Over 70% support limiting tourist flats or capping rent to tackle housing crisis
Nine in ten find it hard to access decent housing and feel it harms quality of life
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'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
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
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Government adds 131 municipalities to list of tense housing market zones to limit rent prices
Catalonia has 271 sites with rent cap in place, home to 90% of population
Two out of three economists have 'negative opinion' of rent cap
Catalan economists 'concerned' about political situation in Catalonia
Rent prices in Catalonia see increase of 6.9% in 2023
Average monthly price per square meter in Catalonia reaches €15.95
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746 new public housing units open in Barcelona
Nearly 80% of new apartments to have affordable rent
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Catalan government sets five-year limit on tourist apartments licenses
Rule will affect 95,000 holiday rentals in 260 municipalities
Catalan government to put forward new housing law to regulate seasonal rentals
Territory minister says legislation will cover rents of one to 11 months, not included in new Spanish housing law
Catalan residents use 58% of gross salary to pay rent, highest figure in Spain
Price of one flat in Barcelona is equivalent to two of same size in 40 Spanish provincial capitals
14-Apr-23: 'Catalan and Spanish governing parties agree on rent increase cap law'
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