As of 29 September 2026, the draft housing decree had not been finally approved by the Council of Ministers or entered parliamentary procedure in the Congress of Deputies. The PNV says it will not support the measure unless it distinguishes vulture funds from people who rent out one or two homes.
Speaking to 'Euskadi Irratia' on Tuesday, PNV parliamentary spokesman Joseba Díez Antxustegi called for calm and careful negotiations. He linked that approach to public unease around housing, saying street pressure 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 how the decree treats owners. Europa Press reported that the PNV wants a clear divide between large investment funds and small landlords before it considers supporting the decree.
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, not newspaper headlines or media coverage. He also said the mood on the streets should not set policy.
Reports by ARA and El Constitucional have described 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. Reports say it could extend some tenancy contracts, although the final wording had not been officially published.
The PNV says middle-class families and young people need real housing choices: options they 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 was intended to build more homes and speed up construction. Díez Antxustegi presented it 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, while the PNV is asking for changes or guarantees before offering support.
Published reports 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, a case that 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 so faces pressure from parties seeking stronger tenant protections, alongside the PNV's demand that funds and people renting out one or two homes should not carry the same obligations. The party has not rejected efforts to build more homes or improve access to housing. Before the decree can win its backing, it wants rules that reflect the difference between large funds and small landlords.
