{
  "id": 16572948,
  "title": "The reason why Spain and France are suffering the most serious housing crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/la-causa-por-la-que-espana-y-francia-sufren-la-crisis-de-vivienda-mas",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T07:08:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/economia/2026/10/26/causa-espana-francia-sufren-crisis-vivienda-grave.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "France and Spain are experiencing an intense housing crisis, with difficulties in accessing homes for rent or purchase. A report by the Fundación para el avance de la libertad found that these two countries have the lowest level of rental freedom in the EU, which has led to a shortage of available housing and increased prices. The report's author, Juan Pina, notes that the crisis is particularly severe in France and Spain due to restrictions on rental markets, including limited freedom to set rents and terminate contracts. The crisis has led to protests and a significant deficit of available housing, with between 100,000 and 150,000 fewer homes available per year in each country. Experts propose measures such as eliminating barriers to buying a first home, providing greater security and flexibility for landlords, and streamlining bureaucratic processes to increase the supply of housing.",
  "summary": "The growing difficulties in accessing housing in both countries confirm that the less freedom there is to rent, the greater the scarcity of supply and the more severe the housing crisis.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/espana-surfea-la-crisis-del-motor-transformando-sus-plantas-al",
        "published": "2026-10-24T03:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}