Thousands in Spain's capital protest increasing housing costs
- Thousands rallied in central Madrid on Sunday against spiraling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the market despite recent economic growth in cities like Barcelona.
- Eurostat reported housing costs rose nearly 13% year-on-year at the end of 2025, while The Bank estimates the Southern European nation of 50 million is short of adequate housing supply.
- Protesters demanded a crackdown on tourist rentals proliferating across Spain's city centers. One banner read, "We want neighbors, not tourists."
- Last month, the government passed a €7 billion housing plan over four years, though a separate decree extending rent freezes failed to pass Parliament, exposing political weakness.
- The housing crisis remains one of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's main political vulnerabilities ahead of 2027 elections, as Spaniards continue demanding solutions to affordability.
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Thousands March in Madrid to Demand Action on Spain’s Housing Crisis
Thousands of demonstrators marched through central Madrid on Sunday, May 24th chanting and waving banners to protest soaring rents and a housing shortage, and calling for urgent government action. Organised by the Madrid Tenants’ Union under the slogan Housing costs us our lives. Lower rents. The mobilization was backed by the country’s two main trade unions, UGT and CCOO. Accommodation has consistently ranked among the top concerns for voters …
In Spain, average rent has doubled within a decade. Tens of thousands of people participated in a protest supported by trade unions.
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Thousands rally in Spain's capital against increasing housing costs
Thousands have rallied in central Madrid against spiraling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the market. Analysts say Spain’s housing crisis is a major vulnerability for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez before the 2027 elections. The country…
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PublicoThousands of people have protested today in Madrid against the increase in income and the difficulty of access to their own housing, an initiative that marked the start of a wave of mobilizations in 24 Spanish cities. A band in which we read "The housing cost us our lives" led the demonstration, convened by the Union of Tenants of Madrid and supported by trade unions and various collectives, which left at 12:20 places (less than an hour in Lisbo…
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