Since the real estate crisis of 2008, the housing market in the Canary Islands has been fundamentally characterised by a lack of sufficient supply of both free and subsidised housing.
To this end, the Canary Islands Government, through its Department of Public Works, Housing and Mobility, headed by Pablo Rodríguez, has set up more mechanisms and initiatives than in its entire history to respond to the already declared housing emergency.
Approval of a decree law on urgent housing measures to promote an increase in the supply of housing, favouring and simplifying regulatory requirements; regulatory development for the empowerment of accredited third parties to speed up urban planning licen