The PNV says it will reject the housing decree if it puts investment funds and small landlords on the same footing. Joseba Díez Antxustegi is calling for calm talks before the government moves ahead.
As of 29 September 2026, the draft housing decree had not been finally approved by the Council of Ministers. It had not entered the parliamentary procedure in the Congress of Deputies either.
The PNV has set a condition for its support. The text must separate vulture funds from people who rent out one or two homes. It will not back a decree that treats them as the same type of owner.
The line is firm.
As of 29 September 2026, the draft had not yet been finally approved by the Council of Ministers and had not entered the parliamentary procedure in the Congress of Deputies.
Speaking to 'Euskadi Irratia' on Tuesday, PNV parliamentary spokesman Joseba Díez Antxustegi called for calm and careful negotiations. He linked that approach to the public unease around housing. Street pressure, he said, should not force the government to push through a decree from one day to the next.
His position is not a rejection of housing measures. The issue is the treatment of owners. Europa Press reported that the PNV wants a clear divide between large investment funds and small landlords before it considers supporting the decree.
That is the obstacle.
Díez Antxustegi also criticised the political style around the initiative. He said that putting a particular person's name on a decree says a great deal about Spanish politics.
He defended measures approved in recent months by the Basque Parliament and described them as effective. The PNV spokesman said housing policy should focus on workable solutions rather than newspaper headlines, media coverage or the mood on the streets.
Media reports on the draft describe possible measures including a suspension of evictions from vulnerable housing until an alternative is found, with public compensation envisaged for small landlords. The package has also been described as addressing seasonal and room rentals and the possible extension of some tenancy contracts, although the final wording had not been officially published.
The distinction matters.
The PNV says middle-class families and young people need real housing choices. In its view, that means options people can afford and the chance to decide where they live.
In the Basque Parliament, the party points to a law approved during the current legislature. The law is intended to build more homes and speed up construction. Díez Antxustegi presented that approach as a longer-term answer to the housing problem, rather than a measure shaped by short-term pressure.
The dispute covers both the decree's content and the way housing policy is made. The central government wants to move the measure forward. The PNV is asking for changes or guarantees before it offers support.
Published summaries refer to stronger anti-eviction measures and restrictions affecting vulture funds. The proposal was still under negotiation, and its final text had not been made public. The government began pushing the project more urgently after the high-profile eviction of Maricarmen in Madrid. That case became a political trigger.
Left-wing partners, including Podemos, are pressing from the other side. They say the initiative is not tough enough and want more radical action against large owners and funds.
The government therefore faces pressure from parties seeking stronger tenant protections. It also faces the PNV's demand that funds and people renting out one or two homes should not carry the same obligations.
The limit is clear.
The PNV will not support a housing measure that equates vulture funds with small property owners. The party has not rejected efforts to build more homes or improve access to housing. It wants the rules to reflect the difference between large funds and small landlords before the decree can win its backing.
