Housing & Planning · Rent regulation
Spain's €7bn State Housing Plan — and the PP regions' revolt
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Spain's PSOE-led government is mobilising €7bn to expand public housing stock with permanently price-capped rentals (~€900/month) and a state price database. Most PP-governed regions have rejected the plan as centralising and rent-cap-led rather than supply-side.
A live centre-right-vs-centre-left split over rent control plus public stock versus supply-side liberalisation — the exact fault line in UK housing politics.
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