Palma demanding legal means to regulate rents
The Spanish government is being urged to allow town halls to limit the cost to rent.
Home building in Mallorca
The luxury end of the market has been unaffected.
Rents will rise in the Balearics as a result of runaway inflation.
Rents will rise in the Balearics as a result of runaway inflation.
Tourism for elites - Environmentalists' concern for Mallorca's tourism
Environmentalists GOB are suspicious of the government's sustainability pact; it will be a commitment to "elitism in tourism".
For what it costs to buy a home in the Balearics you could buy three in Murcia
The price per square metre in June was at an all-time high.
Tax incentives of 1,800 euros for getting Mallorca's empty homes onto the rental market
A reason for the large number of empty homes is a reluctance to rent them out because of a lack of guarantees.
Luxury property market in the Balearics "in decline"
But the market more generally is being characterised by "luxury prices".
Mallorca's housing crisis "will only be solved when no one wants to come as a tourist or come and live here"
The latest estimate is that property prices in the Balearics will rise 8% by the end of the year.
Leaving for the mainland: The Mallorca residents who can no longer afford the island
Removals firms point to an exodus of people from Mallorca. They are leaving because of the price of housing.
The Mallorca municipality where house prices have increased the most
According to Fotocasa, the price of pre-owned homes in the Balearics has risen 16.7% over the past year.
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
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Balearic government housing agency cuts its number of squatters
Private owners who face the same problem don't have the same options as the government.
Week In Review
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
Public transport, housing, tourism protests, recreational boating...
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- The EU threatens the future of Mallorca beach bars
- Non-resident Britons and Americans buying a property in Spain face massive tax bill, PM announces
Comment
The price-containing housing minister
“We must be very careful with any limitation of the free market and competition.”
Andrew Ede30/08/2024 11:28