87% of Spaniards say they are concerned about the housing problem and 76% advocate that the State intervene "as much as necessary" in the market, according to the CIS of Tezanos

Concern about the housing problem now reaches nine out of ten Spaniards, according to a survey by the CIS of Tezanos, and a very large 76% believe that the State should "intervene in the market as much as necessary" to guarantee access to it. However, the percentage - 91.4% - that believes that public administrations should build more public housing is also overwhelming.

Only 11.7% say they do not feel concerned about the difficulties in accessing both purchasing and renting due to the lack of supply and very high prices. From those surveyed by the Center for Sociological Research, it is clear that 41.6% of citizens are effectively affected by the problem.

The responses of those surveyed reveal that 55% own the home they live in and of them, half claim to have already paid for it in full. Only 8.6% live in protected housing. 24%, that is, one in four, define themselves as tenants and of them, 32.7% claim to pay a price higher than the market price; 23.6% consider, on the contrary, that their rent is lower than those set by the market and 39% believe that it is in line with it.

The majority of citizens - 36.1% - believe that responsibilities regarding housing fall mainly to the autonomous communities. 26.9% point essentially to the State and only 15.2% to the city councils and despite this, 44.5% consider that it is the state administration that should have greater powers to improve access to housing.

Regarding the most necessary measures to implement, 95% are in favor of lowering taxes on the purchase of the first home; 85.7% advocate giving more guarantees to landlords against non-payments; 84.3%, put developable land on the market; 83.1% recover public housing sold to companies; 76.3% create a state public housing company; 75.6% limit tourist apartments and 72% increase taxes on those who own ten homes or more. The least supported measures - 49.9 and 40% - are those that propose expropriating land to build or directly expropriating empty homes.