Spain’s prime minister to ban Britons buying second homes - Proposed ban comes amid soaring property and rent prices in Spain

"We will propose to ban these non-EU foreigners who are not residents, and their relatives, from buying houses in our country since they only do so to speculate," Sanchez said at a political rally in Plasencia,

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will propose a ban on people from outside the European Union buying homes in the country, part of a broader attempt to confront a housing shortage.

Brexit has been blamed for ruining the plans of Britons looking to move to Spain, following an announcement by the country’s prime minister that he is looking to ban property purchases by those from outside the European Union.