Your weekly news catch up in Mallorca
This week murder cases, cyberattack, robberies, rising house prices, crisis in the Red Sea and more water needed.
Hans Lenz: Mallorca needs more affordable housing for residents
“It is reckless and a risk for consumers that there is no prior requirement, no minimum training and no control over an activity that deals with something as sensitive as renting or buying a home.”
Housing planning in Mallorca "in a mess"
The decree for limited-price housing just adds to the excess of legislation.
Balearic government housing decree - "It's not going to solve the housing problem"
The response of the real-estate sector is generally positive, but it doesn't anticipate an "avalanche" of projects.
Decree for limited-price housing in the Balearics to be approved on Friday
But how many affordable homes will be created and how long will they take?
Please spare us the grand but futile housing gestures
It's reckoned that the new government's scheme could create 3,000 homes. Will it?
Apartments up to 40% cheaper under Balearic government's housing measures
Criticisms include claims that there will be speculation.
Emergency measures to provide more affordable housing in Mallorca
All conversions will have agreed affordable prices for sale or rent.
Reach for the skies - Taller buildings a solution to Palma's housing crisis
The government will be approving a raft of urgent measures.
The new government's plans for addressing the housing crisis in Mallorca
Public land will be transferred to developers for the building of homes to rent.
Government buys new Palma development for affordable renting
A government right of first refusal had to be exercised this week.
Apartments in Palma, Mallorca
A good number of the Sareb properties are in Palma.
Balearic government will have to pay for 'bad bank' properties for social renting
Only 120 of the 447 bad bank properties in the Balearics are currently earmarked for transfer to the government.
Over 400 'bad bank' homes for affordable renting in the Balearics
But most are not now in a habitable condition.
Housing shortage in Mallorca leading to illegal conversions
Conversion of commercial premises has to meet habitability requirements.
Developers attack lack of "decisive political action" to solve housing problems
"All developable land with the possibility of building affordable housing has been removed."
14,000 affordable new homes in the Balearics
Agreement to increase the appraised value of protected homes has allowed building to go ahead.
Comment
Turning shops into homes in Mallorca - Or will they?
Town hall planning departments aren't exactly renowned for moving rapidly.
Andrew Ede27/10/2023 20:58