Room rentals are one of the loopholes that landlords in Catalonia have found to bypass rent caps. Consequently, in December, Parliament approved a law to regulate seasonal and room rentals, a pioneering initiative in Spain.

Parliament has approved the law by regulate seasonal and room rentalsThe objective? To prevent the use of these methods to circumvent the rent cap, in effect in Spain since March 2024. The initiative, a pioneering one in Spain, was approved thanks to the votes of the PSC, ERC, Comuns, and CUP parties. A broader consensus would have been desirable. The housing crisis is now the central element of the political agenda, the one that generates the most discontent and inequality, the one that has opened a vast generational gap, and the one that puts strain on families and cities. And it easily leads to political demagoguery. The PP's announcement that it will take the law to the Constitutional Court is a step in that direction. The situation is so serious that we cannot afford to turn housing into a matter of jurisdictional disputes. It's time to unite, reach consensus, and find solutions. We are talking about a social crisis of enormous proportions that continues to grow.