Overview
- Incasòl reports Barcelona’s average new-contract rent at €1,135.55 in Q2 2025, a 4.4% quarterly increase that remains 4.9% below pre-cap levels since March 2024.
- Across Catalonia, the Q2 average rose 3.2% quarter on quarter to €854.70, with regulated municipalities down 1.9% since the cap began versus a 6.6% rise outside regulation.
- The Generalitat is processing 30 alleged breaches of the rent cap, largely in the Barcelona metro area, and has opened a recruitment call for 58 housing inspectors.
- Long-term leasing cooled with 26,416 contracts in Q2 (–3.7% versus Q1), while seasonal agreements expanded, including 2,103 such contracts in Barcelona.
- An independent barometer records record tenant competition in Q3 in Barcelona—444 contacts per listing in 10 days—and projects a net loss of long-term rental stock in 2025.