He housing problem It has become one of the great issues of political and social debate in Spain. With the general elections of 29N on the horizon and different proposals on the table, Vicente Valles has warned that no measure will resolve the situation in the short term.
During his visit to The AnthillPablo Motos asked him if the decrees promoted by the Government or an eventual political change could solve the problem. The journalist was clear: “I don’t know how to tell you what the solution is to the housing problem. I do know how to tell you that it won’t be resolved in one year.”.
Vicente Vallés believes that it is inevitable to build more housing
For Vallés, one of the measures that will necessarily have to be part of any solution is increase housing supply. However, he also warned that its effects cannot be immediate.
“One of the inevitable methods, not the only one, but one of the inevitable ones so that the price of housing could go down is that more is built“, he explained. A solution that requires time because, as the journalist summarized, “Buildings are not built in 10 minutes”.
Vallés considers, therefore, that the process will be long and that some of the measures that can be applied immediately do not by themselves guarantee the expected results.
The risk you see in limiting the price of rentals
The journalist gave as an example the possibility of cap the price of rents. Although a measure of this type can have immediate effects on prices, he warned that it could also cause other consequences.
As he explained, some owners could choose to remove your homes from the market. In this way, rents could be cheaper, but there would be fewer apartments available. “This is very complicated,” acknowledged Vallés, who recalled that even among economists there are disagreements about which are the most appropriate measures.
The Antena 3 Noticias presenter also pointed out that the experiences of other countries do not offer a single recipe either. Some policies have worked better than others, but it is difficult for the overall problem to be resolved quickly.
“A single government will not be able to solve it”
Vallés even questioned whether the problem could be completely solved within a five-year horizon, although he acknowledged that this period would allow progress if it were implemented. a massive housing construction plan.
However, he recalled that there is no political consensus on that possibility either. Therefore, he argued that issues of this magnitude should be addressed through a national agreement between the main parties.
“It would be necessary for a problem like this, housing or education, those types of important things, to have a national agreement of all parties, because a single party or a single government will not be able to solve it“he concluded.