Long-term rental listings have fallen in six of Andalucia’s eight provincial capitals, according to new figures from property portal idealista.
Huelva recorded the steepest annual decline at 27%, followed by Jaen at 20%, Almeria at 16% and Cordoba at 14%.
Malaga’s available long-term rental listings fell by 11%, while Sevilla saw an 8% reduction.
Granada and Cadiz bucked the trend, each recording a modest 1% increase.
The figures cover properties advertised on idealista, rather than every rental home in the market.
Six in ten Cadiz listings are seasonal
Despite its slight increase in long-term availability, Cadiz had the second-highest proportion of seasonal rental adverts among Spain’s provincial capitals.
Some 61% of its rental listings were for seasonal accommodation, behind only San Sebastian on 62%.
Seasonal lets are temporary rentals – often September-to-May contracts on the coast – which leave tenants needing to find somewhere else for the summer.
In Andalucia, they accounted for 44% of listings in Almeria, 38% in Granada and 37% in Malaga.
The proportions stood at 36% in Huelva, 33% in Sevilla, 30% in Jaen and 26% in Cordoba.
These percentages describe advertised availability, not the proportion of all homes let under each arrangement.
National supply falls
Across Spain, long-term rental listings declined by 10% year on year, while seasonal listings increased by 7%.
Seasonal accommodation represented 34% of the portal’s rental adverts at the end of the third quarter.
San Sebastian recorded a 52% fall in long-term availability, while Bilbao and A Coruña both saw declines of 41%.
Madrid’s long-term listings fell by 6%, compared with 12% in Valencia and 22% in Alicante.
Idealista spokesman Francisco Iñareta argued that restrictions on the rental market were contributing to shortages, highlighting declines in cities with rent controls.
However, the figures alone do not establish what caused the changes. Availability also fell in numerous cities outside designated rent-control areas, including Malaga.
The study analysed active adverts between June 25 and September 25, 2026. Idealista said it updated its methodology in July and recalculated historical figures to maintain consistency.
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