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Eight out of ten Spaniards support action against squatting
Housing is one of the main concerns of Spaniards, so ABC, together with GAD3, wanted to ask the public about their perception of this issue. Specifically, among the main measures that Spaniards highlight as effective to improve the situation are curbing tourist flats, the creation of a public housing company and curbing rental prices by law.
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74% of Spaniards are in favour of granting tax benefits to landlords to encourage renting.
This measure is highly supported by voters of all parties: 76% of PP voters, 76% of PSOE voters, 79% of Vox voters and 63% of Sumar voters.
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64% of Spaniards are in favour of putting the brakes on tourist flats
More than 60% support curbing the proliferation of tourist flats that drive up rental prices by reducing the supply of properties.
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Almost 60% of Spaniards are in favour of limiting rental prices by law.
Specifically, 59% consider it an effective measure to limit rental prices by law. The segments of the population that most support this measure are women between 18 and 44 years of age.
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56% of Spaniards would be in favour of the creation of a public housing company.
In addition, 74% of the population is in favour of granting tax benefits to landlords to encourage renting.
Technical specifications
Universe:General population over 18 years of age and eligible to vote.
Geographical scope: National.
Quotas: By sex, age and geographical area according to the electoral census (INE).
Information collection procedure:Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) and computer-assisted online interviewing (CAWI)
Sample size: 1,035 interviews in total: 424 telephone interviews and 611 online interviews.
Sampling error:±3.1% (n=1,035) for a confidence level of 95.5% (two sigma) and under the worst-case scenario of P=Q=0.5 under the assumption of simple random sampling.
Interview duration: 4 minutes.
Fieldwork dates:From 16 to 23 January 2025.
Institute responsible for the study: GAD3.
