What it is
Proposal to limit home purchases in the Balearic Islands
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 11 June 2026. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR.
Official title: Private member's bill for the guarantee of residential use of housing and against speculation in Illes Balears.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000289· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would guarantee access to affordable housing in the Balearic Islands and would regulate home sales on an extraordinary and temporary basis in municipalities under special housing market pressure.
- Town councils could apply the measures if their full assembly approves them by absolute majority Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso. and at least three stress conditions are proven, such as price increases or many empty homes. The measures would last ten years, with possible renewal or early termination after three years.
- The bill would require resident status (three years of habitual residence in the Balearics) to buy homes, would ban purchases by legal entities, and would limit purchases by residents who already own other homes. Transactions in breach would be void from the start.
- Buyers under the bill would have to use the home as their usual and permanent residence for at least ten years, and could not use it for tourism during that period.
- Notaries and property registries would have to report transactions to the regional government, which could inspect and impose penalties. Serious offenses would carry fines of 3,001 to 30,000 euros and very serious ones up to 25% of the transaction value.
- The measures would not take effect immediately: there would be a twelve-month moratorium for town councils to assess their implementation, and the law would enter into force the day after its publication in the official state gazette.
Who it affects
- Non-residents who want to buy a home in the Balearic Islands: They would not be able to buy one if the bill is approved, unless they become residents.
- Legal entities (companies and organizations): They would be banned from buying residential homes, with exceptions such as mortgage guarantees.
- Residents who already own one or more homes: They could not buy more homes, nor could their spouse.
- Town councils in the Balearic Islands: They would have to approve the measures by absolute majority and prove the stress conditions.
- Notaries and property registrars: They would have to report transactions and could be penalized if they fail to comply.
Words worth knowing
- Pleno
- The full assembly of a town council, made up of all its councilors, which makes key decisions.
- Nulo de pleno derecho
- Void from the start, with no legal effect, as if it never existed.
- Actos inter vivos
- Transfers made between living persons, as opposed to inheritances.
- Usufructo y superficie
- Property rights that allow someone to use a home or land without owning it outright.
- Moratoria
- A waiting period during which a rule does not yet apply.
- absolute majority
- Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced11 June 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted16 June 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000289
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.
Retrieved 13 November 2026
- 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 only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.