Announcement of the establishment of a Ministry of Housing separate from Transport Statement of intent by the Head of Government in the new legislature. To head the ministry, Pedro Sánchez appointed former Executive Spokesperson Isabel Rodríguez, who will serve as a second sword to David Lucas from her position as Secretary of State.
Lucas is reprising his role, replacing Isabel Pardo de Vera after she was forced to resign due to the Asturias and Cantabria train scandal. Likewise, the Minister of Foreign Affairs took office only a few months ago. Iñaqui CarniceroRecurring as Secretary General of Urban Agenda. No one is aware of either They have great confidence in Pedro Sánchez. According to the sources consulted.
Once in office, David Lucas assumed one of the main tasks of the last legislature: Negotiating and approving the Housing ActIt resulted in the sight of light in May. The Secretary of State had to negotiate with the far left wing of the Government, represented by Podemos, which demanded the reintroduction of regulations on the housing market.
Housing Law finally approved, according to sources in the business world This was never to David Lucas’ tasteHe had to do this to fulfill one of the coalition government’s main election promises. Lucas served Counterweight with EH Bildu, ERC and PodemosThis required more interventionism.
In this regard, Isabel Rodríguez gave some clues about the political line of the newly established Ministry in her first speech. There will be no excessive interventionism that would question private property. “I also want to give a message of peace, hope and sensitivity to small landowners,” he said. This message was harshly criticized by parties further to the left of PSOE.
Housing policy without major powers
The real estate sector has been experiencing uncertainty in recent weeks about what the role of the newly created Ministry of Housing will be. this organism They barely have any authority because their powers are delegated in autonomous communities and city councils. No change in the market regulation, which has been in effect for only six months, does not appear to be on the table.
New Manager Yes, you can try to arrange tourist or temporary accommodationThe operation of which is outside the scope of the Housing Law. Although competition is generally local and regional, such as housing, the Ministry can begin to design new state regulations that will serve as a framework for other administrations.
What the Ministry will need to work on is to finish outlining the final details of this Housing Act: Confirm the index against which rents will be referenced from 2025 and process request for stressed areas from the communities that demand it. For now, only Catalonia wants to implement this last mechanism. It seems that not many regions will demand this anymore: PP regions have already announced that they will not implement it.
The new Manager has an agency that specializes in housing. It will serve to politically confront PP administrations. For example, in the Community of Madrid, the policy that will be most emphasized in the next four years will be housing. Isabel Díaz-Ayuso assured during the regional pre-election campaign that “this will be the housing legislature.”
20% of public park, big promise
Campaign promise that new Housing Ministry can move forward 20 percent of the housing stock in Spain is publicly traded. Enforcement process is currently ongoing total of 183,000 housesSareb, although fewer than 70,000 have been mobilized, including those developed by the Social Housing Fund or financed through the Official Credit Institute (ICO).
Sepes, the state land agency, must continue urban processing of the land that the Ministry of Defense has sold and will continue to sell to the new Housing portfolio. Some of these parcels are finalists and may soon be available for loading, but the majority are managed lands that must pass each of the urban milestones. Public company almost started 40,000 houses in the coming years.
future youth rental coupon, home buying assistance Announced in the regional election campaign or Aid and subsidies to increase energy efficiency of existing housing stock