Junts rejects latest housing decree draft, accuses Sánchez of yielding to Sumar pressure
Junts says the government abandoned the consensus on the housing decree, claiming Prime Minister Sánchez gave in to Sumar’s demands.
Junts distanced itself from the latest version of the so-called ‘decree Maricarmen’, alleging that the government altered a consensus proposal under pressure from Sumar and introduced measures that favour squatters and jeopardise small property owners. The party condemned the inclusion of a sweeping overhaul of the Urban Lease Law via decree, arguing that the reform should proceed as a parliamentary bill. Activists in Barcelona halted traffic on the Diagonal, calling for an anti-eviction decree and indefinite rental contracts, while the PP accused Sánchez of blaming autonomous communities after years of inaction on housing.
Sumar, however, said the agreement is still far off and insists on automatic renewal of leases. The government plans to suspend evictions of vulnerable tenants and extend lease terms until 2028, but opposition parties warn the mixed-subject decree could create legal uncertainty.
Why it matters
Housing reforms affect millions of tenants and owners and shape Spain's political stability.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTBoth camps report Junts rejecting the latest housing decree draft and warning that the government has drifted from a previously negotiated agreement, but right-leaning coverage adds a harsher criticism that the changes were made under Sumar pressure and favor squatters over property owners.
CENTER
Centrist coverage frames Junts as warning that the government is abandoning a previously reached pact by inserting new measures not previously discussed.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage frames Junts as accusing the government of yielding to Sumar pressure, sabotaging the consensus and inserting provisions that help squatters and hurt small property owners.
The right emphasises
- government altered consensus "under pressure from Sumar"
- measures that "favour squatters and jeopardise small property owners"
- reform should proceed as a parliamentary bill, not by decree
How this story developed
- Sep 22 Hundreds rally to stop eviction of 87-year-old tenant in Madrid
- Sep 23 The government is accelerating a stalled housing decree following the forceful eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen, aiming to secure parliamentary support.
- Sep 23 The fourth eviction attempt was carried out by police on Wednesday morning.
- Sep 25 Maricarmen was hospitalized and declined the mayor’s emergency shelter offer, opting to remain with family in Segovia.
- Sep 27 Hundreds of activists erected a tent camp in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol following the eviction.
- Sep 28 The government set a Tuesday deadline to present the housing decree.
- Sep 28 Council of Ministers set to approve a revised housing decree that omits the land‑law reform.
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