In a joint statement, the ministries of Finance, Economy and Territorial Cohesion, and Infrastructure and Housing said that “a letter has been sent to municipalities identifying unused public property located within their territorial boundaries, which they may apply to manage”.

Municipalities can now review the properties available on the list and have until 31 December “to inform the Government which ones they intend to make available to their populations”.

The list identifies unused public property within municipal boundaries which local authorities may apply to manage.

In the statement, the three ministries noted that municipalities “may also identify other unused public property within their respective territorial boundaries and request the transfer of its management”.

Estamo, a public company responsible for managing property assets, identified the properties and completed the registration of 60,000 public properties “six months ahead of schedule”.

“In addition to the 477 properties now being made available, properties belonging to public institutes and those resulting from the transfer of ownership of the former Regional Health Administrations have already been mapped, bringing the total to 80,000,” the ministries added.

The Government stressed that one of its priorities is transferring property management to municipalities, “which may adapt them to the needs of their populations – affordable housing, cultural purposes, municipal services, healthcare facilities and other uses”.

Since 2024, the central administration has already transferred 95 properties to 64 municipalities, representing an investment of €80 million, the document states.

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