Catalonia exercises right to buy 743 homes for €72m in social housing investment
The flats are home to families who have previously been evicted
Housing crisis
Tenants' Union and Casa Orsola residents deny negotiations and accuse mayor of exploiting their case
"To begin negotiations, first withdraw the eviction orders," they warn
Casa Orsola eviction postponed until February 18
First attempt to remove teacher Josep Torrent from his home for 24 years blocked by thousand-strong protest last week
Casa Orsola eviction postponed as hundreds rally to stop it
Judicial committee delays eviction until next Tuesday at 5am due to safety concerns
'We are a textbook example of what's happening in the city': Casa Orsola residents up for eviction
Residents of the building have been fighting to have their leases renewed
Barcelona is the most expensive city of Spain to rent a room
Rent prices increased by 17% in 2024 to €620
Catalonia to impose fines of up to €900k for violating rent cap
Penalties will also extend to those who commit legal fraud by circumventing rent cap through short-term rentals
Tenants' Union launches 'marathon' campaign to prevent Casa Orsola eviction in Barcelona
First eviction set for January 31 in Eixample block purchased by investment fund to make short-term lets
PwC study: Banning tourist flats in Barcelona could cost €1.9bn and 40,000 jobs
Barcelona City Council claims eliminating short-term rentals will boost economic activity
Spanish PM proposes up to 100% tax rate for non-resident non-EU nationals buying property
Pedro Sánchez announces 12 measures to improve access to housing
Cooperative housing in Catalonia: building an alternative to market regulated residences
Projects are on the rise throughout Catalan cities, democratizing alternative and affordable housing
Property owners call for repeal of decree blocking eviction of vulnerable tenants
Around fifty people gather in Barcelona to demand 'legal security' and denounce 'illegal occupations'
Government vows to sanction housing law violations in 2025
President Illa said the sanctions mechanism will be separate from the budget law
Nine Barcelona families secure affordable rents after two-year fight against eviction
Investment fund bought two buildings in Sants-Montjuïc and Ciutat Vella to renovate and resell them
Tenants' Union announces 'rent strike': 'The keys revolution begins'
23 families in Salou have refused to pay their rent for two months, while tenants in Sentmenat to join strike from March