Two sisters take their own lives hours before eviction from Barcelona flat was scheduled
The eviction was to be carried out this Monday morning in a flat in the Sant Andreu neighbourhood
Monday, 1 of july of 2024 - 23:24
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Barcelona plans to eliminate all of its 10,000 tourist flats by 2029
Mayor Collboni presents a plan to deal with Barcelona's housing problem, with the focus on tourist flats
Friday, 21 of june of 2024 - 20:52
The economic and housing crises are destroying the mental health of young Spaniards, warns study
The Spanish Youth Council and Oxfam warn that youth are "dissatisfied, unmotivated and without future prospects"
Friday, 14 of june of 2024 - 22:53
Barcelona tenants threatened by tourist flats come together in joint campaign
The Tarragona Block, with 120 flats affected, is catalyst for the action, led by a new Catalonia tenants union
Tuesday, 11 of june of 2024 - 20:53
Junts and PSC overturn Catalan government's regulation of short-term housing rentals
Acting housing minister Ester Capella warns that leaving these contracts unregulated will "guarantee speculation"
Thursday, 23 of may of 2024 - 21:57
Catalonia to impose huge fines for property owners renting "false" short-term rentals
Catalan government seeks to close housing law loophole which has seen growth in short-term contracts to avoid rent cap
Wednesday, 24 of april of 2024 - 20:36
Spain calls time on 'golden visa' which gave residency to non-EU nationals if they bought property
Minister noted that the scheme had raised housing prices in Barcelona where "5% of housing sales are linked to it"
Tuesday, 9 of april of 2024 - 22:17
A 70-year-old Catalan takes his own life as authorities arrive at his flat to evict him
Housing action group PAHC denounces the events in the city of Sabadell, which it regards as "a murder due to class violence"
Friday, 22 of march of 2024 - 23:24
VIDEOS: Tension with police as activists try to halt multiple flat evictions in Barcelona's El Raval
As police physically removed the activists blockading the homes, one person was injured and was evacuated in an ambulance
Wednesday, 21 of february of 2024 - 23:29
Barcelona residents don't want to live in Barcelona: 63% would prefer to live somewhere smaller
Only 4 out of every 10 Barcelona residents prefer life in a city as big as the Catalan capital
Wednesday, 24 of january of 2024 - 22:39
The 140 Catalan municipalities where housing rental prices will be capped
Most towns with stressed rental prices are in the Barcelona metropolitan area and other parts of the Catalan coast
Thursday, 11 of january of 2024 - 21:30
A 420,000 euro fine for Barcelona property owner who illegally rented flats to tourists
A Ciutat Vella building owner has rented out flats illegally to tourists for years, with alleged legal tenants in the middle
Tuesday, 2 of january of 2024 - 21:50
The six-hour eviction at El Kubo and La Ruïna, squatter houses in uptown Barcelona | VIDEO
More than 300 Mossos agents took part in the eviction of two squatter buildings in Barcelona's well-to-do Bonanova district
Thursday, 30 of november of 2023 - 22:13
Catalonia puts the handbrake on tourist housing: prior planning licences will be required
In 262 Catalan municipalities, owners will need prior planning permission to use housing as tourist accommodation
Tuesday, 7 of november of 2023 - 23:16
Fire in a shanty town near Barcelona: no casualties, but a reminder of how some live in 2023
Friday, 3 of november of 2023 - 21:12
Speculation in the Eixample? Barcelona's Superblocks cause housing prices to shoot up
Renting a flat on Carrer Consell de Cent can cost double the amount you'd pay for a similar one on the next block up
Tuesday, 3 of october of 2023 - 23:17
Collboni moves to apply the housing law in Barcelona: "We'll be the first to do it in Spain"
Mayor signs decree to declare Barcelona a 'stressed housing market'
Thursday, 29 of june of 2023 - 20:31
Sales of luxury apartments in Barcelona are soaring: €6,350 per square metre
The economic crisis has not dampened high-end real estate investors, especially foreigners, in buying flats in Barcelona
Tuesday, 27 of june of 2023 - 20:22
MAP | The 140 Catalan "rent stress" municipalities where housing prices will be limited
Catalonia moves to apply the new Spanish housing law which was "inspired" by a similar Catalan law, wiped out by the courts
Thursday, 22 of june of 2023 - 23:29
El Nacional survey: 75% of Barcelona residents want tougher measures against squatters
El Nacional's Feedback survey: 69% see the Barcelona city council as too permissive with incivic behaviour and crime
Monday, 22 of may of 2023 - 20:53
Police use batons in uptown Barcelona district as pro and anti-squatter groups march | VIDEO
On the eve of the municipal election campaign, Mossos batons were used over a housing issue that has sharply divided opinion
Thursday, 11 of may of 2023 - 22:29
Catalan government announces public housing plan in wake of Pedro Sánchez's election promises
Homes that have been empty for 2 years, owned by large property holders, may be liable for expropiation
Wednesday, 10 of may of 2023 - 00:44
Spain's housing law is passed by Congress with support from ERC and Bildu
Junts, PDeCAT and PNV join the 'no' bloc arguing that the law is an invasion of Catalan and Basque government powers
Thursday, 27 of april of 2023 - 21:39
The keys to Spain's new housing law: "rent stress" areas and "large" owners
Text of housing bill about to enter Spanish Congress includes 3% limit on rent rises for 2024 and a new index after that
Friday, 14 of april of 2023 - 22:07
What salary do you need to pay the rent (and live decently) in and around Barcelona?
A single person in Barcelona city can expect to spend at least 883 euros a month on housing
Thursday, 2 of march of 2023 - 22:19
Catalan government announces a new rent subsidy for those aged up to 35
The minister Cervera says the Spanish state's rent scheme for young people created expectations but lacked resources
Friday, 26 of august of 2022 - 18:53
Spain's Constitutional Court wipes out rent control law in Catalonia
From now on, new contracts won't have to abide by a law which has benefited an estimated 160,000 people
Thursday, 10 of march of 2022 - 22:12
Aragonès's push to improve Catalan pro-independence unity turns into a minefield
After CUP anger over housing activist arrests, Catalan president's meetings with allies get off to a bad start
Wednesday, 2 of february of 2022 - 19:49
Barcelona man jumps to his death when officials arrive to evict him from his flat
Monday, 14 of june of 2021 - 23:30
"Unconstitutional": Spanish government to take Catalonia's rent control law to court
Monday, 14 of june of 2021 - 20:00
CUP party MPs stand up to Mossos riot squad in Barcelona home eviction
Tuesday, 25 of may of 2021 - 23:26
In images: deadly fire destroys a Badalona warehouse that was home to 150 people
Thursday, 10 of december of 2020 - 20:59
Catalonia now has a rent control law, via the votes of JxCat, ERC, CUP and Comuns
Thursday, 10 of september of 2020 - 00:06
