New-build electrician in Palmete and Padre Pío, Seville, Spain: get your subsidised home ready from 2029

Palmete and Padre Pío new homes between Barrios Unidos and the A-8028

The Junta de Andalucía, the regional government, is preparing through its housing agency AVRA a neighbourhood of up to 1,500 homes in San José de Palmete and Padre Pío, 1,300 of them subsidised. It will cover about 250,000 m² between Calle Barrios Unidos and the A-8028 road, plus another 58,000 m² of green space. The draft partial plan was presented in February 2026 and the homes are expected from 2029 onwards.

For the Cerro-Amate district of Seville, today mostly low-rise houses and older blocks, it means a very large pool of subsidised housing. It also fits the council’s goal that 40 % of the 30,000 homes with land unlocked for 2027 to 2030 should be subsidised.

What has to happen before there are keys

A draft partial plan is the first step of a long road. Next come approval of the partial plan, the urbanisation project, the works on streets and networks (including the power network that will supply the buildings), the licences for each plot and, finally, construction. That is why we say 2029 onwards and not a fixed date. In the meantime, what helps is knowing how a new subsidised home is handed over in Seville today and what it will need.

How a VPO arrives at handover

Subsidised new homes (vivienda de protección oficial, VPO) handed over in Seville follow a pattern similar to private housing in the basics: a fuse board (consumer unit) with several circuits, light points in every room but no lamps, simple switches, a video entry system and, in recently licensed buildings, charging conduit to whatever parking spaces exist. What can vary is the level of finishes and extras, such as air conditioning or blinds, and only the specification sheet (memoria de calidades) of each development tells you that.

Also, as in other public developments in Seville, not every home may come with a parking space. Ask as soon as the allocation rules are published.

On a tight budget, this is the order

When money is counted, spend first on what you use every day. Here is our suggested order, with guide prices plus 21 % VAT:

1. Light in the main rooms. LED ceiling lights in bedrooms and living room, and good light in the kitchen. We hang lamps and ceiling lights from 30 euros each: eight fittings come to 240 to 400 euros.
2. Missing sockets. Where the fridge, microwave, router or TV will go. From 30 euros each.
3. Air conditioning in the main bedroom. A dedicated line for the split unit from 300 euros; the rest of the home when you can.
4. The charger, only if you have a car. With the conduit in place it can be installed when you need it, see EV charger in a communal garage.
5. Everything else, later. Downlights, LED strips or a smart home are not urgent.

If you would rather not spend on lamps at first, an LED bulb in each holder does the job and can be changed later. Switching a whole home to LED is one of the cheapest jobs we do.

Renting or owning: what you can change

If you own your subsidised home, you decide what to change, with its boletín when the alteration requires one (see the boletín explained). If you rent, the owner is the administration: hanging lamps or changing bulbs is no problem, but adding circuits or installing a charger needs its written permission.

What exists today may not exist in 2029

Today, anyone who installs a charger at home can deduct 15 % on their Spanish income tax (IRPF), up to 600 euros, but that deduction has only been extended until 31 December 2026. For handovers from 2029 it cannot be taken for granted: you will have to check what help exists at the time, and we will tell you when we quote. Other areas are on our new-build page.