Effects of recent housing legislation on Spain’s rental housing supply (2010-2024)
Year: 2025
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis examines how Spanish housing legislation from 2010 to 2024 has shaped the supply of residential rental housing, with a focus on national policies and regional cases, especially the Basque Country, and comparisons to Madrid and Catalonia. Using a mixed-method approach, it combines quantitative analysis of official statistics on rental supply, prices, and housing stock with qualitative review of key laws and political debates. The rental sector’s share of households rose from about 20% in 2010 to 25% in 2023, yet supply growth lagged behind demand. From 2014 to 2023, nearly one million new households were formed, but only about 683,000 new housing units were built, creating a supply deficit and upward rent pressure.
Author: Santorcuato Villagrá, Román
Language: Spanish
Topic: Housing Market and Economics
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7119561498