{"id":100535,"date":"2021-11-26T08:50:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T07:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/sin-categoria\/el-boom-de-las-casas-por-1e\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:24:45","slug":"1-euro-houses-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/lifestyle\/1-euro-houses-in-spain\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"1 euro houses in Spain: can I buy one?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for one-euro houses in Spain? These one-euro houses are the lure many town councils and municipalities are using to repopulate areas that have become almost deserted. In the last decade, provinces like Soria and Zamora have lost more than 10% of their population, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics.<\/p>\n

And like this example, there are many more that represent rural Spain and have found in the one-euro house formula a way to attract people back to these areas.<\/p>\n

But what requirements are needed to access these homes? What are the conditions? While the idea of \u200b\u200bescaping to a rural setting and starting a new life may be appealing, it’s important to be well-informed about all the requirements and conditions before taking the plunge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/div><\/div>

How much does it cost to buy a house in Spain? [2026]<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n

The origin of the\u00a0 1 euro house initiative<\/h2>\n

The idea of \u200b\u200bselling houses for \u20ac1 originated in Italy, a Mediterranean country that, like Spain, suffers from the effects of rural depopulation. Various initiatives were undertaken for many years, but it wasn’t until 2018 that a change in messaging finally captured the public’s attention.<\/p>\n

The reaction was immediate. The media spread the news throughout Europe, and social networks amplified the \u20ac1 houses<\/strong>. Applications came from as far away as Argentina, and the original project was replicated in other countries.<\/p>\n

Who’s selling houses for one euro and why?<\/h2>\n

Local councils are the ones publishing most of these offers, as they own properties that have been abandoned or donated to the public coffers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main reason local councils join the initiative is to attract young people<\/strong>, since many young people move to the city for job opportunities or studies and don’t return. With an increasingly aging population, local councils want to repopulate and revitalize the local economy. Fortunately, many families are looking for a change of pace, and teleworking opens the door to the possibility of working remotely.<\/p>\n

\"From<\/a><\/div><\/div>

From C\u00e1diz to Guip\u00fazcoa: where do foreigners buy property in Spain?<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Discover the requirements you need to buy a house for one euro and the pros and cons of this alternative for buying a cheap house<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":100547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13668],"tags":[14108,14109,14110,14111,14241,13686,13687,13688,13550,13547],"class_list":["post-100535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-casas-1e","tag-casas-a-1-euro","tag-casas-baratas","tag-casas-un-euro","tag-hogar","tag-houses-in-spain","tag-housing-doubts-in-spain","tag-lifestyle","tag-live-in-spain","tag-real-estate-market"],"modified_by":"Agustina Battioli","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}