Overview
- A GAD3 telephone poll conducted Oct. 6–8 found 64% of Spaniards name housing as the country’s main problem and 65% favor legally capped rents.
- Only 8% oppose giving administrations more public land for housing, a measure that draws strong support across left and right voter groups.
- The crisis has driven street action after the Sept. 23 eviction of an 87‑year‑old tenant and her later death, triggering a long Puerta del Sol encampment, a general strike set for Nov. 11, and a Nov. 29 snap election.
- The government’s emergency housing decrees — including rent extensions and an anti‑eviction shield — remain pending approval in the Congreso’s Diputación Permanente and face mounting public pressure.
- The poll shows housing concerns now outpace immigration and the economy, a shift that could force parties to change campaign priorities and produce faster policy steps that affect renters and people facing eviction.