denis Itxaso, welcomed the decision of the City of Gipuzkoa and stressed that EH Bildu has moved from designating the law as a "counter-reform" to using it to develop one of the main projects of the municipality.
Pradales warns the Spanish Government: "Governing is not just staying"
The lehendakari has advocated political stability and cooperation to move the Basque Country forward: it has called for the closure of outstanding transfers before July and has warned that alleged cases of corruption cannot be an excuse to stop governing.
40% of San Sebastian's rental homes were rented in less than 24 hours
According to a study published this Tuesday, the Basque capitals are among those that suffer most from "express rent": the rate in Vitoria-Gasteiz is 24% and in Bilbao 23%.
The price of housing in the Basque Country rose 10.3%, the lowest increase in the state
According to data published this Monday, in the first quarter of the year, the price of new housing in the ACV increased by 4.9%, while that of second-hand housing rose by 11.4%.
The Basque Government has declared Basauri a "tense zone"
Basauri City Council filed a petition in 2025 alleging that the cost of rentals exceeds 30% of the monthly income of families.