The cap on tourist flats is removed and the number of municipalities that have to regulate them is reduced to 140.
The Catalan Parliament has approved a new regulation on tourist flats, with significant changes to the government's initial proposal. The cap of 10 tourist flats per 100 inhabitants in municipalities with a high demand for housing has been removed. ...
Councillor Capilla says deregulation of tourist flats is "perverting" the law
The Catalan Minister of Territory, Ester Capella, urges the PSC to support a decree to regulate dwellings for tourist use (HUT) in the Catalan Parliament. She defends the global regulation to address the current anomaly and prevent the withdrawal of ...
New housing prices have risen by 15% in the last five years
Newly built homes in the counties of Girona have experienced an increase in price of between 15% and 16% over the last five years, according to the 47th Market Price Study. This increase, despite being higher than the average inflation rate, is in ...
Housing rises 15% on average in the last year
The increase is between 15 and 16% on average, but there are towns that have gone up by more than 30% in the last year. If we look at the data, buying a flat in Lloret de Mar in an average area costs 33.3% more than a year ago. Banyoles follows ...
The plenary session of the Parliament validates the decree law on tourist flats
The plenary session today validated the Decree-Law on urgent measures on the urban planning regime for tourist accommodation, with 78 votes in favour (PSC-Units, ERC, CUP and ECP) and 51 against (JxCat, Vox, Cs, PPC and the non-attached MP). Tot ...
Agreement for the construction of 56 social housing units below Domeny
Girona City Council has approved an agreement with the Salas por la Accesibilidad Private Foundation and the Nuevo Lugar Vivienda Social Private Foundation to build 56 social housing units below Domeny. The agreement includes a protocol of ...
Being independent in Girona is 69% more expensive than sharing a flat
In Girona, individual emancipation is becoming a challenge with a 22% increase in the price of renting a studio apartment, with an average of 675 euros. Despite an 18% increase in the renting of rooms in shared flats, with an average of 400 euros, ...
When people from the north came to S'Agaró
Joan Company, President of the Consell de Col-legis API de Catalunya and of the Col-legi i Associació dels API de Girona, stresses that "the purchase of second homes by foreigners on the Costa Brava continues to be very active". From the ...
Nearly 900 more tourist flats in Barcelona due to the judicial loophole that obliges them to be authorised
The real estate sector in Barcelona is experiencing a significant increase in the number of authorised tourist flats, reaching close to 10,000 in the coming months. This increase is the result of a "judicial loophole" caused by the annulment of the ...
The Supreme Court upholds the veto of 'tourist flats' in communities that prohibit the use of economic activities.
In these recent rulings, the Supreme Court has issued a relevant decision that directly affects homeowners in Catalonia. The court has reaffirmed the prohibition of 'tourist flats' in homeowners' communities that expressly veto economic activities ...
Half a year since the housing law: no regulation of rents, no anti-eviction mediations
The implementation of the new housing law in Spain has experienced significant delays in important areas such as rent regulation and anti-eviction mediation. After more than half a year, the planned measures to prevent evictions and regulate rents ...
Girona, on the list of the best small cities in the world to live in
Girona has been recognised as one of the 25 best small cities in the world to live in, according to the British magazine Monocle. Ranked 14th, the Catalan city stands out for offering the advantages of a large city with a better quality of life in a ...
One hundred flats from Salt's municipal housing stock are destined for families, young people and students.
Salt Town Council has implemented housing policies with a diversified approach, allocating a significant part of the municipal housing stock to families, young people, students and the elderly. The works and improvements underway on around fifteen ...
Girona City Council proposes a budget for 2024 with a growth of 12.4% to 148.7 million euros.
Girona City Council has presented the proposed budget for 2024, with an increase of 12.4% over the 2022 budget, which was extended for 2023. Within this proposal, significant investments in the real estate sector are highlighted, with a special ...
Euribor falls for the second time this year, but mortgages continue to get more expensive
The Euribor has fallen to 4.022%, but mortgages still become more expensive because a year ago it was lower. Even with the second drop of the year, the median payment increases by 1,200 euros per year. There has been a recent change in trend with ...
Analysis of the real estate market in 2023 and what's in store for 2024
The year 2023 in the Spanish real estate market is characterised by an increase in the prices of homes for sale and a decrease in mortgage transactions. Despite this, demand remains high, causing prices to rise. The new housing law has had a ...
New mortgages taken out to buy a home in Girona fall by 30%.
The situation of the mortgage market in Girona and Catalonia shows a significant decrease, with a 30% drop in mortgages in Girona and 31.8% in Catalonia in September compared to the previous year. At the national level, the number of mortgages ...