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What it is

Bill would ban companies from buying residential homes

Admitted step 2 of 7· Rejected

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 15 January 2026. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR.

Official title: Private member's bill to amend Law 12/2023, of May 24, on the right to housing.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000251· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill starts from the idea that access to housing is still not effective, with rising sale and rental prices, and that the Spanish Constitution requires preventing housing speculation.
  2. The bill would amend Article 10 of Law 12/2023 to limit the purchase of homes, both for payment and for free, to natural persons, reserving non-residential properties for companies.
  3. Some entities would be exempt, such as associations, religious entities and non-profit organizations, but only for specific purposes: headquarters, health care residences, housing for vulnerable groups, protection of gender violence victims, worship, education or educational leisure.
  4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette, and transfers already recorded in a public deed before that date would not be affected.

Who it affects

  • Natural persons: Could keep buying homes with no changes.
  • Companies and legal persons: Could not acquire residential homes, except for the planned exemptions.
  • Associations, religious entities and non-profits: Could buy homes only for the exempt purposes, such as headquarters, residences or education.
  • People who have already bought a home: Transfers with a public deed before the law takes effect would not be affected.

Words worth knowing

Título oneroso
Acquiring something by paying a price, for example buying it. A título gratuito means receiving it without paying, as in a donation.
Persona jurídica
Legal person: an organization with its own legal identity, such as a company or association, as opposed to a natural person.
Cédula de habitabilidad
A document certifying that a home meets the minimum conditions to be lived in.
Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by parliamentary groups in Spain. It is not a law yet.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is rejected.

  1. Introduced15 January 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted27 January 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Mar 2026Jun 202611. 15 January 2026: Presentación22. 27 January 2026: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 27/01/2026 hasta 30/01/202633. 27 January 2026: Calificación44. 30 January 2026: Gobierno Contestación desde 30/01/2026 hasta 09/03/202655. 9 March 2026: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 09/03/2026 hasta 15/09/202666. 15 September 2026: Concluido - (Rechazado) desde 15/09/2026 hasta 21/09/2026

15 September 2026

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 44 yes · 175 no · 127 abst.

Voted on: Private member's bill by the Plurinacional SUMAR Parliamentary Group, for the amendment of Law 12/2023, of May 24, on the right to housing.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 197· updated 10 Nov

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The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano and Mixto. Against, most of Junts per Catalunya, Popular en el Congreso and VOX. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 0 most voted in favour; in 35, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

  • In favour: 0
  • Against: 35
  • Abstained: 6
  • Tie: 11
Result by parliamentary group
GroupSeatsHow it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu6
6 in favour
Plurinacional SUMAR26
25 in favour · 1 did not vote
Republicano7
7 in favour
Socialista121
120 abst. · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)5
5 abst.
Junts per Catalunya7
7 against
Mixto9
6 in favour · 2 against · 1 abst.
Popular en el Congreso137
135 against · 1 abst. · 1 did not vote
VOX32
31 against · 1 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.

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