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Ireland cuts minimum apartment standards in bid to boost development
Date: July 8, 2025
DUBLIN (Reuters) -The Irish government announced plans on Tuesday to reduce minimum apartment sizes and requirements for open space and communal facilities in a bid to reverse last year's 24% fall in...
Madrid's ghost towns revived as Spain's housing crisis escalates
Date: June 4, 2025
By Corina Pons and Charlie Devereux SESENA, Spain (Reuters) - The first call came two minutes after estate agent Segis Gomez posted a listing in Sesena, a development near Madrid that gained notoriety...
In Spain, short-term rentals surge despite bid to rein in overtourism
Date: June 2, 2025
MADRID (Reuters) -The supply of short-term rentals for tourists has jumped 25% in Spain over the last two years, a study by tourism lobby group Exceltur found, despite the local governments' attempts...
Spain considers new 21% VAT on short-tourism rentals, double the hotel rate
Date: May 23, 2025
MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish government is seeking parliamentary approval for a new 21% value added tax on short-term tourism rentals - double the tax paid for hotel rooms - as it seeks to address a...
Spanish hotel chain Melia buys housing for its workers as rents surge
Date: March 10, 2025
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish hotel chain Melia is buying property to accommodate seasonal workers who can't afford to rent in tourism hot spots as a housing crisis risks causing labour...
Teacher's eviction stalled after Barcelona residents protest tourism, gentrification
Date: January 31, 2025
By Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) - A teacher who has become a symbol of Spain's housing crisis has won a temporary stay of eviction from his rented Barcelona apartment after protests by residents...