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Rent prices break a record by exceeding one thousand euros in Alicante and Benidorm.

rents are soaring in the province of alicante and reaching record highs. With an increase of 23.4%, alicante is the second city where the price of rent has risen the most in Spain over the past year, behind Barcelona (25.7%), with a monthly price of 9.5 euros per square metre. this means that a flat of 100 square metres would have a rental price of 950 euros per month, although there are areas where they are asking for more than 1,000 euros per month, an amount that has also been reached in Benidorm and some of its neighbouring towns. the figure is a record that has not been exceeded since april 2006, when it reached an all-time high of 9.2 euros per square metre. in the midst of escalating prices, citizens are having problems with their shopping basket, fuel, electricity and now renting a house. the amounts that are being demanded, despite the fact that the Government’s council of ministers has guaranteed that prices can be increased by more than 2%, are causing numerous problems for all those who have opted to rent because they cannot afford the cost of a mortgage. the real estate sector blames this rise in prices on the fall in the supply of flats for rent, mainly due to the fear of nonpayment by owners, who are withdrawing their flats from the market. But on the other hand, demand continues to grow, causing the consequent increase in prices. according to data from the real estate portal el idealista, rents rose by an average of 18.8% in the province of alicante during the past 2022, with an average of 8.9 euros per square metre per month. all of this with notable differences between the municipalities and neighbourhoods where the property is located. in the capital of alicante, the highest prices are found in the residential areas par excellence, such as playa de San Juan and cabo de las huertas, with 10.9 euros per square metre; 9.9 in the city centre. although in San Blas and the new area of paU 2, the average price is 860 euros, there are flats for which more than 1,000 euros are also being asked. another of the areas where prices have risen the most is carolinas Bajas, with an increase of 28.9%. and although Virgen del remedio and Juan XXiii had the lowest prices (6.6 euros), the increase was 25.5%. in Sant Joan d’alacant the price increased by 27.7%; while in el campello, by 15%. this is what is known as the “belt effect”: as tenants are unable to find flats in the big cities, they try to look for flats in neighbouring towns, causing a corresponding rise in prices. if you have a question or problem with any household technology needing my help or want to join the technology help Group please email Brian at cbtechnology.help@gmail. com. as a group member, you would have access to the group website which contains previous session notes, and handouts and access to previous costa Blanca people published articles.

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