The Spanish government has launched the new Casa 47 portal \u2013 a platform operated by the state-owned housing and land company, which is starting with 800 residential properties and will soon offer 1,500 distributed throughout the country. According to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, this new tool brings the country closer to a model in which access to decent housing is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all residents.<\/p>\n
As he stressed, there is \u201cempirical evidence\u201d showing that the Housing Law is working, helping to control rental prices and increasing supply. In Barcelona, for example, prices for new rental contracts have fallen by 4.7%, while in Gipuzkoa they have decreased by 4%.<\/p>\n
Through the portal, users will be able to access \u201cquickly and transparently\u201d all public housing announcements (open, upcoming, under review and already resolved) or view information on each announcement: available apartments, type of housing, location, deadlines and the requirements that must be met in order to apply.<\/p>\n
The Casa 47 portal includes a search engine with a preliminary simulator that will allow citizens to find out which calls and housing properties they can apply for based on their circumstances. All properties will be affordable, rental contracts will run for between 14 and 75 years, and allocation procedures will be carried out in the presence of a notary. Rental prices will take into account the economic situation in each municipality, meaning that tenants will never have to spend more than 30% of their income on rent.<\/p>\n