The Mallorca municipality where house prices have risen the most in the past year
"The increase in prices is so significant that affordability of housing is at risk."
Palma motorhome regulations - "Persecution of citizens"
"We're going to have to take action. Where are we going to go, Mr Mayor?"
Palma bans spending a night in a motorhome
"In Palma people live in houses, not in caravans."
Housing development in Palma, Mallorca
A development in Palma that ended up in the hands of an investment fund; it had been earmarked for social housing.
New homes in the Balearics
The policy is to now build public subsidised housing for rent rather than purchase.
Over 400 new homes at Playa de Palma development
Ses Fontanelles will not be developed as a shopping centre but as an 'urban centre'.
Slump in the sale of homes in the Balearics ... but foreigners continue to buy a third of them
The highest prices in the country are a reason for the fall.
Housing law makes access to affordable homes in Mallorca difficult
The law needs to be repealed in order to increase the supply of housing and to make it more affordable.
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
These are the stories that made the headlines this week.
Properties on the Calvia coast of Mallorca
Someone with residency certification would be free to buy a home.
More pressure to ban sale of homes to non-residents of the Balearics
A motion registered for debate in the Balearic Parliament calls on the government to declare a housing emergency.
"From hospitality to hostility" - A speaker at Mallorca summit for tourism sustainability
"The island belongs to the Mallorcans. They are the ones who have to decide what type of tourism they want."
For sale sign in Mallorca
For sale, but there are ever fewer properties for sale.
Fall in the number of homes for sale in Mallorca
An issue in Spain as a whole, and the consequence of a lack of foresight.
Why does it take so long to build new homes in Mallorca?
In addition to the bureaucracy, there is a shortage of construction personnel.
Mallorca hoteliers attack the tourist tax increase and failure to ban all apartment holiday lets
The government has missed "a golden opportunity" to return a huge pool of housing to residential use.
The Balearic Islands is the region with the fewest households living in their own homes
Spain is the twelfth country with the highest number of people who own their own home in the European Union.
The "bad practices" of renting out rooms in Mallorca
Owners are circumventing legal obligations.
Balearic Government planning record spending in 2025
Housing and mobility investment plans will be closely scrutinised by parliament.
- What a carry on! European Union abandons full launch of new travel entry system for Britons in favour of "phased rollout"
- Uncertainty surrounds EU Entry/Exit System implementation
- Fresh hope for Golden Visa in Spain
- Living in Palma Airport - Safe and warm
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”