Valencia housing protest 2026: what happened and why?

On Saturday 3 October 2026, 6,000 people marched through central Valencia for the right to housing, according to Spain's Government Delegation, one day after the Spanish Congress voted down two government housing decrees. The march ended in clashes outside the Palau de les Arts. The same weekend, housing protests were called in more than 50 Spanish cities. Since the evening of the march, an encampment has occupied Valencia's Plaza del Ayuntamiento: more than 250 people and more than 100 tents on Sunday evening, according to valenciaplaza.com (04/10/2026). On 5 October, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dissolved Parliament and called a snap general election for 29 November 2026 (Vozpópuli, El Español, 05/10/2026).

Updated 7 October 2026 at 18:24 (Valencia time). This page is updated as the story develops.

Correction (4 October 2026): this page first reported 1 arrest after the Valencia march (ValenciaNews, 03/10/2026). According to Infobae/EFE (04/10/2026), 5 people were arrested. The figure has been corrected throughout, with the initial figure left visible.

Correction (7 October 2026): this page listed the Barcelona march on Saturday 3 October at 18:00 (eleconomista.es, eldiario.es, 03/10/2026). According to CNN Español and Infobae/EFE (05/10/2026), it was postponed to Monday 5 October because of a red alert for rain. The date has been corrected throughout, with the initial date left visible.

Valencia housing protest 2026: what happened, day by day?

Most recent first. All times are local (Spain).

Wednesday 7 October 2026

• Madrid, Puerta del Sol: on the encampment's 11th day, the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid rejects, for the second time, the emergency request to clear it filed by the Community of Madrid, led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso (Infobae/EFE, 07/10/2026).

Tuesday 6 October 2026

• Council of Ministers: the government re-approves the two housing decrees rejected by Congress on 2 October, with minor changes. As Parliament has been dissolved, the texts must go before the Diputación Permanente, the body that keeps working between the dissolution and the new Parliament. The opposition challenges this route on legal grounds (MDZ via EFE, 06/10/2026). Our sources do not detail the changes made to the texts.
• Andalusia: housing encampments now also stand in Seville (Plaza de la Encarnación, more than 120 tents, 250 to 300 people a night) and Málaga (Plaza de la Constitución, about 150 tents). The Granada encampment has doubled in three days and now exceeds 100 tents. In Almería and Córdoba, there are street gatherings but no permanent camp (Moncloa.com, 06/10/2026).

Monday 5 October 2026

• Snap general election: Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dissolves the Cortes (Spain's Parliament) and calls an early general election for Sunday 29 November 2026, after Congress rejected the government's two housing decrees on 2 October (Vozpópuli, El Español, 05/10/2026).
• Granada, Málaga and Seville: the encampments decide in assembly to stay despite the election call, arguing that their demands are not made obsolete by the vote (Última Hora, 05/10/2026).
• General strike: CCOO and UGT, Spain's two main trade unions, are calling a 24-hour general strike this autumn over housing and wages. The Sindicato de Inquilinas proposes Wednesday 11 November; the unions have not confirmed that date (Infobae/EFE, 05/10/2026).
• Barcelona: a large housing march calls for a general strike. 120,000 people according to the Sindicat de Llogateres (tenants' union), 20,000 according to Barcelona City Council. The march had been postponed from Saturday 3 October because of a red alert for rain (CNN Español, Infobae/EFE, 05/10/2026).
• Madrid, Puerta del Sol: first rejection by the courts of the Community of Madrid's emergency request to clear the encampment (reported by Infobae/EFE, 07/10/2026).
• Outcome of the court appearance for the 5 detainees: the judge releases the 5 people arrested after the incidents at the Palau de les Arts pending trial, without precautionary measures. They remain under investigation for public disorder, damage, assault and causing injuries (El Debate, Infobae, 05/10/2026).
• Court appearance expected for the 5 detainees: the 5 people arrested after the incidents at the Palau de les Arts are due to appear before a judge this Monday (Infobae/EFE, 04/10/2026). As of 07:55, our newsroom had found no reliable report of the outcome (release, charges or any other decision). (Update: outcome reported later the same day, see above.)
• Valencia, Plaza del Ayuntamiento: the encampment begins its third day. The square is due to host the official 9 d'Octubre ceremonies on Friday, a tension flagged by valenciaplaza.com (04/10/2026).

Sunday 4 October 2026

• Evening, Valencia: the Plaza del Ayuntamiento encampment has more than 250 people and more than 100 tents. It is organised by assembly and claims to be politically neutral. The source points out that the square is due to host the official ceremonies of 9 d'Octubre, the Comunitat Valenciana's regional holiday (valenciaplaza.com, 04/10/2026, 21:35).
• Correction on arrests in Valencia: 5 people were arrested after the incidents at the Palau de les Arts, where barriers, paving stones and pyrotechnics were thrown, and are due to appear before a judge on Monday 5 October. Initial figure: 1 arrest (ValenciaNews, 3 October), corrected to 5 people arrested on 4 October according to Infobae/EFE. The 9 injured police officers are confirmed by this second source (Infobae/EFE, 04/10/2026).
• Morning, Valencia: the encampment set up on Saturday evening in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento spends its first night in place. It counts about 100 tents and more than 200 people, mostly aged 20 to 30. Its assembly votes to stay "indefinitely". The movement is spontaneous: the Sindicato de Inquilinas supports it but does not organise it (Infobae/EFE, 04/10/2026).
• Oviedo: a demonstration is announced for this Sunday; its time and route have not been verified in our sources (Infobae, 04/10/2026).
• 12:00, Bilbao: march scheduled at Plaza Elíptica (eleconomista.es, eldiario.es, 03/10/2026).

Saturday 3 October 2026

• After 22:00, Granada: an encampment is set up on the esplanade of the Palacio de Congresos, with the aim of staying indefinitely. Sources differ on its size: just over 30 tents according to eldiario.es, 60 according to Infobae (eldiario.es, Infobae, 04/10/2026).
• 19:00 to 22:00, Granada: demonstration called by the Sindicato de Vivienda de Granada, with 10,000 to 12,000 participants depending on the source (the National Police and the Local Police give different figures) (eldiario.es, Infobae, 04/10/2026).
• Evening, Oviedo: a solidarity gathering of just over 500 people, after 3 people were arrested overnight from Friday to Saturday for assaults on campers (Infobae, 04/10/2026).
• After the march, political reactions in Valencia: the PP (centre-right) accuses the "radical left" of sowing violence; Podemos (left) demands explanations about the orders given to the police (details below; Última Hora and ValenciaNews, 03/10/2026).
• After the march: around 200 people settle in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, the city hall square (ValenciaNews, El Debate, 03/10/2026). This is the start of the encampment that stayed in place on the following days (see Sunday 4 October).
• End of the route, outside the Palau de les Arts: police charges, barriers knocked over, rubber bullets and tear gas used; 9 National Police officers injured (ValenciaNews, 03/10/2026). Arrests: 1 according to the initial report (ValenciaNews, 03/10/2026), corrected to 5 on 4 October (Infobae/EFE, 04/10/2026).
• During the day: the Sindicato de Inquilinas announces a general strike over housing, without a date; the CEOE calls it illegal (que.es, Infobae, 03/10/2026).
• 19:00, Seville: rally at Las Setas de la Encarnación (eleconomista.es, eldiario.es).
• 18:00, Barcelona (date corrected): march announced from Plaça d'Espanya, joined by five feeder marches from Terrassa, Badalona, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Sitges and Castelldefels (eleconomista.es, eldiario.es). Correction (7 October): the march was postponed to Monday 5 October because of a red alert for rain (CNN Español, Infobae/EFE, 05/10/2026); see Monday 5 October.
• 12:00, Madrid: 70,000 people according to the Government Delegation, 500,000 according to the Sindicato de Inquilinas (eldiario.es, Moncloa.com, 03/10/2026).
• 11:00, Valencia: the march sets off from Porta de la Mar (between Colón and Alameda metro stations) and ends outside the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía. 6,000 people according to the Government Delegation (El Periódico de Aquí, El Debate, ValenciaNews, 03/10/2026).
• Same day: protests also called in Alicante and Castellón (actualidadvalencia.com); times not yet verified by our newsroom.

Friday 2 October 2026

• Congress of Deputies: the government's two housing decrees are voted down (Moncloa.com, 02/10/2026).
• Government response: Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez says her government "continuará luchando" (will keep fighting) (cronista.com, 02-03/10/2026).
• Oviedo: the Sindicato de Inquilinas and the Sindicatu de Vivienda d'Asturies call a gathering in the Plaza de la Escandalera and announce an encampment (Infobae, 02/10/2026).
• Madrid, Puerta del Sol: the judge hearing the Community of Madrid's request to clear the encampment refers it to the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid, the region's high court (eldiario.es, 02/10/2026).

Thursday 1 October 2026

• Madrid, Puerta del Sol: Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, announces she will ask the courts for emergency measures to clear the encampment, which she calls illegal (Infobae, 01/10/2026).

Saturday 26 September 2026

• Night, Madrid, Puerta del Sol: an encampment begins, triggered by the eviction of "Maricarmen", an 87-year-old woman who had lived in her home for more than 70 years (Infobae, 01/10/2026; eldiario.es, 02/10/2026).

Where were the housing protests in Spain, and how many people turned out?

In Almería and Córdoba, housing gatherings have taken place in the street, with no permanent encampment (Moncloa.com, 06/10/2026). Other cities appear in the calls to protest, without detailed times in our sources: Málaga, Zaragoza, Palma, Valladolid, A Coruña and Santiago de Compostela. In total, more than 50 cities according to the Confederation of Sindicatos de Inquilinas (Tercera Información, 03/10/2026).

Why two figures for Madrid? The Government Delegation (the central government's office in each region) and the tenants' union each published their own estimate. The gap is large, so we show both side by side rather than pick one. The same applies to Barcelona, where the Sindicat de Llogateres and the City Council gave very different counts, to Granada, where the National Police and the Local Police gave different counts, and to the size of the Granada encampment, reported differently by eldiario.es and Infobae.

Why are people protesting? Spain's housing crisis, seen from Valencia

The Valencia march was called by four groups: the Sindicat de Llogateres de València (Valencia tenants' union), the Sindicat d'Habitatge de València (housing union), Entrebarris (a neighbourhood network) and the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH), the platform for people affected by mortgages (El Periódico de Aquí, 03/10/2026).

The slogans were "Pel dret a l'habitatge" (for the right to housing, in Valencian) and "Por el derecho a la vivienda, fuera especuladores y rentistas" (for the right to housing, out with speculators and landlords living off rents). Another rallying cry, "Ni una Maricarmen ni una Olga más", refers to Maricarmen, a pensioner evicted by an investment fund who has become a symbol of the movement nationwide (El Periódico de Aquí, 03/10/2026). Her eviction, at 87 and after more than 70 years in her home, triggered the Puerta del Sol encampment in Madrid on the night of 26 September (Infobae, 01/10/2026).

The route also had a symbolic target: the Valencia Real Estate Summit 2026, a property industry event held the same day, from 10:00 to 20:00, at the Palau de les Arts. The "more than 1,000 attendees" figure you may see quoted refers to that summit, not to the protest (El Periódico de Aquí, 03/10/2026).

Valencia rent prices 2026: what do the numbers say?

According to the property portal Idealista, average rent in the city of Valencia reached €16.3 per m² per month in July 2026. That is roughly €1,140 a month for a 70 m² flat (our own calculation).

So the city sits above both its own region and the national average. Idealista's report of 1 October 2026 also notes a slight dip in regional rents over the last quarter. For a full monthly budget by neighbourhood, see our guide to the cost of living in Valencia in 2026.

Valencia property prices 2026: what about buying?

The figures our newsroom has verified so far cover renting. Sale prices per m² (from Idealista, Fotocasa, INE, the Land Registry association Registradores and the Housing Ministry) will be added here, dated and sourced, in the next update.

What are protesters demanding, and what has been decided?

What did Congress vote on 2 October 2026?

Voting against: PP, Vox, Junts and UPN (Moncloa.com, 02/10/2026). Each group's detailed reasons for its vote have not yet been verified by our newsroom and will be added in the next update.

What has happened since the vote: snap election and re-approved decrees?

On 5 October 2026, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dissolved the Cortes and called an early general election for Sunday 29 November 2026, after Congress rejected the two housing decrees (Vozpópuli, El Español, 05/10/2026). On 6 October, the government re-approved both decrees with minor changes. With Parliament dissolved, the texts must now go before the Diputación Permanente, the body that keeps working until the new Parliament sits; the opposition challenges this mechanism on legal grounds (MDZ via EFE, 06/10/2026). As of 7 October 2026, our sources do not report a vote by the Diputación Permanente.

Who is saying what?

• Spanish government: after the vote, Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez told the right-wing groups "Han decidido ustedes ser la peor derecha de toda Europa" (you have chosen to be the worst right wing in all of Europe) and said her government "continuará luchando" (will keep fighting) (cronista.com, 02-03/10/2026). On 5 October, Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for 29 November (Vozpópuli, El Español, 05/10/2026), and on 6 October the government re-approved both decrees (MDZ via EFE, 06/10/2026).
• Opposition: challenges on legal grounds the use of the Diputación Permanente to validate the re-approved decrees (MDZ via EFE, 06/10/2026).
• CCOO and UGT (trade unions): are calling a 24-hour general strike this autumn over housing and wages, with no date confirmed as of 5 October (Infobae/EFE, 05/10/2026).
• Sindicato de Inquilinas: its Madrid spokesperson, Valeria Racu, expects a general strike "pronto" (soon) and says talks are under way with the major trade unions (Infobae, Moncloa.com, 03/10/2026). On 5 October, the union proposed Wednesday 11 November as the strike date (Infobae/EFE, 05/10/2026). The union supports the Valencia encampment but does not organise it (Infobae/EFE, 04/10/2026).
• Sindicat de Llogateres (Barcelona): put turnout at the 5 October Barcelona march at 120,000 people, against 20,000 according to the City Council; the march called for a general strike (CNN Español, Infobae/EFE, 05/10/2026).
• Valencia encampment assembly: votes to stay "indefinitely" (Infobae/EFE, 04/10/2026) and claims to be politically neutral (valenciaplaza.com, 04/10/2026).
• Granada, Málaga and Seville encampment assemblies: voted to stay despite the election call, saying their demands are not made obsolete by it (Última Hora, 05/10/2026).
• CEOE (employers' federation): describes the announced strike as illegal (que.es, 03/10/2026).
• Community of Madrid: its president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP), calls the Puerta del Sol encampment illegal and announced on 1 October that she would ask the courts for emergency measures to clear it (Infobae, 01/10/2026). The judge referred the request to the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid on 2 October (eldiario.es, 02/10/2026), which rejected it on 5 October and again on 7 October (Infobae/EFE, 07/10/2026).
• PP in the Valencian parliament (Corts): Nieves Martínez, deputy spokesperson of the PP group, said "La izquierda radical siembra la violencia en las calles de València" (the radical left is sowing violence on the streets of València), "Quienes de verdad defienden la vivienda no atacan a quienes trabajan por garantizar la seguridad" (those who truly defend housing do not attack those who work to keep people safe) and "La violencia no es una reivindicación" (violence is not a demand) (Última Hora, 03/10/2026).
• Podemos: its secretary general, Ione Belarra, is demanding explanations about the orders given to the police; María Teresa Pérez, regional coordinator of Podem in the Comunitat Valenciana, said "aquesta violència no ens va a frenar" (this violence will not stop us) and called for a general strike (ValenciaNews, 03/10/2026).
• Valencian regional government (Generalitat) and Valencia City Council (Ajuntament): no public statement from regional president Pérez Llorca or from mayor María José Catalá found in the sources we consulted as of 4 October 2026. We will add it as soon as one is published.

What does this mean for you if you live in, or plan to move to, Valencia?

As of 7 October 2026, the two housing decrees rejected by Congress on 2 October have been re-approved by the government (6 October), but they still have to go before the Diputación Permanente, and the opposition contests that route (MDZ via EFE, 06/10/2026). A general election is set for 29 November 2026. Here is where things stand, depending on your situation.

If you rent in Valencia

The decree that would have extended leases expiring in 2026 was rejected by Congress on 2 October (Moncloa.com). The government re-approved it, with minor changes, on 6 October; it must now be examined by the Diputación Permanente, and the opposition challenges this procedure on legal grounds (MDZ via EFE, 06/10/2026). Our sources do not say how the changes affect tenants. If your lease ends this year, check your position with a lawyer or a tenants' association. For the practical side of finding a flat, see our guide to renting a flat in Valencia.

If you are a foreign buyer: has anything changed?

Not at this stage. The two decrees rejected on 2 October and re-approved on 6 October deal with evictions and leases, not with buying property. None of the texts and statements we reviewed as of 7 October 2026 contains a measure aimed specifically at foreign buyers.

If you are a landlord

The decree banning evictions of vulnerable households was rejected (178 votes against, 172 for), then re-approved by the government with minor changes on 6 October, pending examination by the Diputación Permanente (Moncloa.com, 02/10/2026; MDZ via EFE, 06/10/2026). The protesters' slogans explicitly target "especuladores y rentistas" (speculators and rent-seeking landlords), and CCOO and UGT are calling a 24-hour general strike this autumn, with no confirmed date (Infobae/EFE, 05/10/2026). For rental yield data, which is unrelated to this news, see our page on buy-to-let yields in Valencia (information, not advice).

If you run a holiday let

Neither of the two decrees put to Congress on 2 October concerned short-term or tourist rentals; our sources do not detail the minor changes made when they were re-approved on 6 October. No rule change on holiday lets linked to this news as of 7 October 2026.

Is Valencia a "stressed market" zone?

Whether Valencia is classified as a "zona de mercado residencial tensionado" (stressed residential market zone) is a topic we are following, but we have not yet verified an official source on it: the answer will be added here, dated and sourced, once confirmed.

Frequently asked questions

Why are people protesting about housing in Valencia?

To protest against high rents and property prices. The 3 October 2026 march, called by the Sindicat de Llogateres de València, the Sindicat d'Habitatge de València, Entrebarris and the PAH, marched under the slogan "Pel dret a l'habitatge" (for the right to housing), one day after Congress rejected two government housing decrees.

How many people joined the Valencia housing protest on 3 October 2026?

6,000 people according to the Government Delegation (figure reported by ValenciaNews on 3 October 2026). The Valencia organisers had not released their own figure in the sources we consulted.

How many people were arrested after the Valencia housing protest?

5 people, according to Infobae/EFE (04/10/2026), after barriers, paving stones and pyrotechnics were thrown outside the Palau de les Arts. On Monday 5 October, the judge released all 5 pending trial, without precautionary measures; they remain under investigation for public disorder, damage, assault and causing injuries (El Debate, Infobae, 05/10/2026). The first report, by ValenciaNews on 3 October, gave 1 arrest: that figure was corrected on 4 October. 9 police officers were injured, a figure given by both sources.

Is there a housing encampment in Valencia's Plaza del Ayuntamiento?

Yes. It was set up on the evening of Saturday 3 October 2026, after the march. On Sunday evening it had more than 250 people and more than 100 tents (valenciaplaza.com, 04/10/2026). Its assembly voted to stay "indefinitely"; the movement is spontaneous, supported but not organised by the Sindicato de Inquilinas (Infobae/EFE, 04/10/2026). Similar encampments stand in Madrid, Granada, Seville, Málaga and Oviedo.

Is there a general strike over housing in Spain, and when?

A strike has been called but its date is not confirmed. On 5 October 2026, CCOO and UGT, Spain's main trade unions, said they are calling a 24-hour general strike this autumn over housing and wages; the Sindicato de Inquilinas proposes Wednesday 11 November, a date the unions had not confirmed (Infobae/EFE, 05/10/2026). On 4 October, no date had been set; the employers' federation CEOE had already called the strike illegal (que.es, 03/10/2026).

What did Spain's Congress vote on housing in October 2026?

On 2 October 2026, the Congress of Deputies rejected two government decrees: a ban on evicting vulnerable households (178 against, 172 for) and an extension of leases expiring in 2026 (184 against, 166 for). PP, Vox, Junts and UPN voted against, according to Moncloa.com. The government re-approved both decrees with minor changes on 6 October; they must now go before the Diputación Permanente (MDZ via EFE, 06/10/2026).

Is there a snap general election in Spain?

Yes. On 5 October 2026, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dissolved the Cortes and called an early general election for Sunday 29 November 2026, after Congress rejected the two housing decrees on 2 October (Vozpópuli, El Español, 05/10/2026). The Granada, Málaga and Seville encampments voted to stay despite the announcement (Última Hora, 05/10/2026).

How much is rent in Valencia in 2026?

According to Idealista, average rent in Valencia city was €16.3 per m² per month in July 2026, roughly €1,140 a month for a 70 m² flat. The regional average for the Comunitat Valenciana was €13.2 per m² in September 2026 (+6.0% year on year), against €15.1 for Spain as a whole.

Will property prices go down in Valencia?

None of the sources we consulted publishes a forecast of falling prices. The latest available figures show high rents: €16.3 per m² per month in Valencia city in July 2026 according to Idealista, and €13.2 per m² for the Comunitat Valenciana in September 2026 (+6.0% year on year), with a slight regional dip over the last quarter.

Is now a good time to buy in Valencia?

We do not give investment advice. What we can say as of 7 October 2026: no measure specifically targeting property purchases by foreigners has been adopted, the two decrees rejected on 2 October and re-approved on 6 October deal with evictions and leases, a general election is set for 29 November, and the housing movement is announcing further protests.

Are the housing protests a problem for visitors to Valencia?

The 3 October 2026 march followed an announced route from Porta de la Mar to the Palau de les Arts, and the clashes reported took place at the end of that route. Since that evening, an encampment has occupied the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, the main city hall square (more than 250 people and more than 100 tents on 4 October, according to valenciaplaza.com); the same square is due to host the official 9 d'Octubre ceremonies. As of 7 October 2026, none of our sources announces a new march date in Valencia; a general strike is being called for this autumn, with no confirmed date (Infobae/EFE, 05/10/2026). This page will be updated if a date is announced.

Sources

Facts cross-checked by our newsroom between 2 and 7 October 2026. Quotes are given in their original language, with our English rendering in brackets.

• Infobae/EFE, the courts again refuse to clear the Madrid encampment on its 11th day, 07/10/2026: read the article
• MDZ (via EFE), Pedro Sánchez re-approves the housing decrees, 06/10/2026: read the article
• Moncloa.com, housing encampments in Andalusia (Seville, Málaga, Granada), 06/10/2026: read the article
• El Debate / Infobae, the judge releases the five people arrested in Valencia without precautionary measures, 05/10/2026: read the article
• Vozpópuli / El Español, live coverage of Pedro Sánchez's statement on the snap general election, 05/10/2026: read the live coverage
• CNN Español / Infobae (EFE), housing protest in Barcelona, 05/10/2026: read the article
• Última Hora, the Granada, Málaga and Seville encampments decide to stay after the election announcement, 05/10/2026: read the article
• Infobae (EFE), Spain's main trade unions to call a general strike for decent housing, 05/10/2026: read the article
• Infobae/EFE, "Los detenidos en Valencia tras la manifestación de vivienda, mañana a disposición judicial", 04/10/2026: read the article
• Infobae/EFE, "La acampada de vivienda de Valencia pasa su primera noche y aspira a ser indefinida", 04/10/2026: read the article
• valenciaplaza.com, report on the Plaza del Ayuntamiento encampment, 04/10/2026, 21:35
• Infobae, "Las protestas por la vivienda se extienden por el país y cientos de personas en Valencia, Oviedo y Granada acampan en las calles", 04/10/2026: read the article
• eldiario.es, live coverage of the housing protests and the Sol encampment, 04/10/2026: read the live coverage
• Infobae, "Organizaciones de vivienda y manifestantes se concentran en Oviedo y anuncian una acampada", 02/10/2026: read the article
• eldiario.es, the judge refers Ayuso's request to clear the Puerta del Sol to the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid, 02/10/2026: read the article
• Infobae, Ayuso to seek emergency court measures to clear the Puerta del Sol encampment, 01/10/2026: read the article
• El Periódico de Aquí, "Valencia se prepara para una protesta contra los precios de la vivienda", 03/10/2026: read the article
• ValenciaNews, "La protesta por la vivienda termina con cargas, un detenido y nueve agentes heridos en Valencia", 03/10/2026 (arrest figure corrected by Infobae/EFE on 04/10/2026: 5 people arrested): read the article
• El Debate, "Manifestación por 'El derecho a la vivienda'", 03/10/2026: read the article
• Última Hora, "El PP, tras la manifestación por la vivienda en València, acusa a la izquierda de sembrar 'la violencia en las calles'", 03/10/2026
• Moncloa.com, "El Congreso vota los decretos de vivienda: las claves del no de Junts, PP y Vox y qué pasa después" and "Vox tumba con PP, Junts y UPN los dos decretos de vivienda del Gobierno en el Congreso", 02/10/2026: articles of 2 October 2026
• Moncloa.com, "Huelga general vivienda: Sindicato de Inquilinas anuncia...", 03/10/2026
• Infobae / Moncloa.com, "El Sindicato de Inquilinas dice que la huelga general será 'pronto'", 03/10/2026
• que.es, "El Sindicato de Inquilinas anuncia una huelga general por la vivienda y la CEOE la tacha de ilegal", 03/10/2026
• cronista.com, "Isabel Rodríguez... Han decidido ustedes ser la peor derecha de toda Europa", 02-03/10/2026
• eldiario.es, "Última hora sobre las manifestaciones por la vivienda, en directo" and "Las protestas por la vivienda toman las calles: horario y recorrido", 03/10/2026 (Barcelona date corrected by CNN Español and Infobae/EFE on 05/10/2026: march postponed to Monday 5 October)
• eleconomista.es, "Manifestaciones en toda España por la vivienda este fin de semana", 03/10/2026 (Barcelona date corrected by CNN Español and Infobae/EFE on 05/10/2026)
• Tercera Información, "El movimiento por la vivienda toma las calles en más de 50 ciudades", 03/10/2026
• actualidadvalencia.com, calls to protest in Alicante and Castellón, 03/10/2026
• Idealista, rent price report for Valencia city (July 2026 data): see the report
• Idealista, "El precio del alquiler sube un 5,6 % anual en septiembre", 01/10/2026: read the article

Spotted an error or a new development? This page is updated as the news evolves. Turnout figures are those announced by each source and can differ widely: we show them side by side. Corrections are always flagged with the initial figure, its source and the date of the correction.