New homes in the Balearics a fifth of what they were 20 years ago
The financial crisis led to a focus on "high-income housing".
Young person emancipation in the Balearics half of what it was 20 years ago
Just 18% of 16 to 29-year-olds have left home.
Living in a car in Magaluf
Critical of the town hall, but they have been offered the option of living in a shelter.
Palma affordable housing - The town hall's number one priority
The housing councillor stresses that "housing is a problem that we must confront".
Motorhome dwellers want nothing to do with Palma protest by motorhome 'tourists'
"They have a tourist and recreational purpose. What they are complaining about is an insignificant problem."
Spain plans tax increase on holiday rentals
The issue of housing has sparked widespread public discontent, with protests erupting in several regions over unaffordable rents.
The slump in available housing in the Balearics
Since 2012, the available housing stock has fallen by getting on for 10,000 properties.
Plot for affordable housing development in Palma, Mallorca
One of the plots; this one will be for twelve homes.
Multi-million euro profits for developers of Palma's affordable housing
The 363 homes will not be social housing; they will be targeted at a middle-class applicant who can afford the 'limited-price' rent.
Prices to rent apartments in Mallorca - Are they just sheer greed?
The council meeting in Palma on Thursday heard from people affected by the city's housing problems.
The Balearics - a region with one of the highest percentages of homes in the hands of large owners
A significant number of properties in the hands of large owners were empty.
360 'limited price' homes for rent in Palma
Prices will be 30% below the average rental.
Construction of subsidised housing in the Balearics
There is too little construction of subsidised housing.
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The law needs to be repealed in order to increase the supply of housing and to make it more affordable.
Housing construction in Mallorca
There is a desperate need for more social housing.
The 27,000 affordable homes that have been lost in the Balearics
VPO homes, a form of social housing, have quite legitimately been sold on the open market.
To rent in Mallorca ... No more than 1,050 euros a month
The Balearic Government's Safe Rental programme to get empty properties onto the market will be launched in November.
Why does it take so long to build new homes in Mallorca?
In addition to the bureaucracy, there is a shortage of construction personnel.
Living on the streets in Palma: The people with jobs who can't afford rents
'Residential exclusion' is on the increase, and so people are reduced to living in tents.
Comment
Why are the young people leaving Soller?
The young people of Mallorca have to find their own way to live their lives and earn enough to fund it.
Shirley Roberts13/12/2024 10:02