Rising rents and tourist lets: How can Spain's housing crisis be solved?

A lack of affordable housing has become one of the main concerns for citizens in the EU, especially in Spain where residents of cities like Barcelona and Madrid say they are being priced out of the property market.

In the bloc's biggest cities, one in 10 households spend more than 40% of their income on rent, according to the latest data from Eurostat. In rural areas, this figure drops to 7%.