What do the new figures mean for tenants and people searching?
The figures published by Atlántico Hoy on 20 October 2026 describe a slight easing, but no all-clear. Although 2,400 long-term rental homes are said to have returned, supply reportedly remains 38 percent below the 2021 level.
For residents and newcomers, little changes in everyday life for now. The report contains no new regulation, no rent cap and no application procedure. Anyone looking for a home must continue to expect strong competition.
According to Atlántico Hoy, competition per home has more than quintupled. At the same time, rents are said to have risen by 64 percent. These figures come from the article, not from official statistics.
How has supply developed since 2021?
An earlier report by La Provincia put the fall in rental supply between 2021 and 2024 at more than 13,800 homes. That was around 40 percent of the stock at the time.
For the province of Las Palmas, a fall of 38.8 percent to 19,296 rental homes was reported. These figures come from the La Provincia report of May 2024.
Against that backdrop, the recovery of 2,400 homes now reported would be only a small part of the lost supply. No official confirmation by ISTAC, INE or the Gobierno de Canarias has been published so far.
What role do holiday rentals play?
40,857 homes received at least one booking in the same month. That is 94.2 percent of the available stock. Occupancy therefore remains very high.
For residents, the competition between holiday and long-term letting is a central issue. The new figures from Atlántico Hoy, however, expressly concern the long-term rental stock, not holiday rentals.
What help and programmes are currently available?
The Instituto Canario de la Vivienda, the Canarian housing institute, lists information on the Plan de Viviendas de Canarias 2026–2030. The general rent subsidy 2024–2025 and the programme “Adquisición de vivienda joven 2026” are also mentioned there.
The available extract, however, shows neither application deadlines nor subsidy amounts. Anyone wishing to apply for support must check the official publications of the Instituto Canario de la Vivienda.
In the earlier 2020–2021 call, the ordinary subsidies covered 40 percent of the rent. For people over 65 and under the youth scheme, the figure was 50 percent. The subsidisable rent was generally no more than 500 euros per month, or 600 euros in certain cases.
Which municipalities are under particular pressure?
In 2021, the Canarian government declared several municipalities priority areas with a higher price limit. They included Adeje, Arona, Mogán, La Oliva, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Teguise, Tías and Yaiza.
San Bartolomé de Tirajana was among the municipalities with the biggest rent increases at the time. The average rent in the Canary Islands stood at 9.68 euros per square metre in 2021.
For many readers in the south of Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, these municipalities are the relevant housing market. The new report, however, gives no figures at municipal level.
What remains open?
It remains open which dataset measures the return of 2,400 homes. The exact period covered by the word “recupera” is also unclear. Whether the 38 percent figure refers to the whole archipelago or only to one platform cannot be established from the available extract.
Without original data or primary confirmation, the key figures cannot be published as official facts. In the accessible article, Atlántico Hoy gives no methodology and no primary source.
For people searching for a home, that means the direction is slightly positive, but uncertainty remains high. Anyone looking for a home should continue to start early and compare several municipalities.