Spain's Rental Supply Plummets as Market Loses Nearly 400,000 Long-Term Homes Since 2018
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The volume of flats available to rent has increased from 902,664 in 2018 to 510,091 in 2025, according to an Idealist study based on advertisements published on their website.
Madrid and Catalonia concentrate the biggest supply falls in the last seven years. More information: The housing sector sees a “very dangerous precedent” the processing of decrees by the back door
Idealist figure at almost 393,000 rental ads lost since 2018, 44% less. Madrid and Barcelona lead the collapse. The entry Spain loses 393,000 homes for rent since 2018 and this explains the price rise was first published in Qué!.
Galicia lost 14,428 homes in rent between 2018 and 2025, according to a study by Idealista that points out that the number in Spain has been reduced by 44% in that period, which translates into a loss of almost 393,000 properties.
In 2025 there were 510,091 long-stay rental ads compared to 902,664 in 2018, a loss of almost 393,000 homes (-44%) in seven years, according to Idealista.
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