Since the beginning of 2018, the rental price in Catalonia has begun a downward trend that has led to the value of rents have registered a cumulative decrease of 5.2% , when the average rent in January was 12.88 euros per Catalan square meter, marking the historical maximum of the community. Catalans pay 45.9% more In the days of July, the rental price in Catalonia was 45.9% above the Spanish average, which was 8.37 euros per square meter. In all the Catalan demarcations, the rental price fell with decreases of 2.7% in Tarragona , 2.4% in Girona , 1% in Barcelona and 0.6% in Lleida...

The Catalan Government wants to make a law that establishes a minimum of 5 years for a rental of habitual residence. But ... will it work for something? The Catalan Government will push for a law that extends the minimum duration of rental contracts for flats for regular residence to "at least" five years. Although there is a conflict of competencies with the Urban Leasing Law (LAU) that is state framework and which is the one in its latest reform changed from 5 to 3 years the minimum duration of a rental. The Minister of Territori i Sostenibilitat, Damià Calvet, was the one who...

With the figures in hand, it is not safe to say that we live in a country of owners: 84% of Spaniards own a home, according to a study done this year by the Fotocasa portal. A figure much higher than that of other European countries. And it is that in Spain who can buy an apartment instead of renting it and, although a few years ago the upward trend of the purchase stagnated, the rapid recovery indicates that the cause derived more from the consequences of the economic recession in the families and the limited access to credit offered by banks, that of a possible change in the mentality of...

The estimate of the housing stock in Spain exceeds 25 million, more than 13% of the total are empty and only 2% corresponds to new homes that continue to be sold according to the real estate website pisos.com. The stagnation of this offer has associated important losses for its owners, who still do not bet on the rental market. A rented home would leave a benefit of more than 9,732 euros per year to the tenant, 15% more than last year. In total in Spain more than 33,484 million euros per year are lost. Owners of empty homes in Madrid (16,740 euros / year), País Vasco (13,512 euros /...