Sumar does not share the solution proposed by the PSOE in terms of housing. The training ministers led by Yolanda Diaz presented observations within the Government ensuring that the approval of a item of 200 million euros in bonds aimed at young people renting is not enough to alleviate the housing problem, or even make it worse.
The Government’s minority partner maintains that after more than two years of direct assistance to young people to access housing, the rental market situation has not improvedand there are autonomous communities which have not even managed all the aid. For this reason, in training they bet on intervene on supply rather than demand to limit price increases.
However, this position ccontradicts what Sumar himself defended a year ago in the government agreement signed with the PSOE. In fact, they considered it to be “an essential element to facilitate access to affordable rent” and advocated that this become “a long-term measure”.
Sumar calls for price caps and more social housing
According to Sumar a laSexta sources, the first step towards lowering rental prices is force autonomous communities to apply price controls established in the Housing Act. In addition, they assure that it is essential to prohibit speculation in distressed areas, that is, to restrict the purchase of housing for purposes other than residence or affordable rental.
The other fundamental element of your proposal is limit the impact of seasonal rentals they have it over the rest of the market, also regulating the price of this type of contracts. To achieve this, he assures, it is essential to reform the law on urban leases.
In addition to price limitations, Sumar will ask the socialist part of the government accelerate the construction of social housing to increase the number of properties at an affordable price. In addition, they assure from training, the creation of new housing by the State must be a sustained commitment over time.
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