What Francisco de la Torre has accomplished

Few question the modernization of the city of Malaga since Francisco de la Torre took over the municipal baton. Since 2000, the city has surprised by its power of reinvention, becoming a fashionable destination for tourists and investors. Now that the octogenarian PP politician is running for his sixth re-election, it is time to assess whether he fulfilled the promises on housing made in the 2019 campaign.    


During the mandates of Francisco de la Torre, Málaga has added 47,511 inhabitants, reaching the 579,066 it had in 2022 according to the INE. Demographic pressure and the interest aroused by large real estate investors has made housing management a priority for its citizens.


Situation that motivated many of the 2019 electoral Phone Lead promises to talk about the construction of public housing, affordable rentals and social rental assistance. Three very topical issues in the Malaga electoral event of 2023. In fact, according to the new Municipal Housing and Land Plan 2023-2027, duly approved by the council in March, the number of Malaga households will grow by 5,000 during this period.


But from 2019 to 2023, Málaga has made uneven progress in this task. The data says that the number of social initiatives launched around rental has been more effective than the number of municipal homes built: 1,341 in a very different state of execution, of the 4,000 promised.





However, the city is moving forward with its plans to become a cultural reference with its candidacy for the International Expo on innovation and sustainable growth, and the construction of a next CaixaForum in Manuel Azaña Square, scheduled for 2026. We take a closer look at the housing management of the Malaga Mayor's Office of Francisco de la Torre.


De la Torre's electoral promises freepik Construction of public housing Promise: “The creation of some 4,000 protected housing units (VPO) on a rental and purchase basis will be promoted .”


According to data from the Malaga City Council from last March, since 2019 “among new and second-occupancy homes, 194 protected homes have been delivered.” Added to this figure are another 53 shelters for young people, which will be delivered in the first half of this year (38 in Villazo, seven in San Rafael and eight in Zurbarán).


In different phases of construction there are a total of 526 more homes, managed by the Municipal Housing Institute (IMV) and the Malaga Municipal Housing Society. Of them, 476 are for rent in the University sector and 35 for sale, on José María Garnica Avenue.