Overview

• Hundreds of students arrive by 4 a.m. at agencies such as Julio Gerpe where viewings are assigned strictly by order of arrival.
• Citywide listings have fallen below 600 while average rents exceed €10 per square meter, pushing many to pay around €300 for cramped rooms.
• WhatsApp networks with over 1,000 members have become critical for last-minute rental leads, though openings vanish within minutes.
• The Asociación Galega de Axencias Inmobiliarias and PSdeG youth publicly denounced the “colas de la vergüenza” and called for immediate activation of unspent housing-promotion budgets.
• Landlords continue raising rents without making upgrades, deepening affordability and habitability challenges for new and returning students.