Ayuso warns that over 2,000 Madrid rental listings vanished in half a day
Madrid President Isabel Díaz Ayuso said more than 2,000 rental apartments disappeared from online portals within 12 hours after the national government approved two new housing decrees.
During a session of the Assembly of Madrid, President Isabel Díaz Ayuso warned that more than 2,000 rental apartments were removed from real-estate portals in just 12 hours following the approval of two housing decrees by the national government. She directed the criticism at the PSOE-led administration of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, accusing it of seeking to intervene in private property and deter owners from renting out their homes.
Ayuso argued that the vast majority of Spanish property owners will choose to keep their houses vacant rather than risk state control, which she said threatens the middle-class savings pool. She also suggested the decrees amount to a confiscation of private assets and warned they could push the market toward a shortage of rental housing. The regional government will monitor the impact as the Congress prepares an extraordinary session to validate the measures.
Why it matters
The claim signals potential turmoil in Spain's rental market, affecting housing availability and prices for millions of tenants.
How this story developed
- Aug 21 Spanish police detain five suspected migrant smugglers operating from Ceuta
- Sep 10 Government criticized for declassifying security alerts and for claiming the warning was only a low‑level WhatsApp message.
- Sep 10 Judge María Tardón filed a request for copies of the declassified intelligence reports.
- Sep 10 Regional economy minister asserted that the national government possessed advance intelligence on the Ceuta crossing and did not implement preventive measures.
- Sep 11 Czech and Hungarian leaders condemned the EU’s emergency aid for Ceuta.
- Sep 11 Frontex says regular migrant entries via the Strait rose 34% this year, a gain that excludes the massive influx that hit Ceuta on July 30.
- Sep 12 A police‑commissioned report described Moroccan border police as unusually sparse and granting migrants “total permission.”
- Sep 13 Minister Sira Rego urged autonomous communities to assume responsibility for Ceuta’s unaccompanied minors.
- Sep 13 The foreign minister announced an urgent trip to Brussels for talks with EU officials.
- Sep 24 Sánchez formally requested explanations and corrective measures from Morocco.
- Sep 26 Thousands gathered in Madrid for a second “March for Dignity”, calling for snap elections and the expulsion of migrants who arrived in Ceuta.
- Sep 26 A second “March for Dignity” was held in Madrid, drawing tens of thousands of participants.
- Sep 27 Ceuta residents marched demanding stronger border controls and an end to sexual assaults.
- Sep 28 Frontex added that the western Mediterranean corridor recorded a 34% rise.
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