Reference rental-price index published for tight-market zones

The Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana published the "sistema estatal de referencia del precio del alquiler de vivienda" on 13 March 2024. Under the Ley por el Derecho a la Vivienda, Autonomous Communities that designate "zonas tensionadas" may cap new-contract rents in those zones at reference-index levels for large landlords. Catalonia was first to apply the rule; uptake elsewhere has been uneven.