Junts has rejected the government’s housing decrees, accusing the executive of fueling a false narrative and deepening the housing crisis. The move exposes sharp divides in Congress and leaves the government scrambling for support as Spain’s housing emergency intensifies.
Junts slammed the brakes on the government’s housing plans. The party gave a flat ‘no’ to two major decrees. Míriam Nogueras, Junts’ spokesperson, said Sánchez’s cabinet was “doing the worst” and “encouraging a lie.” She argued the measures would not fix Spain’s housing problems. In her view, they would make things worse. Nogueras demanded the decrees be pulled and called for private talks to find a real fix.
The government saw trouble coming. Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez made a last push for support. She told lawmakers this was a chance to “stand up to speculation that steals lives.” She called for “responsibility.” Rodríguez blamed the Partido Popular, calling them “the worst right in all of Europe” and “unfit to govern the country.” But when she turned to Junts, her tone softened. She pleaded with their seven deputies not to sink the decrees.
Both housing decrees were approved by the Council of Ministers and scheduled for an urgent vote in Congress on October 2, 2026.
Rodríguez’s speech sounded like a campaign rally. She brought up Maricarmen’s case as a symbol of failure. She compared it to the Ramón Sampedro case, which sparked Spain’s euthanasia debate. Rodríguez drew a line: “With the people or with the vultures; with the vultures who evict or with the people who suffer.” She accused PP, Vox, and UPN of turning their backs on citizens. The minister said the government wanted to “put a tourniquet on the housing hemorrhage.”
Other parties split. Compromís, Coalición Canaria, and BNG said the measures were “insufficient.” Still, they promised to vote yes. The PNV took aim at the government for trying to fix a deep problem “in 48 hours” after eight years of doing little. They also criticized the use of decree law, which blocks changes. Maribel Vaquero of PNV said they would back the first decree but not the second. She predicted “all the proposed measures will come to nothing.”
Vox jumped in. The party accused the government and its allies of using the crisis for show. Carlos Hernández Quero called the decrees empty slogans and “a marketing agency,” pointing to Casa 47. He blamed the government for cutting housing supply and pushing up prices. He compared their approach to “increasing the dose of poison to cure the patient.” Vox also brought back its anti-immigration message. The party claimed mass immigration “cancels the future of young people and Spanish families” and makes housing insecurity worse.
According to Reuters, one of the decrees extended the ban on evictions of vulnerable tenants until December 31, 2030, while the other introduced stricter rules against speculative purchases and short-term rentals. The second decree, already published in the BOE, included a provision guaranteeing tenants at least one year’s rent as compensation if a landlord unjustifiably refused to renew a contract.
ERC’s Gabriel Rufián turned his anger on Junts. He put a 50-euro note on the podium and said, “This is your flag. The flag you share with PP and Vox.” Rufián warned Nogueras that Junts was “destroying” itself. He said ERC would stop working with them. He accused Junts of “screwing over” Catalonia’s people.
Sumar’s Gerardo Pisarello and Compromís-Sumar’s Alberto Ibáñez also hit out at the right and Junts. They blamed them for evictions and suffering. Pisarello said every broken family would see “the cruel hand that pulls the trigger of the big landlords” in PP, Vox, and Junts. Ibáñez went further. He said they were “co-responsible for deaths, pain, and suffering of thousands.”
The government’s fight for housing reform comes as lawmakers face questions about their own property. A previous investigation showed nearly half of Congress members own more than one home. This fact makes the public even more skeptical about whether politicians really want to solve Spain’s housing emergency.
Junts is not moving. Other parties are split. The government’s housing decrees look doomed. This episode shows how divided Spain’s parliament is. It also shows deep mistrust between parties that claim to defend the same vulnerable people. The housing crisis is getting worse. The government cannot build consensus. Right now, blame is easier than solutions. Until lawmakers get past slogans and finger-pointing, Spain’s housing emergency will drag on. Public patience is running out.
