Overview
- The cabinet approved two decrees on Tuesday that put a moratorium on evictions for vulnerable people until 2030 and extend or freeze certain time-limited rental contracts.
- Negotiators inserted measures that temporarily bar most speculative investment funds from buying homes until 2028 and tighten rules on tourist and short‑term rentals.
- An agreement reached Monday allows 87‑year‑old María del Carmen Abascal to return to her Retiro flat once paperwork is signed and she leaves hospital, with her rent set near her previous level.
- The decrees take immediate effect by cabinet order but must be ratified by a fragmented parliament where Sánchez’s minority coalition needs votes from parties with sharply different views.
- Protesters who set up camps on Puerta del Sol and in other cities welcome the moves as a victory but say they will keep up pressure for systemic changes such as open‑ended contracts, deeper rent limits and broader action on large landlord portfolios.