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Canary Islands housing market challenges and protests

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The Canary Islands is experiencing significant housing market pressures, characterized by high vacancy rates and rising property costs. Data from the National Statistics Institute indicates that approximately 19.42% of the archipelago’s residential stock is vacant. Due to concerns regarding the reliability of these statistics, the regional government has tasked the public company Visocan with conducting an independent study to provide a precise measurement of the vacancy problem. In the second quarter of 2026, the cost of new homes rose by 11.9% year-on-year, exceeding the Spanish national average. On October 3, 2026, large-scale protests occurred in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arrecife, and Puerto del Rosario, with demonstrators demanding Rosario. While government officials estimated approximately 5,500 total participants, organizing collectives reported much higher figures, claiming up to 22,000 people across the islands. Demonstrators demanded measures to combat high rental prices, speculation, and evictions. evictions, calling for the declaration of stressed residential market zones and an increase in public housing stock. In response, the regional government has proposed a royal decree-law titled ‘Law to Guarantee Access to Housing for Residents in the Canary Islands’. The draft would prohibit both Spanish and foreign citizens from purchasing homes unless they can prove 10 years of continuous residency or 15 years Additionally, the government has approved the final text of discontinuous residency, an updated Land and would limit individuals Natural Spaces Law, which aims to owning a maximum of two properties. Transactions failing these requirements would be considered ‘null and void’. To increase supply, the government is advancing several initiatives. This includes contracting 59 land availability for public homes housing by raising allocation requirements from 30% to 40% in Arona, rehabilitating 96 units developable land. Efforts to expand supply include the adjudication of 42 affordable rental homes in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, and awarding a contract for an Affordable Rental Housing Exchange agreement to mobilize private vacant properties. Additionally, the Canary Islands Housing Institute (ICAVI) is preparing new protected housing developments with specific residency promote industrialized affordable rental homes. However, local administrations face delays, such as pending property regularizations in La Laguna and income requirements. administrative hurdles regarding environmental assessments for municipal land in San Bartolomé.

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