Overview
- PSC and Catalunya en Comú have a pact to prohibit sales deemed speculative by large landlords in 271 high‑demand municipalities, using a text derived from Jéssica Albiach’s proposal.
- Esquerra Republicana’s 20 votes are decisive, and the party plans amendments and rejects fast‑track passage, upsetting expectations of swift approval.
- ERC argues the draft overreaches municipal powers and has legal weaknesses, and it favors stronger fiscal disincentives on purchasers as an alternative or complement.
- Legal voices such as former finance official Josep Maria Aguirre warn town halls may lack authority under urban‑planning rules to restrict who can buy property.
- Comuns insist the prohibition should advance even if the 2026 budgets fail, while the Illa government presses ERC to negotiate as Economy chief Alícia Romero points to a stated commitment to work toward delegating IRPF management; a key budget vote looms in about two weeks.