IRAV and IPC for each month
The indices that set how much your rent can go up each year, with the day the INE (the national statistics office) published each figure. The IRAV comes out every month together with the final IPC.
Figures checked on 12-11-2026Sources: IRAV (INE) · IPC (INE) · IGC (INE)Who is behind this
Latest figure: IRAV and IPC for September 2026
- IRAV for September 2026
- 2,54 %Published on 14-10-2026
- IPC for September 2026, final
- 4,9 %Published on 14-10-2026
- IPC for October 2026, flash estimate
- 4,9 %Published on 30-10-2026
- IGC for August 2026
- 0,03 %Published on 19-10-2026
The IRAV for October 2026 will come out with the final IPC for that month, usually around the middle of the following month.
Every month since November 2024
Annual change in each index. Below each figure, the day the INE published it, with the link to the source.
The IPC flash estimate (IPC adelantado) is an estimate the INE gives at the end of each month; the final figure arrives about two weeks later and sometimes changes by a tenth of a point. The IRAV has no flash estimate.
The INE publishes the IGC exactly as it comes out of its formula, and it is often negative. To review a price with it, Ley 2/2015 keeps it between 0 % and 2 %: if it is negative, the review is 0 %, and if it goes above 2 %, 2 % is used. anexo (Ley 2/2015, de 30 de marzo, de desindexación de la economía española)
How much your rent can go up each year
If your tenancy agreement is dated 1 April 2015 or later, your rent can only go up if the agreement says so, and once a year: on the day each year of the agreement is completed. It goes up by the index the agreement sets, without going above the legal cap in force at that moment. These are the caps for housing tenancy agreements since 6 March 2019:
- From 06-03-2019 to 30-03-2022
The IPC.
- From 31-03-2022 to 31-12-2023
The IGC (at most 2 %), or the IPC if it is lower. A new agreement between the parties could replace the IGC with another increase. If your landlord is a large landlord (gran tenedor) (more than ten residential properties or more than 1.500 m² of residential floor space), the increase cannot go above the IGC even if you agreed another increase.
- art. 46 (Real Decreto-ley 6/2022, de 29 de marzo)
- art. 1.13, que prorroga el art. 46 del RDL 6/2022 (Real Decreto-ley 11/2022, de 25 de junio)
- art. 67, que prorroga el art. 46 del RDL 6/2022 (Real Decreto-ley 20/2022, de 27 de diciembre)
- anexo (Ley 2/2015, de 30 de marzo, de desindexación de la economía española)
- In 2024
3 %, or the IPC if it is lower. A new agreement between the parties could replace the 3 % with another increase. If your landlord is a large landlord (gran tenedor), the increase cannot go above 3 % even if you agreed another increase. Since 26-05-2023 a large landlord is anyone who owns more than ten residential properties or more than 1.500 m² of residential floor space, and in a declared stressed housing area (zona de mercado tensionado) the autonomous community can lower this to five or more residential properties in that area.
- From 01-01-2025 to 07-10-2026
In agreements dated 26-05-2023 or later, the IRAV or the IPC, whichever is lower; in earlier ones, the IPC.
- Since 08-10-2026
The IRAV in all agreements. And until 31-12-2027, without a new agreement between the parties, at most 2 %. And if your rent is above the price limit that applies to it under the system of reference indices, no increase is allowed.
- disposición final 6.ª (Real Decreto-ley 29/2026, de 6 de octubre)
- art. 4.Dos, que reforma la disposición transitoria 4.ª de la Ley 12/2023 (Real Decreto-ley 29/2026, de 6 de octubre)
- LAU, art. 17.6 y 17.7 (Ley 12/2023, de 24 de mayo, por el derecho a la vivienda)
- Sistema Estatal de Referencia del Precio del Alquiler de Vivienda, the State reference system for housing rental prices (Ministerio de Vivienda)
Status as at 12 October 2026: RDL 29/2026 has applied since 8 October 2026 and is awaiting validation by Congress (pendiente de convalidación). Congress has to vote on it within the 30 days following its enactment; if it does not validate it, it is repealed.
With the latest IRAV (2,54 %) and while RDL 29/2026 applies, the cap without a new agreement is 2 %: the lower of the two. And if your rent is above the price limit that applies to it under the system of reference indices, no increase is allowed.
Decrees with the same 2 % cap that Congress repealed: RDL 8/2026, which applied from 22-03-2026 until 29 or 30-04-2026; RDL 26/2026, which applied on 01-10-2026 (or until 02-10-2026). An increase on those days is a doubtful case.
The new rent is payable from the month after you are notified in writing (art. 18.2 LAU).
Art. 18 LAU
An example
Example. You pay 800,00 € a month under a 2024 agreement that is updated with the IRAV. On 1 September 2026 another year of the agreement is completed, and on that day the latest published IRAV is the one for July 2026: 2,49 %, published on 13-08-2026. Your rent can go up to 819,92 € at most.
If the year were completed on 1 November 2026, without a new agreement the cap would be 2 %, or the IRAV if it were lower, while RDL 29/2026 applies: 816,00 € at most. And if your home were in a stressed housing area (zona de mercado tensionado) and that 800,00 € were above the price limit set there by the system of reference indices, the rent could not go up.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IRAV?
It is the index the INE publishes every month to limit the annual increase in housing rents (additional provision 11.ª of the LAU, the Tenancy Act). It is the lowest value among the IPC, core IPC and an average that brings the result closer to 2 %. It has served as the cap since 1 January 2025.
Which month counts for raising my rent?
The latest one published on the day each year of the agreement is completed, not the one for the month of that day (art. 18.1 LAU). If your agreement's anniversary is 1 September 2026, the IRAV for July 2026 counts, published on 13 August 2026.
Does the IRAV or the IPC apply to me?
It depends on when your agreement started and when the year is completed. Since 2025, in agreements dated 26 May 2023 or later the cap is the IRAV or the IPC, whichever is lower; in earlier ones, the IPC. Since 8 October 2026, RDL 29/2026 sets the IRAV for everyone (awaiting validation by Congress).
Does the IPC flash estimate count?
The INE gives an estimate of the IPC at the end of each month and the final figure about two weeks later. The law refers to the latest index published without making clear whether the flash estimate counts, which is why you see both here. The IRAV has no flash estimate: it comes out with the final IPC.
Can my rent be raised if the agreement says nothing?
No, if your agreement is dated 1 April 2015 or later: without an update clause, the rent is not updated (art. 18.1 LAU). If the clause says it is updated but not with which index, the IGC is used, except while a decree that sets the IRAV applies: RDL 26/2026 on 01-10-2026 (or until 02-10-2026), repealed by Congress; RDL 29/2026 since 08-10-2026, awaiting validation by Congress. In agreements before 1 April 2015, under the 1994 wording or that of Ley 4/2013, the law updates the rent with the IPC even if the agreement does not say so.
Why is the IGC negative?
The INE publishes the IGC exactly as it comes out of its formula, which compares prices in Spain with those in the euro area. To review a price with it, Ley 2/2015 keeps it between 0 % and 2 %: if it is negative, the review is 0 %.