Bernardos, given the Government's decision to approve the decrees: "I suggest leaving the homes empty until legal security returns"

The decision of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, to use the dissolution of the Cortes to submit the two housing decrees, rejected in the Congress of Deputies last Friday, to the Permanent Deputation, has reopened the political debate.

Gonzalo Bernardos, professor of Economics at the University of Barcelona, ​​has criticized the political maneuver of the Executive through his social networks, accusing him of wanting to "approve two decree laws through the back door."

"Leave the homes empty"

Among the main measures included in the two decrees are the extraordinary extension of up to two years of rental contracts, the limitation of rent updates and the suspension until December 31, 2030 of evictions of vulnerable people without a housing alternative.

The package also includes restrictions on real estate speculation, greater regulation of seasonal and room rentals, tax incentives for owners who offer affordable prices and deductions for tenants.

However, in the economist's opinion, these new measures "harm new tenants, tenants who renew contracts and owners."