Spain built 95,000 homes last year, far short of the roughly 250,000 needed annually. That gap lies basic to Juan Bravo's criticism of the Government's housing record.
The PP deputy secretary says 272,000 evictions took place during Sánchez's eight years in office. He also says more than 300,000 rental homes left the market. In his view, the two housing decrees now being presented cannot fix a problem that worsened under the same administration.
Bravo made his case on Telecinco, accusing the Executive of trying to solve in four days a crisis built over eight years. His basic complaint is that the measures contain no steps to speed up construction. The Government itself acknowledges that supply is too low and construction takes too long.
Public rental housing accounts for less than 2% of Spain’s housing supply, information from figures cited by AP and ABC, leaving the country well below the European average.
Bravo cited the Banco de España's estimate of a 750,000-home shortfall. In September 2026, the bank's deputy governor, Soledad Núñez, put the accumulated deficit since 2021 at about 755,000 homes. She warned that it could grow by another 300,000 by 2028, taking the gap above one million homes.
Demand remains ahead of supply, and more families are struggling to find a home.
The PP says its first task is to bring back the homes it believes regulation pushed out of the rental market. Its plan would strengthen legal protection for landlords and tenants. It would also speed up permits, cutting administrative delays.
Construction comes first.
Reuters has linked Spain’s housing pressure to slow construction and rising rents. The agency also cited demand from migration. Investment and tourism have added to the pressure. Reuters reported that pandemic-era protections for vulnerable tenants expired in March 2026 after the opposition rejected their extension.
Bravo says the PP would seek to start building one million homes during its first legislature. He pointed to a period when Spain built four million homes in seven years, arguing that the current pace reflects political and administrative choices, not an unavoidable limit.
The party also proposes a new Land Law and legislation against squatting. Bravo says both initiatives remain blocked in Congress. He argues they would release more land and shorten procedures. The measures would also give developers the legal certainty needed to build and rent more properties.
The supply plan would come with tax relief. For young buyers, the PP advocates cutting VAT on a habitual home from 10% to 4%. It also wants to create a…
