Recruitment company Randstad has published a report on remote work in Spain. It analyzes the current situation, predicts prospects. In the study, a sufficient amount of free space was selected as the leading indicator of comfort, making it possible to allocate a separate office or room for work that will not function as a bedroom.
The report predicts that remote work will continue to grow after the pandemic, allowing 30.6% of working Spaniards to work this way in the coming years. According to this study, space availability is a crucial factor in its suitability for remote work, directly impacting the pricing policy.
In Valencia region, 61.8% of its homes are prepared for remote work. Even higher rates are in Extremadura (69.9%), Castile and Leon (65.6%) and Galicia (64.6%). They are the regions with the largest supply of homes suitable for remote work.
The lowest percentage of housing adapted for remote work is found in the Canary Islands (49.2%), the Madrid Community, the Balearic Islands, the Murcia region (all with 53.3%) and Andalusia (55%). It is due to the significant influence on the real estate market of high demand in the tourism sector.
Thus, the introduction of remote work creates incentives for moving part of the population to less densely populated areas. A process that can directly impact areas that may lose population or activity and on those where population growth may be observed. A balanced evolution will be achieved by expanding the range of services required for increasing residents.