Tonight Susanna Griso, the host of the successful television program ‘Espejo Público’ on Antena 3, will go have fun at ‘El Hormiguero’. A space in which the journalist has taken the opportunity to debate some of the problems that affect Spain, such as the housing crisis and the rental market. A situation that has also meant difficulties in obtaining a lease in one of the main cities of the country.
The journalist will attend Pablo Motos’ program to analyze and debate the political panorama on the occasion of the next general elections that will be held on November 29. Although it will not be the only topic to be discussed, as some of the most current debates will also be mentioned, such as the housing crisis or the next general strike called for November 11. Issues that mark the information agenda and that Griso herself has experienced first-hand.
The presenter expressed her concern about this problem
Specifically, the presenter of ‘Espejo Público’ took advantage of what was generated around the so-called “Maricamen decree-laws”, which were not approved by Congress, to tell her own personal experience in searching for a rental apartment in Barcelona. As he explained, this process lasted four months, in which he only found difficulties on the part of both owners and agencies.
“If you want to rent with children, they give you problems; if you are a migrant, they give you more problems; they ask for so many guarantees that In the end, only those who may have a very important guarantee have access to the home.whether because of their jobs or because of their parents,” he said. A statement that came in the midst of an intense debate between the economist Carlos Rodríguez and one of the protesters who was camping in Puerta del Sol.
The latest reform of the LAU prevents fraud with temporary rental contracts
The journalist assured that the shortage of rental housing in Barcelona could be due to the limitation of the leases that had been applied, which, as she explained, had caused a 20% reduction in the properties that were available. Likewise, he explained that “many landlords are getting around this price limit by putting their homes on temporary rental so that they rent it to companies and For individuals it is almost impossible to find a rental“.
A situation that the Government of Spain wanted to solve with the approval of Royal Decree-Law 29/2026, whose article 9 bis establishes a limit on the number of extensions of temporary rental contracts, as well as the maximum number of months that they can last. In the event that these issues are not met and the reason why the tenant needs to reside in the home temporarily does not appear in the contract, the rent will be understood as a rental of habitual residence and the new developments relating to these will be applied. Among them, the automatic extension.
Before this reform of the Urban Leases Law, some owners evaded the obligations and protections established for habitual tenants, which made it difficult to search for individuals when finding a home to rent. Something that Susanna Griso herself was able to experience, despite having stable employment and wealth achieved after her extensive professional career.
The journalist claimed to have spent 4 months looking for a rental in Barcelona
“I have spent four months, I, forgive me for telling my personal experience, but I am supposed to have a payroll and have a guarantee, I have not found a rental apartment“, she assured. A situation that, although it remained an anecdote for the presenter, represents the reality that thousands of individuals have to deal with, either due to the high price or the difficulties imposed by agencies or owners. Among them, young people seeking to become independent.
However, the presenter has also expressed her discontent before the general strike called by the main unions for the next 11N. As announced, the reason for the general stoppage will be, among other issues, the housing crisis. A problem present during the current Government of Spain, but whose call has not come until after the call for general elections.
“What does not make sense is for eight years dancing the water with Yolanda Díaz and this Government and now, before the electoral campaign, saying that you call a general strike under the guidance of the Tenants’ Union“, he expressed in his program, ensuring that the unions “have gone hand in hand” with the Government. An issue that, added to the general elections, will be discussed tonight in ‘El Hormiguero’.