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Housing Minister Says She Would Seek Article 155 to Intervene in Madrid’s Housing Policy

She casts the step as a response to policies she says price out residents by courting wealthy foreign buyers.

Overview

  • Isabel Rodríguez said she would propose invoking Article 155 if she had a Senate majority to assume Madrid’s housing competency.
  • She argued that an average resident can no longer access a home in the capital and held Isabel Díaz Ayuso responsible for that situation.
  • Rodríguez accused Ayuso of courting wealthy foreigners, citing outreach in Miami and luxury purchases in Salamanca that she says displace locals.
  • The minister criticized the regional government for refusing what she called effective measures to curb prices and noted that housing powers sit with autonomous communities under the Constitution.
  • La Sexta previewed the remarks on X ahead of a La Sexta Columna interview scheduled to air in full at 21:30 on Friday.