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The City Council of Barcelona has already put 1,000 homes in cheap rent
  • The Barcelona City Council has managed to include 1,097 homes in the affordable rental market. Mayor Ada Colau says he plans to get 10,000 public housing units by the end of the legislature.
Ane Eslava Serrano @eslavaane 2017ko martxoaren 30

One of the main bets of Barcelona en Comú was access to housing, but since the acquisition of the mayor’s office by the former spokesman of the Platform of Mortgage Victims, real estate activity has increased and rental flats have become more expensive. Therefore, the City Council has indicated that it will take the necessary measures to address the problem.

At the end of 2016 they launched the campaign Tu tens la clau (You have the key) to acquire empty houses, and they have already obtained 100, which they have associated with those that were in the Municipal Housing Exchange.

Ada Colau says she wants to get from 6,500 to 10,000 public housing units by the end of the legislature.