Spain's Congress of Deputies will open an extraordinary sitting at 11:00 on Friday 2 October 2026 to debate and vote separately on two housing decrees. The session could last about four hours, with results expected around 15:00, though the timetable may shift if the debates end early or run longer.
The sitting follows the eviction of Maricarmen in Madrid, a case that has pushed housing policy further into the political fight. The two measures are the only items on the day's agenda.
The first measure is Real Decreto-ley 26/2026, de 29 de septiembre, por el que se adoptan medidas urgentes para la protección de la función social de la vivienda y la ampliación de la oferta de vivienda asequible. The second is Real Decreto-ley 27/2026, de 29 de septiembre, por el que se adoptan medidas urgentes para reforzar la estabilidad de los contratos de arrendamiento de vivienda habitual.
Deputies will debate each decree before voting on it. The Congress schedule gives no exact finishing time. Current estimates put the session at about four hours, with results expected close to 15:00.
The decrees will not be combined in a single decision. Deputies will address one measure and then the other, producing separate outcomes on the social function of housing and the stability of habitual rental contracts.
Political pressure has grown since the Madrid eviction. The case has been linked to public demands for stronger tenant protection and has drawn more attention to the government's response. The earlier housing report described how the case became a focus of demonstrations in Madrid.
Both decrees were approved by the government on 29 September. They took effect after publication in the BOE, but will remain in force only if Congress ratifies them. The first text, Real Decreto-ley 26/2026, appeared in the BOE on 30 September. Spain's Agencia Tributaria says it brings tax changes affecting IRPF, including incentives for rental income and a deduction for renting a habitual residence for some taxpayers with annual income below €33,007.20.
La Moncloa and Demócrata reported that the package is part of a broader sequence of housing initiatives: an earlier decree was ratified and converted into a bill, while another rental package was rejected and lost legal effect. A government briefing from La Moncloa described measures to protect the social function of housing and expand the supply of affordable homes, while also seeking greater stability for habitual rental agreements. It referred to automatic extensions of rental contracts under certain conditions and said the approach draws on practices used elsewhere in Europe.
Pedro Sánchez urged parliamentary groups on Thursday to support both royal decree-laws. He framed the choice as one between protecting people who live in homes and those who make fortunes from them, contrasting small property owners with vulture funds. In his account, the issue was the right to housing versus speculation.
Citizens had taken to the streets to demand action, Sánchez said, and lawmakers now had to respond. His intervention makes Friday's sitting a direct test of the government's housing agenda, rather than a routine parliamentary procedure. Groups such as Junts and Podemos may determine the result; their positions have drawn close attention ahead of the separate votes.
Readers following the result should tune in from 11:00 and allow for timetable changes. The start time is the only confirmed point; the 15:00 result window is an estimate based on a projected four-hour debate.
The Madrid eviction has given the session an immediate human focus, while Sánchez has made housing protection the central argument for approval. Parliamentary groups will decide whether the measures advance or fall.
