According to a report, on Wednesday four million people took part in a 24 hour general struke across Spain over the soaring cost of housing and general cost of living. According to the report, public service workers have to spend more than half their monthly salary on rents, then they have other bills to pay.
Reportedly, rents have risen by 80% within a decade, the result of tourist lets and properties being the subject of speculative investments. According to the report, campaigners have called on the government to intervene with regard to housing speculation, controlling tourist lets and strengthened protection for renters.