10,000 new social housing units pledged, but still fall short of EU average
New accommodations expected by 2026 as Catalonia leads evictions in Spain
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Home sales up, best September figure since 2010
7,683 new mortgages in Catalonia, 9.3% more than a year ago
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Spanish government and banks agree to ease mortgages for households earning under €29,400
2% cap on rent increase extended through 2023 after budget deal
22-Nov-22: 'Mortgages to be eased for low incomes and cap on rent increase to be extended'
Barcelona: 18 evictions per day, more than any other city in Spain
Struggle for affordable housing continues despite moratorium on evictions for vulnerable people
Supreme Court rules that loan agreements tied to mortgage price index were not abusive
Tribunal believes lenders lacked transparency but rules against potential payouts of millions to customers
Supreme Court limits evictions to 12 missed installments
Spanish judges set doctrine after EU court labelled previous ruling on mortgages “abusive”
Billions at stake after ECJ advocate says Spain's mortgage pricing could be abusive
European Court of Justice opens door to compensation after deciding banks may have misled customers over loans tied to fixed index
Grassroots groups to protest government housing decree
Activists claim new rule fails to address “housing crisis" and demand measures against “abusive rental prices”
Spanish government overrides Supreme Court: ‘banks, not citizens, will pay mortgage tax’
Council of Ministers approves royal decree after controversial court ruling
Anger at Spanish court’s u-turn favoring banks over customers in mortgage tax case
Supreme Court comes under fire as some call for the resignation of the head of Spain's highest judicial authority
Spanish Supreme Court U-turn: citizens must pay mortgage tax, not banks
Judges reverse earlier decision favoring clients following negative impact on markets and prospects of big reimbursements costs
Brussels to take Spain to court if it fails “to enact EU rules on mortgage credit”
The European Commission (EC) urged Spain to “enact EU rules on mortgage credit” and to “fully transpose EU-wide rules on mortgages”. “If these Member States fail to act within two months, they may be referred to the Court of Justice of the EU”, the EU executive said this Thursday. The warning was extended to eight more countries Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden. Member States had to implement these rules in their national law by the 21st of March 2016, but having missed the original deadline, the EC warned them through letters of formal notice last May. The Mortgage Credit Directive (Directive 2014/17/EU), which was adopted on 4 February 2014, aims to “improve consumer protection measures across the EU by introducing EU-wide responsible lending practices”.