Housing Act and stressed areas: What is the impact on shared housing in Spain in 2026?
06/07/2026In Spain, the housing market is experiencing a period of unprecedented turbulence at the start of 2026. The implementation of the well-known Ley de Vivienda, aimed at capping rents in so-called stressed areas, has profoundly disrupted the habits of hosts and tenants. Faced with strict caps on renting entire homes, a major trend has been confirmed: the boom in shared housing and room rentals. But be careful, what once resembled an unregulated goldmine is now being caught up by new local legislati...