Spain rental supply falls 19% in October 2026

idealista counted 26,531 fewer active rental listings in a month, a 19% national fall, with the Madrid region down 26% and Barcelona province down 23%.

The facts

idealista reported on 5 November 2026 that active rental listings fell -19% nationally between 25 September and 25 October 2026, which it counts as 26,531 listings disappearing within the month.
At regional level the Comunidad de Madrid fell 26%, the largest regional drop alongside Cantabria. Barcelona province fell 23% and Teruel province 32%.
Among provincial capitals the deepest falls were Teruel at 46%, Soria at 37% and Burgos at 36%. Madrid city fell 27% and Barcelona city 25%.
Ceuta was the only place counted with more listings, at 6%, and Melilla was unchanged.
The exercise counts listings, not prices. No rent level appears anywhere in it, and it covers both long-term and seasonal lettings.

What it means for your money

Fewer homes on the market means less choice and firmer rents. Nationally close to one listing in five vanished inside a month.
Glopra's Spain data puts the national average asking rent at $17.5 per square metre a month, and that is the level this thinner supply now presses against.
If you already let a Spanish flat, a tighter market shortens void periods. If you are buying to let, it narrows the stock you can compare before committing.

What to watch

idealista links the fall to the housing decrees by timing only, and its own counting window opens on 25 September, before the 29 September date it cites for them.
The publisher calls this an exception to its usual approach and says the figures must be confirmed with fourth-quarter metrics, which are not published until early 2027.

Sources: idealista https://www.idealista.com/news/inmobiliario/vivienda/2026/11/05/922379-la-oferta-de-alquiler-se-hunde-tras-la-aprobacion-de-los-rd-desaparece-el-19-de-los

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