Spain Approves Eviction Ban to 2030 and Curbs on Short-Term Rentals

Spain's cabinet has approved a set of measures aimed at easing the country's housing crisis, including a ban on evictions running until 2030, stricter regulation of short-term rentals and a two-year extension for leases already in force.

The package was announced by Health Minister Monica Garcia, who said the time had come to step into what she described as a speculative housing market and to begin rebalancing the relationship between citizens and large investment funds.

Garcia, a member of Sumar, the junior partner in the leftist coalition government, made the remarks in a post on the social media platform X.

The measures combine protections for tenants facing eviction with new constraints on the short-term rental sector, a segment that has been widely linked to pressure on residential housing supply. Existing lease agreements would be extended by two years under the plan.

The cabinet's decision marks a further push by the government to address affordability and access to housing, an issue that has become a central political concern in Spain.