The Provincial Council distributes 746,997 euros in grants for rental housing

The Governing Board of the Provincial Council of Ourense has resolved the public competition for grants to municipalities intended for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and/or improvement of housing for residential rental for the 2026 financial year. The agreement, adopted in the ordinary session of October 5, 2026, grants aid to 20 municipalities for a total of 746,997.35 euros and is published in the BOP of Ourense on October 21, 2026 (official reference: 352832).

The procedure was processed through competitive bidding and aims to expand the municipal public housing stock intended for rental in the rural areas of the province. The agreement bears the signature of the president of the provincial institution, Luis Menor Pérez, and registration number R. 2.382, and orders the publication of the text both in the provincial bulletin and on the electronic headquarters of the Council of Ourense.

Twenty beneficiary municipalities and nearly 747,000 euros

The resolution grants the aid for the amounts indicated, with a limit of 40,000 euros per project:

• Bande (P3200700G): energy rehabilitation and exterior improvement of a municipal single-family home, 38,830.00 €.
• Cartelle (P3202100H): conditioning and rehabilitation of a home in the old school of A Lagoa, 35,739.50 €.
• Cualedro (P3202900A): adaptation of a covered ground floor for housing, 40,000.00 €.
• Monterrei (P3205100E): acquisition of a home in Infesta, technical fees and topographic works, 35,515.00 €.
• A Peroxa (P3206000F): acquisition of property for the construction of housing, 40,000.00 €.
• Ramirás (P3206900G): rehabilitation of a building for a single-family home in Corredoira, 40,000.00 €.
• Taboadela (P3208000D): rehabilitation of a single-family home, 40,000.00 €.
• Vilamarín (P3208800G): repairs and energy improvements in a municipal home at Ría no. 1 ground floor, 39,999.74 €.
• A Teixeira (P3207100B): rehabilitation of social housing, 31,365.50 €.
• Chandrexa de Queixa (P3203000I): renovation and change of use of the old local agrarian chamber, 40,000.00 €.
• Vilariño de Conso (P3209300G): purchase of a home, 19,814.75 €.
• Vilar de Santos (P3209100A): acquisition and improvement of habitability, 40,000.00 €.
• Verea (P3208500C): repair and improvement of the roof in Sabucedo, 25,742.91 €.
• A Bola (P3201500J): old Casa Escola «O Furriola», 40,000.00 €.
• Rairiz de Veiga (P32068001): rehabilitation at Saínza Abaixo no. 39, 40,000.00 €.
• Carballeda de Avia (P3201900B): rehabilitation of a traditional home in Muimenta no. 66, 40,000.00 €.
• O Riós (P3207200A): rehabilitation of public housing in a collective residential building, 40,000.00 €.
• Muíños (P3205200C): rehabilitation of a home in a municipal building, 40,000.00 €.
• Aviñón (P3200500A): rehabilitation of housing for social rent, 39,989.95 €.
• Toén (P3208200J): rehabilitation of a municipal home in Quenlle, 40,000.00 €.

Eight municipalities enter by priority criterion

The first eight entities on the list —Bande, Cartelle, Cualedro, Monterrei, A Peroxa, Ramirás, Taboadela and Vilamarín— appear in the official table under the “Priority” criterion, without the resolution detailing the number of inhabitants. The remaining twelve are ordered by population, from the 328 inhabitants of A Teixeira to the 2,327 of Toén, including Chandrexa de Queixa (467), Vilariño de Conso (501), Vilar de Santos (784), Verea (974), A Bola (1,139), Rairiz de Veiga (1,154), Carballeda de Avia (1,172), O Riós (1,379), Muíños (1,385) and Aviñón (1,719).

Twelve of the twenty projects reach the maximum ceiling of 40,000 euros, while the lowest amounts correspond to Vilariño de Conso (19,814.75 euros, for the purchase of a dwelling) and Verea (25,742.91 euros). Most of the actions are rehabilitations of municipally owned properties, although there are also direct purchases and changes of use for buildings such as former schools or agricultural chambers.

Withdrawal of Cortegada and exclusion of Calvos de Randín

The resolution accepts the withdrawal submitted by the City Council of Cortegada (P3202800C) regarding the project for the “reform and interior conditioning of an existing premises for municipal housing.”

It also agrees not to admit the application of the City Council of Calvos de Randín (P3201700F) for processing. The provincial body justifies the decision on the grounds that, after the amendment period had elapsed, the technical project required by the regulatory bases was not submitted, nor was the municipal agreement certificate corrected, which did not identify the specific dwelling for which the aid was requested.

Two months to appeal

The announcement warns that the agreement may be challenged by a request for annulment prior to a contentious-administrative appeal before the same body that issued it, or by a direct appeal before the Contentious-Administrative Section of the Court of First Instance of Ourense, in both cases within a period of two months from the day following publication. Deadlines do not run during the month of August nor between December 24 and January 6.

The resolution closes a call that concentrates the investment effort in small municipalities, most with fewer than 1,500 inhabitants, where the lack of available housing is more pronounced. The grants will allow rentals at regulated prices to be brought to the market in public properties that until now were unused or in a poor state of conservation.

Source: BOP of Ourense, October 21, 2026, section I. Provincial Deputation of Ourense (official reference: 352832).