The lucrative and unethical business of renting out rooms in Palma
There is subletting of rooms, for which there is no rental contract.
Bitter sweet: Mallorca remains highly attractive to German property buyers but others are leaving because of sky-high prices
There has been an increase in the German resident population in the Balearics. But like others, there are Germans who can no longer afford the prices.
Balearics home to the five most expensive rental regions in Spain
Unofficial data from the Idealista website show that the average rental price in the Balearics increased by 9.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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.
Rental debt in the Balearics is the second highest in Spain
There is a caveat - the actual number of tenants in debt is below average.
Up to a third of rentals in Mallorca are rooms
The average price for a room would be what is paid for a whole apartment in much of Spain.
Balearics, the highest rate of evictions for non-payment of rent
Also the highest for eviction of squatters.
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.
Palma Town Hall, Mallorca, where a council session heard from people affected by the housing emergency
Laura, back to the camera, speaking with Xisco Ducrós and Angélica Pastor of PSOE at the town hall.
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 shopping street with the highest rent in Mallorca
Quite a distance behind Spain's most expensive shopping street.
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.
Finding a rental property in Palma is a major struggle for most people.
Finding a rental property in Palma is a major struggle for most people.
Mallorca rents go through the roof
Young people can't afford to leave home in Mallorca, not to mention moving to the island.
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.
For rent sign in Palma, Mallorca
Rental properties are scarce and the prices are high.
Demand for a rent cap in Palma - "It is unviable to live in the city"
In certain instances, people are paying rents of 1,000 euros more than they would do if there were a rent cap.
Trying to secure a property rental in Mallorca is massive problem.
Trying to secure a property rental in Mallorca is massive problem.
Decreasing tourism or not? Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories to have been in the news in Mallorca over recent days.
Average rent in the Balearics more than two and a half times higher than ten years ago
The average is based on an 80 square metre apartment.
- Spain at boiling point over eggs!
- Now there's a proposal for a fifteen-year residency requirement to buy a home in the Balearics
- A Good Friday. Britain's biggest cruise ship heads for Palma for Easter
- Ryanair launches subscription that waives fees for reserved seats and insurance
- Super luxury British hotels set to open in Mallorca this summer