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Spain MPs reject housing decrees by 178 votes
BBC News··3 Oct
Thousands of protesters marched across Spain on Saturday after parliament rejected emergency housing decrees on Friday. MPs defeated the first decree by 178 votes to 172 and the second by 184 to 166. About 50 marches were planned in cities including Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona. National house prices rose 12.2 percent over the past year.
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What It Means For You
- Vulnerable tenants seeking an eviction freeze until 2030 do not gain that protection after the Friday votes.
- Renters whose leases expire before 2028 lose the two-year extension proposed in the defeated first decree.
- Madrid and Barcelona renters still face Idealista rates of 22.70 and 23.80 euros per square metre.
What's Happening
- Pedro Sanchez coalition decrees failed after Together for Catalonia joined the opposition voting against them.
- Valencia saw clashes near a real estate summit, with Spanish media reporting rubber bullets used by police.
- Demonstrators have camped in Madrid Puerta del Sol for days ahead of the capital march.
What the Decrees Contained
- The first decree covered eviction suspensions, lease extensions, tourist-apartment tax rises and limits on so-called vulture funds.
- The second decree sought automatic renewal of rental contracts, a demand of tenants unions.
- Protests intensified after 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted in September over a rent rise.
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