The mayor participated in a meeting with the Minister of Housing, Transport, and Infrastructure of the Community of Madrid, Jorge Rodrigo, and other mayors from the region. The meeting served to present the novelties of the Urgent Measures Law for the Increase of Affordable Housing Supply.
The new regulation, part of the 2026-2027 Housing Shock Plan, aims to speed up the construction of residences and optimize land use. It allows for an increase of up to 20% in buildability and up to 30% in density in specific residential developments.
Recuenco defended the need to use all available tools to face the housing challenge. "The housing problem is too important to give up any tool," he stated, emphasizing Leganés' commitment to new developments, urban regeneration, and the mobilization of existing land.
He highlighted projects such as the new Puerta de Madrid neighborhood, which plans for nearly 4,000 homes with a significant percentage of public protection, considering them key for the city's future.
The mayor also stressed urban regeneration as a way to expand residential opportunities, explaining that "modernizing consolidated neighborhoods... allows for the creation of new opportunities without sacrificing urban quality".
He underscored the importance of coordination between the Community of Madrid and the municipalities for the measures to have a real impact, pointing to administrative slowness as one of the main obstacles to construction.
Recuenco concluded that the law's success will depend on management and cooperation, summarizing the essential elements for tackling the housing challenge: "land, legal certainty, institutional collaboration, and political decision".
