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The Government approves the Maricarmen decree with housing measures after an agreement between PSOE and Sumar

The regulatory package includes the extension of protection against evictions until 2030 and the regulation of seasonal rentals

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The Council of Ministers approved the Maricarmen decree, a package of housing measures agreed between PSOE and Sumar.
It includes the extension of protection against evictions until 2030, the regulation of seasonal rentals and the limitation of purchases by vulture funds.

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The decree comes after last-minute negotiations between coalition partners PSOE and Sumar over housing policy.

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This Tuesday, the Council of Ministers approved the so-called Maricarmen decree, a package of measures on housing that comes after an agreement reached in extremis between the PSOE and Sumar. Last-minute discrepancies in the drafting of the text forced the start of the cabinet meeting to be delayed, a blockage that has finally been resolved with the approval of two royal decrees that the Executive plans to urgently validate this Friday in Congress.

According to Government sources, the final text includes a set of actions aimed at intervening in the real estate market and strengthening the protection of tenants. These are the specific measures contemplated by the regulations:

Firstly, protection against evictions is extended until 2030, a longer period than initially proposed by the PSOE, which was considering extending it until 2028. Likewise, the regulatory package includes the regulation of seasonal and room rentals, one of the demands raised by Sumar that did not appear in the initial plans of the socialist sector.

The agreement also contemplates the prohibition of the purchase of real estate by vulture funds until 2028 and establishes a two-year extension for current rental contracts that end before December 31, 2028.