The general secretary of the PSOE of Lanzarote and deputy in Congress, María Dolores Corujo, has denounced the refusal of the Canarian Coalition, Popular Party and VOX to declare stressed areas in the archipelago, despite the "alarming escalation of housing prices in the islands." "They are turning their backs on the Canary Islands, blocking the application of a law that can be decisive in containing this unsustainable situation," said Corujo.
The socialist deputy recalled that the Housing Law promoted by the Government of Spain contemplates "effective mechanisms to stop real estate speculation and protect families." "But for these mechanisms to work, political will is needed. And what we see is just the opposite: the governments of CC, PP and VOX prefer to look the other way rather than assume that they must take measures because we are experiencing an unprecedented housing emergency," she said.
Corujo defended last week in the Island Commission of Congress "the urgent need to apply the law in the island territories, where the data show that the situation is especially serious." "While in the country as a whole the price of housing grows by 1% monthly, in the islands it grows by 2.1%. And if we look at the annual evolution, the increase is 9% in the Canary Islands compared to 4% in the peninsula. It's double. It is unsustainable," she stressed.
The socialist warned that this reality "is expelling families from their homes, deepening social exclusion and displacing those who have lived their whole lives in their environment." "We cannot continue to ignore this reality. Declaring stressed areas cannot wait any longer. Every day that passes without acting, more people lose their right to live in their land," she said.
Corujo also warned about the uncontrolled growth in the number of vacation homes. "Since the vacation housing law was announced without having approved or regulated it, the number of tourist homes in the Canary Islands has gone from 39,810 in 2023 to the chilling figure of 63,968 in 2025. This also has direct consequences on the residential market and on the lives of thousands of Canarian families," she denounced.
"What we need is political courage and a clear commitment to the right to housing. And that means applying the mechanisms that the law gives us without further delay: declaring stressed areas, limiting abuses and protecting those who today cannot afford to pay for a roof," concluded Corujo.