Jávea Launches Urgent Housing Survey as Costa Blanca Rental Crisis Deepens

A Town in Crisis

Jávea town hall has launched an urgent survey to tackle the coastal town's crippling housing crisis, with fresh subsidised homes in the works.

The Costa Blanca hotspot has become increasingly unaffordable for young people, working foreigners and families due to soaring rents and a severe lack of available property. In response, the local council is asking residents to detail their housing struggles via a new questionnaire to help shape future policies and distribute much-needed financial aid.

What's Being Planned?

Mayor Rosa Cardona has promised that the survey data will be used to structure new rental subsidies to help locals stay in the municipality. The town hall is also pushing forward with:

• 82 public housing units with regulated prices
• Plans to revive a stalled social housing project in the Montaner area

You Must Be on the Padrón

Crucially, participation in the survey — and access to the promised financial aid — is strictly limited to those officially registered on the town's padrón.

Many foreigners living in Jávea fail to register on the municipal census, meaning they risk being locked out of upcoming housing initiatives. If you live in Jávea and haven't registered, now is the time to do so.

How to Take Part

• Online — via the town hall's website
• In person — at the Civic Punt in the Arenal area, where staff can help on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 2pm

This article is based on reporting from The Olive Press, published April 9, 2026. This article is for informational purposes only.