Spain re-approves its housing decrees: what changes for tenants and landlords
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:20:58
Spain's Council of Ministers re-approved 2 royal decree-laws (reales decretos-ley) on housing on 6 October 2026. Congress had rejected the earlier versions on 2 October, the first by 172 votes to 178, and the second by 166 votes to 184. The new texts keep the same core measures, with some technical changes and a few additions.
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Best places in Tenerife to buy a home
Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:55:11
As the largest of the Canary Islands, Tenerife has long been a heavyweight in the European holiday market. However, as we move through 2026, the island's property landscape has fundamentally evolved. No longer just a winter-sun escape, Tenerife has matured into a tier-one destination for remote workers, digital nomads, and international investors seeking a primary or dual residency. The island is essentially two distinct micro-continents: the lush, culturally rich north and the sun-drenched, resort-heavy south. For property buyers, this geographic diversity means Tenerife is not one single market, but a complex blend of localised property trends.
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What is a nota simple in Spain?
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:36:42
If you have started researching how property transactions work in Spain, you will have come across the term nota simple fairly quickly — it is one of the first documents any buyer, lawyer, or bank will mention. This guide answers the questions people most commonly ask about it: what it is, who can request one, what it actually contains, how to read it, and what it costs.
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How to give notice to end a rental contract in Spain: tenant and landlord rules
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:32:14
Circumstances change, and sometimes a rental contract needs to end before its natural term is up. Spanish law has clear rules for this — but they are not the same for tenants and landlords. A tenant can generally walk away from a long-term lease with 30 days' notice after the first six months. A landlord cannot simply decide to end a tenancy early; the Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos (LAU) gives landlords only a handful of specific legal grounds to do so. This guide covers both positions in detail. For the broader picture of how Spanish rental contracts work — types of lease, obligations, rent increases — our guide to understanding Spanish rental contracts is the place to start; this article picks up specifically on what happens when either side wants out early.
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Why Granada is one of Spain's best-value regions for property in 2026
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:53:08
While Madrid, Barcelona, and the established coastal hotspots continue to dominate headlines, Granada has quietly become one of the more compelling property stories in Spain. Prices remain well below the national capitals, the market has moved from recovery into genuine momentum, and the city itself offers a quality of life that is difficult to match: a UNESCO World Heritage old town, the Alhambra, the Sierra Nevada on one side and the Mediterranean within reach on the other.
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Best places in Mallorca to buy a home in 2026
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:47:21
As the Mallorca property market moves through 2026, it has firmly transitioned from a post-pandemic boom into a mature, low-volatility era. Defined by strict planning constraints and geography, the island is the ultimate "supply-side" market. With approximately 32% of the Balearic Islands designated as protected land, genuine scarcity is driving the narrative. Buyers here are no longer just looking for a summer holiday home; they are investing in a safe, cosmopolitan Mediterranean lifestyle backed by rock-solid equity preservation.
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Step straight onto the sand: Beachfront apartments for sale in Valencia province
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:08:37
The province of Valencia offers a highly active coastal property market, driven by consistent demand for front-line locations. For buyers prioritising immediate sea access, searching for beachfront apartments for sale in Valencia province provides a range of strategic options. From high-end resort residences to practical, budget-friendly developments, the local market caters to both investment portfolios and year-round living directly on the beachfront.
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Spain's official house price index rises 12.2%, its 49th straight quarterly increase
Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:11:26
Spain's official house price index rose 12.2% in the year to the second quarter of 2026, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE) — a slightly slower pace than the 12.9% recorded in the first quarter, but the 49th consecutive quarter in which prices have risen on an annual basis. That streak stretches back roughly 12 years, making this one of the longest uninterrupted growth cycles in the index's history.
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Best time of year to buy property in Spain
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:27:39
Search online and you will find plenty of confident claims about the "best month" to buy property in Spain — December for motivated sellers, January for a fresh start, August for desperate bargains. Most of these claims are not backed by any real data, and some directly contradict each other. This guide takes a more honest approach: what genuinely changes throughout the year in the Spanish property market, and what does not.
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House prices stabilise in Spain in August, Tinsa reports
Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:44:42
Spanish house prices held flat in August compared with July — the first month without further acceleration after a run of consecutive quarterly increases — according to valuation firm Tinsa. Prices are still up 14.9% on a year earlier, some 10 percentage points above inflation, but the pause in month-on-month growth is the clearest sign yet that the pace seen through the first half of the year — which peaked at 15.2% annual growth in the second quarter — may be starting to level off.
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Spanish property terms: a glossary for buyers in Spain
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:01:26
Buying property in Spain introduces a set of legal, fiscal, and administrative terms that have no direct equivalent in English. Some of them — like escritura or catastro — appear in almost every transaction. Others, like nuda propiedad or plusvalía, come up in specific situations. Knowing what they mean before you encounter them in a contract or conversation makes the process considerably less daunting.
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Short-term vs. long-term rentals in Spain: which is more profitable?
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:19:56
Deciding whether to place a Spanish property on the long-term rental market or list it as a short-term holiday let is the most critical decision an investor will make.
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Spain vs Italy: which is easier and cheaper to buy property in?
Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:23:01
For Italian buyers in particular, Spain and Italy are natural points of comparison — two Mediterranean countries with similar climates, comparable culture and cuisine, and a shared appeal as a place to buy a second home or relocate to. But the two property markets work quite differently in practice, from how taxes are calculated to how the buying process itself unfolds. This guide compares them honestly, covering what each country genuinely does well, so you can make the decision with a clear picture of both.
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Average Spanish mortgage passes €178,000 for the first time
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:25:00
The average new mortgage in Spain has broken €178,000 for the first time on record, according to figures published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on 26 August. It is the clearest sign yet that the cost of buying — and of financing that purchase — is climbing in step: house prices rose 15.2% in the year to the second quarter, and now the typical loan buyers are taking out to cover that cost has hit a new high alongside it.
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Spanish homes under €100,000 – Is it still possible in 2026?
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:23:41
Spain's property market has moved quickly over the past couple of years, with national prices rising faster than at almost any point in the past two decades. It is fair to ask whether the classic idea of a Spanish home for under €100,000 still holds up in 2026. The honest answer is yes — but it looks a little different than it might have five years ago. These days, a budget under €100,000 usually means a smaller property, a location a little further from the coast, or a home that could use some love. It does not mean giving up on sunshine, sea air, or a genuine Spanish lifestyle.
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Radical housing decrees return as housing becomes election battleground
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:48:00 +0000
Spain’s controversial housing decrees are back, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for 29 November, gambling that public anger over housing will save his government. Just three days after Parliament rejected the government’s two emergency housing decrees on Friday 2 October, Sánchez announced a snap general election. His government then […] The post Radical housing decrees return as housing becomes election battleground appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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Foreign demand falls sharply as Spanish property market shifts down a gear
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:44:20 +0000
Foreign buyers purchased 13% fewer homes in Spain in the first half of 2026, with holiday-home demand falling even faster. But after a record-breaking 2025, the latest figures suggest a market cooling down rather than falling off a cliff. The latest figures from Spain’s Housing Ministry show that 353,557 homes were sold in the first […] The post Foreign demand falls sharply as Spanish property market shifts down a gear appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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Spanish housing starts rise 11pc, but nowhere near enough to solve the housing crisis
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:13:39 +0000
New government figures show housing starts rising to their highest level in a decade, but Spain is still building nowhere near enough homes, especially in the places where they are most desperately needed. The latest figures from the Ministry of Housing show that construction started on 67,564 new homes in the first half of 2026, […] The post Spanish housing starts rise 11pc, but nowhere near enough to solve the housing crisis appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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Market snapshot: French market in Q2 2026
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:17:37 +0000
French demand for Spanish property has recovered over the last two years, raising an interesting question: could growing political instability and economic uncertainty in France be encouraging more French buyers to look across the Pyrenees? French buyers were involved in 1,334 Spanish property purchases in Q2 2026, up 7.4% compared with the same period last […] The post Market snapshot: French market in Q2 2026 appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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Spanish house prices rise 9pc but market growth stalls in H1 2026
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:11:47 +0000
Spanish house prices continue to climb, but the total value of sales has barely increased despite the market more than doubling in size over the last decade. Are buyers finally reaching their limits? Spanish house prices continued climbing in the first half of 2026, but the total value of homes sold barely increased. The latest […] The post Spanish house prices rise 9pc but market growth stalls in H1 2026 appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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Radical housing decrees defeated as snap election talk grows
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:42:07 +0000
Spain’s government rushed two emergency housing decrees into law early week, only for Parliament to reject both on Friday. Their fleeting existence says more about the politics surrounding Spain’s housing crisis than about serious attempts to solve it. On Tuesday 29 September the Spanish government approved two emergency royal decree-laws on housing. By Friday 2 […] The post Radical housing decrees defeated as snap election talk grows appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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New asbestos certificate required to sell or rent property in Catalonia
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:33:30 +0000
From 3 October 2026, property owners in Catalonia face another piece of paperwork when selling or renting: a certificate stating whether or not the property contains asbestos. A new Catalan law on the eradication of asbestos introduces the requirement for property transactions and new rental contracts from the beginning of October. What owners need to […] The post New asbestos certificate required to sell or rent property in Catalonia appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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Market snapshot: German market in Q2 2026
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:51:44 +0000
German demand for Spanish property continued to grow in the second quarter, but once again failed to keep pace with the wider foreign market. As a result, German buyers’ share of foreign demand fell to its lowest level in this series. German buyers were involved in 1,640 Spanish property purchases in Q2 2026, up 3.1% […] The post Market snapshot: German market in Q2 2026 appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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New Marbella neighbourhood planned with 156 villas
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:41:51 +0000
A new residential development north of Marbella town centre is moving forward after years of planning, with 156 detached homes planned on a site close to La Cañada shopping centre. Marbella council is preparing to approve infrastructure works for the URP-MB-2 sector, covering more than 105,000 sqm north of the town centre. More than 30 […] The post New Marbella neighbourhood planned with 156 villas appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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Catalonia creates a new bureaucracy to police landlords
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:37:05 +0000
Catalonia’s new housing enforcement directorate will police rents, contracts and landlord compliance. Once a bureaucracy like this is created, expect it to find plenty of reasons to justify its existence — another deterrent for private investors in Catalan property. The Catalan government has created a new Directorate-General for Housing Discipline, bringing together and strengthening its […] The post Catalonia creates a new bureaucracy to police landlords appeared first on Spanish Property Insight .
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