Almost a third of Balearic homes are not main residences
Half of the homes not used as main residences are unoccupied.
Balearics leads foreign property market
Up to October this year, a total of 3,337 property transactions were carried out on the islands.
Are 36% of homes in the Balearics really illegal holiday lets?
The housing minister has said that there are some 235,000 illegal holiday let properties in the Balearics.
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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.
Illegal holiday homes could soon be available to rent (legally!)
Plan has been welcomed.
Illegal holiday lets in Mallorca and the Balearics will be sealed off
The emergency housing decree was due to have been approved on Friday.
Building worker in Mallorca
Conversion is a key aspect of the decree.
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?
Urgent actions have marked Palma mayor's first 100 days
Police, cleanliness, housing - key issues for Jaime Martínez.
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?
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Foreign property market
The foreign property market is heavily reliant on the Germans, almost 60 percent of foreign property sales this year were to Germans.
Ibiza
The decree is due to be approved later this month.
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.
What to do with Mallorca's abandoned old houses
Many of these old houses are uninhabitable because of neglect.
The Mallorcan village where over half the homes are empty
It's argued that many of these properties are uninhabitable.
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