Spain launches its “new landowner”. Housing Secretary Isabel Rodriguez presented this Thursday The new state housing company that will replace Cebes As the body responsible for managing public policies in this sector. Under the name Casa 47, the government intends to provide an effective response to Spain’s housing crisis and promote housing as the fifth pillar of the welfare state.
Name: House 47
According to Article 47 of the Spanish Constitution, The new public housing corporation was named Casa 47. According to the constitutional text: “All Spaniards have the right to enjoy adequate and adequate housing. The public authorities will work to promote the necessary conditions and establish the relevant regulations to make this right effective, and to regulate the use of land in accordance with the public interest to prevent speculation.”
Through this initiative, the government seeks to activate this right and ensure more equitable access to housing. “We have to remind ourselves every day that it’s not optional; Responding to this right is a constitutional mandate.” Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez recalled that she also added that with the launch of this entity, the government “is contributing, after 47 years, to the improvement of the welfare state.”
What changes with Casa 47?
In addition to its new name, Casa 47 represents a transformation of the previous entity responsible for public housing management, CEBIS, which was created in 1981 to manage urban land. The main novelty in this restructuring focuses on affordability: The public park for social rental will be entirely managed by a single organization, which will accompany throughout the entire process – from building the houses to handing over the keys – to those who meet the requirements for access.
Moreover, Rodriguez provided that It will launch a €100 million public purchase offer to increase public housing stock In Spain, she confirmed that the ministry “found legal mechanisms so that everything built by the government housing entity becomes public forever” with the aim of preventing the investment of public funds, lands or resources in a government park. Ultimately less private.
How will Casa 47 work?
The homes offered by Casa 47 will operate under a stable, long-term public rental model, designed to provide security and affordability to its tenants. The new public company will allow Contracts up to 75 years: These contracts will be structured over an initial term of 14 yearsfollowed by automatic extensions every seven years, as long as tenants maintain most of the access conditions set by the Ministry of Housing. This system will apply to future tenants and to those who have already received the keys to some of these homes – such as some of the areas affected by Dana de Valencia.
This entire park will be centrally operated and managed through a digital portal You can view available promotions, access requirements and economic conditions The housing application can be formalized. It will also be the channel for managing renewals and procedures associated with long-term contracts.
What are the rental prices?
The ministry’s main goal is to make rents truly affordable. To do this, Casa 47 will set prices not to exceed 30% of tenants’ salary, which is the minimum set by the State Housing Code to be considered for rent in accessible conditions. the account It will be based on the average salary in each region, thus adjusting income to the local economic reality. For example, Minister Isabel Rodriguez noted that monthly payments in Malaga are likely to range between 680 and 690 euros.
“In other places where this tension has not yet been reached, we will work with other corrective criteria, such as not exceeding current prices,” explained Rodriguez, who mentioned the houses owned by Sarip in Olivenza, Badajoz, where his average income is 25 thousand euros per year, where the rent will cost around 400 euros.
Who will have access to these homes?
The Ministry of Housing has already defined the economic profile of those who will be able to access affordable rental homes in Al Dar 47. The basic requirement will be income: Applicants must have an income between 2 and 7.5 times IPREM, whose value in 2025 will remain at €600 per month. This puts the range between €16,800 and €63,000 per year. However, to the first economic filter, other filters of an inherited nature will be added that were not specified by the ministry.
Thus, Housing confirms that this model will allow access to “up to 60% of the population” who have difficulties accessing the free market. In addition, for those with income For less than 16,800 euros per year, the Ministry states that they “receive support through social housing.” In contrast, he argues that higher earners are excluded from the program because “it is understood that they should not have problems accessing the free market.”
The ministry insists that the sector’s offer responds to the problem of access to housing, which it describes as “episodic”, which is particularly evident among young people and the working class. The formula chosen to determine prices is based on a basic principle: Rents should not exceed 30% of the average income of tenantsIt is the limit assumed as a reference to ensure sustainable payments.
How many homes does the new entity own?
The public park that Casa 47 will manage is based on a combination of homes already built and new developments under development. yet, The state has 45,000 homes for rent, The only way the new public company will go public.
To this rule More than 2,400 square meters of land have been added, and another 55,000 homes are scheduled to be built on it. Under an affordable rental agreement. Land and housing from other ministries – Treasury, Defense or Interior – will also be added to this park to enhance the public display.
In addition to the heritage already available, there is Casa 47 Launching urbanization projects that have a direct impact on cities Such as Seville, Ibiza or Valencia, and plans to promote others in Malaga and Madrid once it receives municipal approval. These developments will significantly increase the supply of affordable housing in particularly stressed areas.
To accelerate the growth of the complex, the Ministry of Housing will launch a public purchase offer worth 100 million euros aimed at integrating new units. In this commitment to expand the public park, Govt Purchasing homes from individuals will also be explored as a new method. This is a formula that has not yet been part of the usual scheme of government housing policy.
Where are Casa 47 homes located?
Although there is no general and detailed breakdown of the location of the 40,000 houses inherited from Sarp, some regional data is known: The Catalonia quarter is concentrated with about 14,000 homes. In the capital, Madrid, there are about 1,300; The Valencian Community has about 3,500 inhabitants and the Andalusian Community has about 4,500 inhabitants.
When will it become available?
The Casa 47 project will achieve an operational leap within The first quarter of 2026 when the Ministry activates the electronic portal Consultation that would centralize all information related to affordable housing. Through this platform, you can view the available promotions, the specific requirements for each home, and carry out the necessary procedures for requesting a rental.
The goal of the Isabel Rodriguez section is for the user experience to be similar to that of real estate portals such as Idealista or Fotocasa, with easy navigation and Instant access to essential data for future tenants.