Questioning some myths about the access to housing in Spain, in a European perspective
Keywords:
housing, myths, homeownership, rent, leases, fundamental right, human rights, robinhoodian, reckless lending, intermediate tenures, shared ownership, temporal ownership
Abstract
This work develops a critical analysis of five myths related to the access to housing in Spain. First, it is evidenced that today the right to housing in Spain is not a fundamental right and, in jurisdictions where it is, it is not so easy to develop it in a sustainable way. Second, it is not so clear that it is better to rent that to buy, even in our context after the 2007 crisis. Third, in relation to reckless banking practices, it is analysed that sometimes “robindhoodian” court decisions to protect the weak party may distort the right to housing. Fourth, it is no so easy to link families’ overindebtedness to an inadequate housing finance. And fifth, that it is possible to overcome the dichotomy homeownership-rented housing with the new Catalan intermediate tenures, the shared ownership and the temporal ownership.Format
Crossmark
Published
2017-01-16
How to Cite
Nasarre Aznar, S. (2017). Questioning some myths about the access to housing in Spain, in a European perspective. Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales, 35(1), 43-69. https://doi.org/10.5209/CRLA.54983
Section
Monographic
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