PODCAST: Housing crisis – soaring rents and eviction epidemic
Stories from three women in Barcelona affected by the crisis and a look at the legal battle over Catalonia's rent cap law
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2% cap on rent increases, no layoffs: Spain's measures to withstand war effects
€16bn package to cope with Ukraine conflict, with temporary legislation also including 15% rise of basic minimum income
Spain to challenge Catalan rent cap law in Constitutional Court
Appeal angers activists although minister says measure will not be put on hold until ruling is issued
Catalonia’s rent cap law under threat as Spanish government considers appeal
Praised by housing activists, the measure would be put on hold should Madrid challenge its constitutionality
Parliamentary blow to Catalan government’s proposed rent cap
Opposition parties vote en bloc against law
Rent prices to be capped in Catalonia
Owners may only price rents at 10% more than the reference index in areas with a lack of affordable housing