It’s time for a national rent freeze

The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 has opened a dossier sanctioning Secure Rental, which operates throughout Spain, for possible abusive practices against tenants in the management of rent, such as forcing to hire insurance. In a press release, the department led by Pablo Bustinduy explains that this procedure is part of the investigation opened last October, which is still underway and could affect other real estate…

The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 has opened a sanctioning file for “Secure Rental”, which operates throughout the national territory, for possible abusive practices against tenants in the management of rent, as sources have confirmed to ABC. In addition, “Consumo is investigating other similar companies for charging illegal commissions and forcing tenants to hire unsolicited services,” the Department led by Pablo B…

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has notified "a large real estate agency operating throughout the national territory" of the opening of a file for practices such as the collection of a commission for the management of the lease, the obligation to contract insurance or the imposition of unsolicited servicesConsumption identifies more than 15,000 illegal tourist flats in Madrid and asks Almeida to sanction them The investigation that the Ministry…

Ask Altagracia: Can my roommate and I challenge a non-renewal notice under Good Cause eviction law?

Good Cause eviction law aims to protect some market-rate tenants by limiting rent increases—to 8.82 percent currently—and preventing evictions and non-renewals unless the landlord has a good reason. In order to exercise your rights under the law, you need to be prepared to go to court.  “It's a pretty substantial change to the power dynamic between landlord and tenant with respect to market-rate apartments,” said Altagracia Pierre-Outerbridge, a…

Rent Insurance is facing a possible sanction of more than one million euros by the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030 for imposing the payment of fees to tenants, a practice prohibited by law. Specifically, the Ministry led by Pablo Bustinduy has opened a file sanctioning the real estate for possible abusive practices against tenants in the management of rent, and is also investigating other similar companies for collecting i…

The penalty could range from 100,000 euros to 1 million euros. More information: Consumption investigates real estate for imposing temporary rental commissions and contracts