What separates Junts from the PSOE? These are the points of friction between the two proposals

MadridJunts has once again asked the Spanish government this Friday to withdraw the housing decree-laws and sit down to negotiate with them "behind closed doors." For this reason, it has put on the table a final proposal to initiate talks, which the Spanish government has rejected. The result, the vote against and, therefore, the failure of the government's decrees. What does it consist of and what are the friction points between the proposal of the Junts members and those of Pedro Sánchez's executive?

• Extension of contracts: the Spanish government's proposal is to extend current rental contracts extraordinarily for up to three years; and in the second decree-law, to extend them indefinitely and for landlords to have to compensate the tenant with one year of rent. Conversely, Junts proposes an extraordinary extension of two extra years for rental contracts provided it is agreed upon between landlord and tenant. That is to say, they advocate for a voluntary extension with tax incentives for the landlord: if they lower the price by 5% compared to the previous one, they can deduct up to 90% of the net income in the personal income tax (IRPF); and in case they maintain the same rent price, 70%.
• Veto on vulture funds: the Spanish government's proposal is to temporarily prohibit, until 2028, individuals and legal entities from buying and selling real estate below 70% of the market price. Junts believes that this does not prevent vulture funds from buying apartments and proposes, on the contrary, to prohibit for the same period of time the acquisition of homes on residential land by financial institutions and funds, unless they allocate them to social housing for a minimum of five years. Regarding large holders (more than ten homes), they establish that they cannot have a discount higher than 30% of the appraisal unless it is to allocate them to social housing.
• Evictions: this is also a point of friction. In the decree-law proposed by the Spanish government, all evictions are suspended if the tenant has an accredited vulnerable profile. With different conditions depending on who holds the property: if the property is an individual, the autonomous communities should compensate for the rent that is not received while the eviction is halted; on the other hand, in case the owner is a company, unless it has affordable rent, it would not be compensated. At the same time, the eviction would proceed if the individual owns one or two apartments. Junts proposes a different alternative: in the latest proposal sent to the Spanish government, it suggests suspending evictions for vulnerable people without alternative housing in proceedings promoted by financial entities, funds, or large holders. In the rest of the cases, Junts proposes that the eviction of a vulnerable person can only take place when the State administration pays the corresponding rents to the owner within two "non-extendable" months.
• Occupation: in the case of the Spanish government, it does not mention this concept, while Junts' proposal does incorporate several precepts. The suspension of evictions, according to Junts' proposal, will not occur in any case if the stay or entry into the home has taken place without consent and without any title, with violence or intimidation. Even in these cases, an express precautionary eviction mechanism within 48 hours is provided for through criminal proceedings. It also clarifies that notification to social services does not suspend the eviction either.
• More tax incentives for tenants: Junts' proposal incorporates more tax incentives. The 10% personal income tax (IRPF) deduction for tenants from the Spanish government's decree law increases to 15%, with both being applicable only to incomes of less than 33,007 euros. It also creates a new reduced VAT rate of 5% for the delivery or construction of new housing intended for habitual residence with a surface area limit of 120 square meters.