Agenda of the Chair
The Agenda of the Chair num. 44 for the months of July and August 2025 is already available.
Link to all agendas: https://housing.urv.cat/en/agenda/
Seminar FutureResilience
On Thursday 26 June, the Seminar “Results Webinar III: Urban planning, housing & resilience (Multilocal & LiquidHousing Labs)” took place, organized by the European project Futuresilience. Dr. Héctor Simón presented the results of the “Liquid Housing” project, led by the UNESCO Chair in Housing.
More information at: https://futuresilience.eu/events/results-webinar-iii-urban-planning-housing-resilience-multilocal-liquidhousing-labs
Webinar available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcbZfzcejYc
Press
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar publishes the article “Los trepas de la clase” in the newspaper El Debate (24-6-2025).
The news is available at: https://www.eldebate.com/opinion/tribuna/20250624/trepas-clase_310226.html
Conference “Conservative housing policy”
Prof. Bence Kovats, from the Slovak Academy of Sciences, delivered the conference “Conservative housing policy and its implications” in the Board Room of the URV’s Catalonia Campus. The event took place on Monday, June 23, 2025.
Press
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre and Dr. Héctor Simón participated in the report “Renting in Tarragona: more expensive, more difficult and with fewer options” of Diari de Tarragona (21-6-2025).
The news is available at: https://www.diaridetarragona.com/tarragona/233790/pasa-alquiler-tarragona-ano-zonas-tensionadas.html
International Seminar on Rent Control
On Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June 2025, the 5th International Seminar on Housing Rental Income Control took place, bringing together researchers from fifteen countries, from the Philippines to Chile and from Ireland to South Africa. The aim was to address this current issue that directly affects access to housing. The sessions addressed both the impact of legislation in Catalonia and Spain, as well as comparative experiences in Europe, America, Africa and Asia, as well as the economic and social analysis of rent control policies. Special emphasis was placed on the constitutional implications, the effects on access to housing and the situation of vulnerable groups, in addition to presenting case studies from various countries and models of affordable housing incentives.
More information at: https://diaridigital.urv.cat/urv-centre-debat-habitatge-lloguer/
https://housing.urv.cat/5th-international-workshop-on-rent-control/
Conference
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar participated in the Conference “Social Function of Property and Right to Housing”, organized by the Hay Derecho Foundation. The event took place on June 18, 2025 at the Complutense University of Madrid.
More information at: https://www.hayderecho.com/2025/05/12/18-de-junio-jornada-funcion-social-de-la-propiedad-y-derecho-a-la-vivienda/
Presentation of the project “What Works in Housing Policies?
Dr. Héctor Simón participated in the presentation of the project “What Works in Housing Policies?”, in collaboration with the Ivàlua Institute and the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government), which took place in Barcelona on Thursday, 12 June 2025. The project analyzes which public policies are truly effective in reducing housing exclusion. The objective is to offer rigorous and useful knowledge to guide the design of evidence-informed policies and guarantee the right to housing for all.
More information at: https://ivalua.cat/ca/projecte-tematic/habitatge/que-funciona-en-habitatge
Press
Dr. Héctor Simón participates in the report “Minipisos en venta y alquiler en Tarragona: una nueva vuelta de tuerca a la jungla inmobiliaria” of Diari de Tarragona (11-6-2025).
The news is available at: https://www.diaridetarragona.com/tarragona/tarragona-minipisos-fiebre-vivienda-crisis-habitacional-pisos-pequenos-venta-alquiler-EA24352262
Conference
Dr. Héctor Simón and Dr. Gemma Caballé taught two sessions on rent control and real estate contracting in a housing course at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. The sessions took place on June 10 and 11, 2025.
