Lanzarote, no legal cap on rent

Don't be afraid. If we stay silent, we'll sleep where the tourists sunbathe.

CasaJusta compares what you're being asked to pay with what people actually pay in your area, and helps you act before signing an abusive price or falling for a fake listing. No one will defend you if you don't speak up first.

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municipalities in Lanzarote with a legal rent cap
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municipalities on the island, none declared a stressed market area
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housing spend over average salary, per the criteria of the state law
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community tool to compare and act, built by residents
How it works

Three steps before you accept a price

You don't have to accept in silence. Before signing, compare — and if something smells wrong, report it.

Enter your case

Municipality, square metres and price. One minute, anonymous.

Get an assessment

We compare your price with the real median for your municipality, built by the community.

Act with data

Negotiate a counter-offer, contact an association, or add your case to the observatory anonymously.

Rent evaluator

How much should you actually be paying?

If your municipality has at least 5 contracts recorded in the observatory over the last 6 months, we compare with their median. Otherwise we use the closest official reference and tell you so.

We don't ask for your name, your email, or your exact address. Every case is evaluated anonymously.

Rental type

There aren't 5 contracts from Arrecife in the observatory yet, so we use the official reference: €15.56/m²/month, Las Palmas province average, OBVIA / idealista, April 2026. Last checked: July 2026. No official municipality-level index exists for Lanzarote.

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Legal context

Why there's no rent cap in Lanzarote

Unlike Catalonia or the Basque Country, no municipality in the Canary Islands has been declared a stressed residential market area. Here's what happened.

The Cabildo de Lanzarote rejected it

In a plenary session, the Cabildo's governing group rejected declaring the island a stressed residential area, arguing the measure would backfire.

No town council has achieved it

Of the island's seven municipalities, only Tías asked the Canary Islands Government, in April 2024, for an assessment so it could be declared a stressed area. Nothing came of it. The others have not applied.

Canary Islands, no area declared

Across the archipelago only three town councils have formally applied (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Granadilla de Abona and Adeje), and the Canary Islands Government has accepted none. In the rest of Spain, 317 municipalities have been declared (September 2026).

There is a cap — but only on vacation rentals

Since December 2025, Law 6/2025 on the Sustainable Regulation of Tourist Use of Housing caps vacation rentals at a maximum of 10% of residential land (20% in La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro), with a 5-year moratorium on new licences. It's real progress, but it doesn't touch long-term rental prices — the problem this site addresses still has no legal cap.

Seasonal contracts now have to be justified

Since 15 August 2026, Law 7/2026 requires seasonal contracts in the Canary Islands to state in writing the real reason the rental is temporary (work, studies, health…) and how it relates to the duration. If it's missing, the landlord faces fines of up to €30,000. If you were given a seasonal contract for your primary home, keep the contract and contact a tenants' union.

Observatory

What people really pay, told by those who rent

Every anonymous case feeds an observatory by municipality. We never show individual cases: only medians with at least 5 cases behind them.

There aren't 5 cases between August and October yet. Add yours so the observatory can start speaking.

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What you can do

Turn your case into something useful for everyone

Acting alone is exhausting. Acting with data and community changes things.

Negotiate a counter-offer

Generate a reasoned message with your municipality's data to send to the landlord or agency.

Contact an association

Connect with active tenant groups in the Canary Islands who can advise you for free.

Sign to demand change

Join the petition addressed to the Cabildo de Lanzarote to review its stance on housing.

Message to negotiate

First calculate your assessment in the evaluator to generate a message with your data.

Associations that can help you

PAH Lanzarote

Platform for People Affected by Mortgages. Free advice on rent, mortgages and evictions. Assembly Fridays at 17:30 at Casa de la Juventud, Arrecife.

pahlanzarote@gmail.com · 685 568 333

Gran Canaria Tenants' Union

Tenants' union that also guides people from other Canary Islands facing housing problems.

sindicatodeinquilinasgc.noblogs.org

Tenerife Tenants' Union (SIT)

Tenants' union supporting families affected by evictions and rental abuse.

facebook.com/SindicatoInquilinasTF

Sign to demand change

We'll open your email client with a message already drafted to the Cabildo de Lanzarote. You can review and edit it before sending — nothing is sent automatically.

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