Spain Rent Update

For tenants and landlords in SpainOfficial INE data to August 2026

How much can the rent go up?

The legal maximum for your contract under Spanish law — IPC, the IRAV limit and every emergency cap since 2022 — with a notice you can send in Spanish and English.

Your contract

Example figures — change them to yours
What kind of rental is it?

Look for a clause headed Actualización de la renta in your contract. IPC is also written as Índice de Precios de Consumo or Índice de Precios al Consumo.

Tenants: enter the amount in the landlord’s notice to check it against the legal maximum.

More options

Only matters for updates during the 2022–2023 and March–April 2026 emergency caps.

Pick a month only if your contract names a specific one (for example “the IPC of two months before”).

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Rent update
10 Oct 2026

Capped at IRAV
Maximum new rent €973.47 per month · up 2.47%
Current rent
€950.00
Increase
+€23.47 / month€281.64 a year
Index used
IRAV · Aug 2026
Your contract’s index
IPC · 4.30%

Payable from the month after the landlord’s written notice (LAU art. 18.2).

    How this was decidedWrite the noticeIRAV and IPC by month

    How this was decided

    Each rule the calculator checked, in order, with the law behind it.

    1. Long-term home rental

      A lease of a home used as the tenant’s permanent residence is an "arrendamiento de vivienda" under LAU art. 2, so all the housing rules below apply.

      LAU art. 18

    2. Contract index: IPC

      Your contract updates by the Consumer Price Index. The latest annual IPC published by 10 October 2026 is for August 2026: 4.30%.

      INE — IPC annual rate

    3. IRAV limit for contracts signed from 26 May 2023

      Your contract was signed on or after 26 May 2023, so the update cannot exceed the IRAV published by INE (LAU 11th additional provision, added by Ley 12/2023). IRAV for August 2026: 2.47%.

      LAU 11th additional provision (added by Ley 12/2023)

    4. Result

      The contract index (4.30%) is higher than the legal limit, so the maximum is the limit: 2.47%.

    IRAV and IPC, month by month

    Since January 2025 the IRAV has capped rent updates on contracts signed from 26 May 2023. When inflation rises, the gap between the two lines is what the cap holds back.

    Annual change, %

    Source: INE. Hover or use the arrow keys for each month.

    Figure for each month, published by INE mid-way through the next month
    MonthIPCIRAVGap, pts
    August 20264.30%2.47%1.83
    July 20263.60%2.49%1.11
    June 20263.20%2.44%0.76
    May 20263.20%2.48%0.72
    April 20263.20%2.40%0.80
    March 20263.40%2.47%0.93
    February 20262.30%2.16%0.14
    January 20262.30%2.14%0.16
    December 20252.90%2.32%0.58
    November 20253.00%2.29%0.71
    October 20253.10%2.25%0.85
    September 20253.00%2.22%0.78
    August 20252.70%2.19%0.51
    July 20252.70%2.15%0.55
    June 20252.30%2.10%0.20
    May 20252.00%1.99%0.01
    April 20252.20%2.09%0.11
    March 20252.30%1.98%0.32
    February 20253.00%2.08%0.92
    January 20252.90%2.19%0.71
    December 20242.80%2.28%0.52
    November 20242.40%2.20%0.20

    Questions people ask

    My contract says IPC. Can my landlord apply the full 4.3%?

    Only if the contract was signed before 26 May 2023. For housing leases signed on or after that date, the update can never exceed the IRAV published by INE — 2.47% for August 2026 — even if the contract says IPC. That limit comes from the eleventh additional provision of the Urban Leases Law (LAU), added by the Housing Law, Ley 12/2023.

    My contract has no update clause. Can the rent still go up?

    No. Under LAU article 18.1, without an express agreement in the contract the rent is not updated during the contract. The landlord can propose a new rent when the contract (and its extensions) end, but not raise it mid-contract.

    When does the new rent start?

    From the month after the landlord notifies it in writing, stating the percentage applied (LAU article 18.2). If the notice arrives on 20 October, the new rent is payable from November. The landlord can also write the notice on the previous month’s rent receipt.

    Which month’s index applies?

    Normally the latest figure INE had published on the update date. INE publishes each month’s IPC and IRAV around the 12th–15th of the following month, so an update on 10 October 2026 uses August 2026. If your contract names a different month, choose it under “More options”.

    What were the 2022–2024 limits?

    Updates between 31 March 2022 and 31 December 2023 were capped at 2% (the IGC) by RDL 6/2022; a landlord who was not a large holder could exceed it only if the tenant agreed. Updates falling in 2024 were capped at 3% for everyone. Both caps applied to all housing leases, whatever the signing date.

    What was RDL 8/2026?

    An emergency decree that capped housing rent updates at 2% from 22 March 2026. Congress rejected it on 28 April 2026, so the cap no longer applies — but updates that fell inside that window keep the 2% limit, because effects produced while a decree is in force remain valid.

    Does this apply to holiday lets, rooms or commercial premises?

    No. Seasonal and temporary leases, room rentals and commercial leases follow what the contract says. The IRAV limit and the 2022–2026 caps apply only to leases of a home that is the tenant’s permanent residence.

    Is this legal advice?

    No. It applies the published law and INE figures to the facts you enter. Contracts can contain unusual clauses, so if a large amount is at stake, have a lawyer or your local consumer office (OMIC) read the contract.

    Sources

    Figures and rules are taken from official publications. Index data: compiled 21 September 2026.

    Maximum new rent
    €973.47    +2.47%