Overview

• The updated report from the Basque Housing Department adds eight municipalities in Gipuzkoa to the tensioned rental zone list while removing six, resulting in 23 identified zones in the province.
• Gipuzkoa now accounts for 72% of the 32 tensioned municipalities across Euskadi, with Vitoria in Álava and Bilbao, Basauri, Portugalete, and Santurtzi in Bizkaia also meeting the criteria.
• Tensioned zones are defined by sharp rental or sale price increases or housing costs exceeding 30% of family income, impacting over 1.48 million residents in the Basque Country.
• The Basque Government emphasizes a collaborative model requiring municipalities to develop triennial action plans to expand protected housing and address local housing stress.
• A new website, eremutentsionatua.euskadi.eus, offers updated data, interactive tools, and resources for tenants and landlords in tensioned zones, supporting transparency and public engagement.