Cooler air arrives across the Canary Islands this Saturday, with Saharan dust clearing by midday. Northern coasts face rough Atlantic seas of up to two metres, while scattered cloud lingers in the north of the mountainous islands.
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The Canary Islands are set for a change in the weather, with rain forecast from Sunday across scattered points of the archipelago. The European model predicts the showers will intensify on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing storms to Tenerife and El Hierro especially.
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The Canary Islands government is proposing nine measures to restrict property purchases in the archipelago, including a minimum of ten years’ residency and a cap of two homes per person. The draft also targets company and investment fund purchases, exempts inherited properties and would keep the limits in place for a decade.
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Friday brings summer-style heat across the Canary Islands, with coastal highs of 25–32°C and the warmest values in the south. Expect long sunny spells, light calima and a moderate north-easterly wind, before conditions turn more autumnal this weekend.
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The Canary Islands government has launched a new website to help owners of empty or underused homes rent them out at affordable prices. The scheme offers free non-payment insurance for three years, tenant vetting and legal support across all eight islands.
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The Canary Islands government has sent Madrid a draft law that would bar anyone without ten years of local registration from buying a home in the islands. The proposal also limits individuals to two properties and curbs company purchases, a move that could affect British buyers.
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Foreign purchases of free-market housing in Spain fell 13% in the first half of the year, the sharpest drop since 2020, with Canarias down 20.3%. Moroccan buyers led the market ahead of the British, while non-resident purchases tumbled 18% following the end of the Golden visa.
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The Canary Islands closed September 2026 with an annual inflation rate of 4.4%, the lowest of any Spanish region but up 0.6 points on August. Rising fuel, housing and tourism-linked costs are all fuelling the increase.
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Former astronaut and science minister Pedro Duque has described the Canary Islands as the “ultimate dream” for companies looking to launch rockets. Speaking before an APD Canarias event, he said the islands’ proximity to the equator and clean skies, along with tax incentives, make them ideal – and insisted the Thirty Metre Telescope project may not be over yet.
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The Canary Islands Parliament has voted down a proposed law that sought to make residential and tourist use compatible in areas reclassified as tourist zones, affecting over 70,000 residents. The proposal, backed by PSOE, NC-bc and Vox, would have granted legal protection to owners fined for living in their own apartments.
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