Pedro Sánchez announces measure in response to anger over rising housing costs

The measure was one of a dozen unveiled on Monday by the country’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, as the government seeks to quell mounting anger over housing costs that have soared far beyond the reach of many in Spain.

Sánchez sought to underline the global nature of the challenge, citing housing prices that had swelled 48% in the past decade across Europe, far outpacing household incomes.

“The west faces a decisive challenge: to not become a society divided into two classes, the rich landlords and poor tenants,” he told an economic forum in Madrid.

The proposed measures include expanding the supply of social housing, offering incentives to those who renovate and rent out empty properties at affordable prices and cracking down on seasonal rentals. In Spain just 2.5% of housing is set aside for social housing, a figure that lags drastically behind countries such as France and the Netherlands, said Sánchez.

  • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.eeEnglish
    83·
    3 days ago

    Non-EU residents. Right there in the title. If you are residing in Spain then you are a de facto EU resident.

    Ffs.

    • Critical_Thinker@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      3 days ago

      Spain is adjacent to non-EU areas. Gibraltar is technically British and Morocco definitely isn’t in the EU… and when you go a couple of countries further there’s loads more.

      Point being, no idea why you think Immigrants only come from the EU. Dominicans love moving to Spain… as do loads of people in countries of latin america.

      • frostysauce@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        A non-EU resident that moves to the EU becomes an EU resident. I think you might be mistaking this to be about non-EU citizens.

        • Critical_Thinker@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          If you’re immigrating you have to finish a process before you become a resident. My wife wasn’t a resident for a full year until after we got married and she did the process. This means if she spent her money to buy a home during that time she would have been subject to the 100% tax.

          This is what I mean. You can buy a house and live in it before you are a permanent resident. You can buy a house on a fucking visa and move in to the house and only later get whatever immigration document gives you lawful resident status.