What's changed, town by town.
The rules and facts that shift the choice of town, each with its date and source.
- 19 October 2026New
The DOGC publishes which towns leave and join the rent-cap zone
Left out of the extension (TER/3739/2026), so no longer rent-capped when the current declaration expires in March 2027: Cabrera de Mar, Caldes d'Estrac, Canovelles, Cervelló, Les Franqueses del Vallès, Granollers, Mollet del Vallès, Montmeló, El Papiol, Parets del Vallès and Sant Climent de Llobregat. Declared rent-capped (TER/3740/2026): Martorell, Sant Andreu de la Barca, Sant Iscle de Vallalta and Tordera; the cap applies once published in the BOE, the state's official gazette.
Source: DOGC núm. 9775, Generalitat de Catalunya - September 2026New
BSB Maresme opens in Cabrera de Mar
A campus of The British School of Barcelona: ages 3 to 11 from this year; secondary from September 2027.
Source: The British School of Barcelona - 28 July 2026Proposed
New rent-control map proposed
Cabrera de Mar, Caldes d'Estrac, Cervelló, Mollet del Vallès, Montmeló, El Papiol and Sant Climent de Llobregat would leave; Martorell, Sant Andreu de la Barca, Sant Iscle de Vallalta and Tordera would join. Pending resolution and publication in the BOE, the state's official gazette.
Source: Govern de Catalunya - 1 January 2026In effect
The rent cap now covers seasonal and room lets
In rent-controlled areas, every residential let is subject to the cap, however long the contract (Llei 11/2025).
Source: Govern de Catalunya - 27 June 2025In effect
Transfer tax on resale homes is now charged in bands in Catalonia
10% up to €600,000; 11%, 12% and 13% on the higher bands; 20% for large holders (Decret llei 5/2025).
Source: Decret llei 5/2025, Portal Jurídic de Catalunya - 13 March 2025In effect
The Constitutional Court upholds the tourist-flat rules
It rejects the appeal against Decree-law 3/2023 (STC 64/2025). The municipal licence and the cap of 10 per 100 residents stay in force.
Source: Portal Jurídic de Catalunya - 9 October 2024In effect
Dosrius and Sant Cebrià de Vallalta become rent-controlled
Catalonia's second declaration: 131 more municipalities.
Source: BOE-A-2024-20576 - 15 March 2024In effect
First rent-control declaration
88 of the 124 towns we compare, with rents capped by law for three years.
Source: BOE-A-2024-5214 - 9 November 2023In effect
A municipal licence for tourist flats
In 88 of the 124 towns, a tourist flat needs a five-year planning licence and a local plan that allows it, capped at 10 per 100 residents. Registered flats have until November 2028 to get one (Decree-law 3/2023).
Source: Decret llei 3/2023
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