EU housing crisis committee to visit Barcelona and Badalona May 26–28
MEPs will meet mayors Collboni and Albiol as well as landlord and tenant organisations
Housing crisis
Government and ERC reach €469m deal including housing renovation and new preschool places
Executive to approve third credit supplement to budget at extraordinary cabinet meeting on Thursday
Police enter building occupied by Vallcarca protesters and find it empty
Six activists slept in the three-storey property on Thursday night after shantytown eviction
Barcelona council clears Vallcarca settlement after police operation
Protesters pushed back as cleaning and waste collection staff dismantle site
Government identifies 665 sites to build over 21k public housing units across Catalonia
President Salvador Illa assures "step forward" but "not sufficient" to get 50,000 new public housing units by 2030
Government reaches deal with left-wing parties to regulate seasonal rentals
ERC, Comuns and CUP will vote to approve housing decree, which will also be processed as a bill
International Tenants Union calls on Spain to regulate foreign investors in real estate market
Group wants legislative reform to protect renters from 'massive' increases in housing prices
Thousands rally in Barcelona against high housing costs
"Landlords are to blame, but governments are responsible," says Tenants' Union
Housing becomes most worrying issue for 23% of Catalans, highest level in over 20 years
Political dissatisfaction and migration rank second and third as major concerns for residents
Golden Visas 'make life easier,' says real estate agency as interest grows amid scheme's last days
Housing crisis pushed Spanish PM to cancel program offering residency to non-EU nationals in exchange for €500,000 investment
6 in 10 rented apartments in Barcelona leased by foreigners last year
Number of contracts signed down 18%, with prices dropping 1.8% in a year, according to Amat Immobiliaris
Barcelona's housing crisis and the role of expats
Neighborhood activists call for more public investment to ensure locals aren't priced out
Clashes between police and activists protesting against eviction outside Girona
Six arrests made on second night of tension in Salt, just outside northern Catalan city
Catalonia to increase tourist tax to maximum of €15 per night
Barcelona hotel sector rejects measure and condemns "fiscal asphyxiation"
Should public money be spent on buying private property?
Purchase of Casa Orsola apartment block sparks debate on public housing stock