El Hierro
Better sea and air links push up housing prices around Valverde
The Port of La Estaca and El Hierro airport are handling ever more traffic, driving up housing prices in the surrounding area.
Canary Islands
El Hierro
Restoration of traditional houses drives up demand for land in El Golfo
Interest in restoring stone and pine-wood houses in the El Golfo valley, within the municipality of La Frontera, has become the most dynamic segment of El Hier…
Tenerife
Granadilla de Abona Considers Declaring Its Coastal Strip a Stressed Housing Market Area
Granadilla de Abona Council is weighing up the stressed-market designation for El Médano amid soaring rental prices.
Tenerife
Adeje keeps launching new residential developments despite rising construction costs
Several developers have opened show flats in Adeje even as costs climb, with demand showing no sign of slowing.
La Palma
Puerto Naos considers capping new holiday-let licences to curb rising prices
The boom in holiday lets in Puerto Naos, within the municipality of Los Llanos de Aridane, is driving up residential rents in Tazacorte and the surrounding are…
Gran Canaria
Vegueta pushes forward with renovating its historic houses as part of its housing stock deteriorates
The historic centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria combines strong tourist appeal with century-old buildings in need of major renovation work, according to muni…
Tenerife
Long-Term Rents Soar in Los Cristianos, Pricing Tourism Workers Out of Housing
Residential rental prices in Los Cristianos, in the municipality of Arona, are climbing at a pace that industry sources say already exceeds double digits year-…
Lanzarote
La Villa de Teguise looks for ways to restore its traditional houses without losing the character of its old town
Owners of centuries-old homes in Teguise's historic centre are calling for more support to fund renovations that respect traditional Canarian architecture, wor…
El Hierro
Depopulation leaves dozens of inherited homes standing empty in El Hierro's rural interior
Inland villages in Valverde such as Tiñor are losing population, with a growing number of homes shut up all year round.
Lanzarote
Hotels in Puerto del Carmen cannot find housing for chambermaids and chefs and are turning to staff accommodation
The lack of affordable housing near Puerto del Carmen is forcing several tourist establishments in Tías to set up accommodation for their own staff, who are un…
La Gomera
The Cabildo of La Gomera studies declaring stressed-market areas to curb rent prices
The island institution is considering using regional stressed-market mechanisms and strengthening rental support.
Tenerife
Puerto de la Cruz considers curbing new holiday rental licences in its tourist quarter
Puerto de la Cruz Council is weighing limits on new holiday rental licences around Plaza del Charco.