Housing
Sanchez announces tax bonuses for homeowners who don't raise the rental price
Both EH Bildu and the other left-wing parliamentary groups have advanced that they will not support the measure. According to EH Bildu, wanting to "get rid of taxes" by owners who are "charging excessive rents" is "a joke."
San Sebastian has limited the licensing of hotels and tourist accommodation as much as possible
The City Council has protected residential use of the land to prioritize access to housing and stop the expansion of residential accommodation in the neighbourhoods.
The price of rental housing has risen 3.8% in the Basque Country by 2025 and 5.6% in Navarre
In the last year, monthly rent for rental housing has increased throughout Hego Euskal Herria, with Navarra (5.6%) being the largest increase, followed by Bizkaia (4.5%), Álava (4%) and Gipuzkoa (1.9%). In the average price table, the list turns around and Gipuzkoa (16.4 euros/m2), followed by Álava (12.1 euros/m2).
Tolosa and Lezo have been declared strained housing areas
The declaration of strained areas makes it possible to extend a number of measures to facilitate access to housing, the most important of which is the possibility of setting the rent ceiling on the price range established by the Ministry of Housing according to a reference index adapted to each area, although the classification will not enter into force officially until it is published in the Official Gazette of the State.
News: Mourning in Irun for the mountain accident in Panticosa, the law of urgent measures on housing and Chivite's end-of-year speech
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
The new Basque housing legislation will enter into force this Tuesday
On 11 December, the Basque Parliament adopted a law containing urgent measures to mobilise land for housing promotion, speed up procedures and limit tourist flats.
4,000 young people from the ACV have requested assistance of EUR 300 per month to emancipate themselves this year
Currently, only 32.8 per cent of young people aged 25 to 29 in the Basque Country are emancipated. Young people believe that the ideal age to live on their own is 23.3 years, but the actual age for emancipation is around 29.7 years.
Housing is a growing concern for Basque society, and confidence in Osakidetza and the Ertzaintza is improving
Access to housing is the main problem for Basque society, according to the latest Deustobarometer, while concern for health, security and migration has declined and confidence in public services has been restored.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has fined Airbnb $64 million for announcing unlicensed homes
In addition to the fine, the Airnbnb platform will have to correct what has been done so far by eliminating unlicensed housing and publicizing the fine imposed on them. The resolution is final and the administrative procedure is terminated.
They call for an extension of the "anti-eviction decree" to prevent dozens of families from staying on the streets in 2026
At a press conference held in Donostia-San Sebastián, representatives of Stop Evictions, together with members of EH Bildu, Podemos and EB-IU, have called for an extension of the "social protection" that expires on 31 December and have opposed the Act on Urgent Measures in the Field of Housing, Land and Town Planning adopted this week by the Basque Parliament.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has fined Alquiler Seguro 3.6 million euros, according to Facua
In its resolution, Consumo informs Facua that it has rejected the thirteen legal allegations made by Alquiler Seguro.
Keys to housing law that seeks to increase promotions and speed up procedures
On Thursday, the Basque Parliament adopted a law containing a number of urgent measures to regulate the area of housing, with the aim of mobilising land for the promotion of new promotions, speeding up procedures and limiting tourist flats.
Denis Itxaso: "The housing problem has a solution and the Basque Country has a plan for it"
Housing and Urban Agenda Counselor Denis Itxaso believes that with the adoption of the Housing Urgent Measures Act, the Basque Government is moving forward "amid the crossfire between EH Bildu and the PP." "The Government is occupying a central lane in the face of a central citizen problem," added Itxaso.
Protest in the Basque Parliament against the Housing Emergency Measures Act
Convened by the Socialist Housing Union, a group of people have gathered in front of the Basque Parliament in Vitoria-Gasteiz to express their rejection of the Housing Urgent Measures Act, which, according to the conveners, "aims to launch a new cycle of construction" and which "will mean cuts for the proletariat and more resources for the rich owners".
PNV and PSE-EE pass a law on urgent housing measures to build faster and more
The bill, promoted by government partners, prohibits new tourist housing in strained areas and will reduce the number of protected housing in new residential areas from 75% to 60%.
More than 1,500 homeless people sleep on the street every day in the Basque Country, twice as many as in 2016
7 out of 10 of them live in the three capitals. In addition, another 2,700 are homeless, but they sleep in night shelters or shelters. The majority are men and 8 out of 10 foreigners. Half say they have stolen money or property, 4 out of 10 have been insulted or threatened, and 3 out of 10 have been physically assaulted.
Basque society is pretty happy, it cares about housing and it's not very interested in politics
The Housing Union has succeeded in postponing the eviction of a family in Vitoria-Gasteiz
The PSE condemns the appearance of graffiti against Denis Itxaso in the Altza district of San Sebastian
The Housing Counsellor of the Basque Government has been called "mafioso" in the painting and has also been written "Auditz Akular ez ukitu", referring to a housing project presented by Itxaso for this area.
Despite waiting for a Supreme Court ruling, three families in Erandio have lost their homes
On Friday, the eviction of a couple from Erandio and their parents was carried out, as can be seen from the images left by Telebilbao, whose case has been in court since 2015, when the bank was accused of having defrauded them by abusive terms, yet they have been evicted.