Overview
- Publication in Catalonia’s official gazette puts a cap on seasonal rents in tense markets, requiring contracts to state and prove their specific purpose.
- The new law includes an enforcement regime with 30 proceedings already opened and creates a register of large landlords to monitor compliance.
- The government argues the limits have cooled price growth, citing second-quarter 2025 rents of €871.2 across tense Catalan municipalities and €1,135.55 in Barcelona.
- Real estate firms contend the rules are shrinking visible supply and steering owners toward sales, while the Generalitat says 24,518 homes entered the long-term rental market from early 2024 to mid-2025.
- Separately, industry expert Sergio Gutiérrez says a Catalan rule effectively prolongs VPO status and caps sale prices for some protected homes, potentially affecting about 40,000 in Barcelona, with existing price calculators and regional control over declassification framing the dispute.