Lanzarote
Pressure from foreign buyers drives up house prices in Lanzarote
Arrecife and Tías lead price rises that place the island among the most stressed markets in the Canary Islands, with a share of foreign purchases among the hig…
Lanzarote
Lanzarote
Yaiza runs out of developable land in Playa Blanca and collides with the Cabildo's limits on new construction
Playa Blanca's urban growth has hit the ceiling set by island planning: almost no land remains classified for new housing, and any expansion would require a pl…
Lanzarote
Femés, the inland village in Yaiza losing residents just ten minutes from Playa Blanca's property boom
While Playa Blanca cannot keep up with housing demand and watches its prices climb, the neighbouring village of Femés, high up in the municipality of Yaiza, ke…
Lanzarote
San Bartolomé, Lanzarote's fastest-growing municipality, seeks to make room for hundreds of new residents each year
San Bartolomé, in the centre of Lanzarote and close to both Arrecife and the airport, has become one of the island's fastest-growing municipalities, driving up…
Lanzarote
Arrecife joins the debate on strained housing markets as the Cabildo studies new measures to curb prices
Several districts of the Lanzarote capital are seeing rent increases that residents' groups and technical experts link to the criteria for a strained housing m…
Lanzarote
Protection of the Chinijo Archipelago leaves Caleta de Sebo with virtually no new housing despite rising demand
The protected status of the Chinijo Archipelago Nature Park severely restricts construction in Caleta de Sebo, the only inhabited settlement on La Graciosa, wh…
Lanzarote
Teguise considers halting new holiday-let licences in Costa Teguise amid pressure on long-term rentals
Teguise Town Council is weighing up limits on new tourist licences in Costa Teguise after several residents' groups warned that almost no flats are left for re…
Lanzarote
Young people in Tinajo give up on buying a first home despite the lowest prices in Lanzarote
Although Tinajo still has some of the most affordable housing on the island, young residents remain shut out of a first home by the shortage of land, the lack …
Lanzarote
Órzola, the small fishing port running out of homes for its own families as tourism to La Graciosa surges
The historic fishing village of Órzola, in the municipality of Haría, is watching much of its housing stock turn into tourist accommodation serving the constan…
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…
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…