Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000771/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Ana Miranda Paz (Verts/ALE)
Galicia is hitting a historic peak in the cost of new housing: more than EUR 2 000 per square metre in the city of La Coruña. It might seem that the housing crisis can be resolved by building more new properties, yet 28 % of homes in Galicia are sitting empty. Half of these are in rural areas where, sadly, people are unable to live due to a lack of jobs, transport and basic services such as doctors. The rest are in cities along the Galician coast – such as Vigo (21 %) and La Coruña (23.2 %) – which are experiencing high rental prices, an increase in the cost of new homes and considerable pressure from holiday rentals.
In view of the above:
- 1.What measures is the Commission considering to take advantage of those homes that are sitting empty in areas with tight markets and/or intense pressure from tourism?
- 2.Has it considered encouraging owners to rent out their empty properties via incentives from the cohesion funds or bodies such as the European Investment Bank? Or does it believe instead that deterrents would be a more successful means of ensuring that those properties can be utilised?
Submitted: 19.2.2025