In economies where years of cheap credit pushed property prices far above wages, housing costs keep producing protests and electoral swings, and governments respond with rent controls and rental restrictions that change the returns on residential property.
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Spain held its first general strike in 14 years over housing costs, with about 120,000 marchers in Madrid and riot-police clashes in Barcelona, weeks before a snap election. Housing affordability is now a mass-mobilisation issue going into a national vote, which makes further rental-market intervention more likely.
Supporting · November 12, 2026
Spain Holds First General Strike in 14 Years Over Housing Costs, Weeks Before a Snap Election
Spain held its first general strike in 14 years over housing costs, with about 120,000 marchers in Madrid and riot-police clashes in Barcelona, weeks before a snap election. Housing affordability is now a mass-mobilisation issue going into a national vote, which makes further rental-market intervention more likely.
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