Ayuso leaves the attic in Chamberí that she shared with González Amador and moves to Puerta de Hierro.

Based on the accessible official information and the press coverage reviewed, the administrative file for the acquisition of the Chamberí penthouse by the Community of Madrid can be considered formally closed in its purchase phase (the contract was signed and executed), but under strong political and legal controversy, with several initiatives to obtain and audit the complete file. There is no record, in the sources reviewed, of a detailed publication of the file in the BOCM; there is evidence of the operation in the public procurement sphere and in statements from the regional Government itself.

1. Status of the acquisition file

Various reports agree that:

• The penthouse, about 485 m² with a large terrace, located on General Martínez Campos promenade (Chamberí), was acquired on April 14, 2026 by the public company Planifica Madrid, dependent on the Presidency Department of the Community of Madrid.
• The purchase price, according to the exclusive report by El País cited by the newspaper Demócrata, was 6.3 million euros, about 300,000 euros less than the market starting price. See, for example, the analysis in Demócrata.
• The regional Government initially presented the purchase as a “provisional office” for President Isabel Díaz Ayuso while the Royal Post Office, the official headquarters at Puerta del Sol, is rehabilitated, although this version was later qualified.
• The operation was carried out as a patrimonial acquisition in ownership by Planifica Madrid, not as a lease, so the administrative purchase file refers to a patrimonial investment and not a simple temporary lease.

From a strictly administrative point of view, all the above indicates that the procurement/purchase file is completed: there is an acquisition agreement, deed of sale, and payment of the price. That is, the “processing” phase of the acquisition act itself would already be exhausted and the file would be in a executed and archived status (pending any control, audit, and liability actions).

2. Context of political and judicial oversight

Several initiatives have been projected over this file:

• PSOE-M and Más Madrid have announced formal requests for the complete purchase file, including justificatory reports, appraisals, legal and economic reports, Planifica Madrid minutes, and related contracts, as reported by Demócrata in articles such as “PSOE-M will demand from Ayuso the file…”.
• The group Iustitia Europa has filed a criminal complaint to investigate the purchase with Planifica Madrid resources, expressly requesting the court to include in the procedure the complete acquisition and subsequent sale file of the property, as detailed by Demócrata.
• Más Madrid, for its part, announces it will take the operation to court for possible embezzlement, emphasizing that it still does not have the “thread” of how decisions were made nor the complete file, reinforcing the idea that the file has not yet been fully disclosed.

3. Publication procedures and what is pending

Regarding publication, the sources consulted point to two different levels:

• On one hand, Demócrata reports that, according to El País investigation, the purchase did not appear on the Transparency Portal nor in the annual accounts of Planifica Madrid at the time the controversy broke. That is, the active publicity of the file in those transparency instruments would be, at least, incomplete or delayed.
• On the other hand, the sale phase has indeed led to a public announcement: Planifica Madrid has published on the procurement portal the listing for sale of the penthouse for 6.6 million euros, barely four months after buying it, as shown in “Ayuso puts the Chamberí penthouse up for sale…”.

No explicit reference has been found in the sources used to the publication of the acquisition file or its essential elements in the BOCM (beyond what may have been announced on the procurement platform or other administrative registers). The political controversy itself revolves precisely around the lack of visibility of the file on the Transparency Portal and the need for it to be fully sent to the opposition and judicial bodies.

Consequently, at least the following milestones linked to the “publication” or opening of the file can be considered pending:

• The complete submission of the acquisition file to parliamentary groups and the Transparency Portal, with its reports, studies, and agreements, if the Community of Madrid ultimately complies with the requests made.
• The making available of the file to the courts that have admitted or may admit the various complaints, so that it can be incorporated as documentary evidence.
• The possible additional publication in the BOCM or other bulletins of agreements that may be adopted as a result of the sale of the property, the possible review of the procedure, or disciplinary or patrimonial liabilities, if any.

To date, according to the sources consulted, the purchase file is processed and executed, but its full and detailed dissemination remains at the center of political and judicial debate, without it being possible to affirm that a complete and systematic publication of its content has already taken place through official transparency channels.

The Statute of Autonomy of the Community of Madrid establishes the President of the Community as the highest political authority of the region: she holds the supreme representation of the Community and the ordinary representation of the State in its territory; presides over and directs the regional Government, appoints and dismisses its members, coordinates the Administration, and maintains a relationship of political responsibility before the Assembly of Madrid. Additionally, she intervenes in the calling of regional elections, in the early dissolution of the Assembly, and in the promulgation of Madrid laws.

Institutional representation and Government leadership

The specific statutory provision on the figure of the President of the Community of Madrid, in its current wording after the reform by Organic Law 5/1998, literally states that:

• "The President of the Community of Madrid holds the supreme representation of the Autonomous Community and the ordinary representation of the State therein."
• "She presides over and directs the activity of the Government, appoints and removes the Vice Presidents and Councillors, and coordinates the Administration."
• "The President may delegate executive and representative functions to the Vice Presidents and other members of the Government."
• "The President is politically responsible before the Assembly."

From these mandates derive the core functions of the President:

• Represent externally and internally the Community of Madrid and the State in Madrid's territory.
• Set the general political line of the regional Executive and direct its action.
• Configure and reshape her Government, choosing and dismissing vice presidents and councillors.
• Order and coordinate the functioning of the entire regional Administration.
• Personally assume the overall political responsibility of that action before the Assembly of Madrid.

Relationship with the Assembly: investiture, confidence, and censure

Although the President is elected by the Assembly, once invested she maintains a two-way relationship with the Chamber:

• After each renewal of the Assembly, its president proposes a candidate for the Presidency of the Community, who presents her program and requests confidence. If she obtains an absolute majority, the King appoints her President of the Community of Madrid; if not, a simple majority suffices in a second vote forty-eight hours later.
• The President may raise a vote of confidence on her program or on a general policy statement, after Government deliberation. Confidence is understood as granted if supported by a simple majority of deputies. If the Assembly denies it, the President must resign and a new investiture process opens.
• The Assembly may demand the President's political responsibility through a constructive vote of no confidence, which must include an alternative candidate for the Presidency. If the motion is approved by absolute majority, the President ceases and the included candidate is understood to be invested and appointed by the King.

Power to dissolve the Assembly and call elections

The Statute recognizes the President a key competence over the regional electoral cycle:

• "The President of the Community of Madrid, after Government deliberation and under her exclusive responsibility, may agree to the dissolution of the Assembly before the natural end of the legislature." The agreement is formalized by decree, in which elections are simultaneously called.
• The Statute sets limits to this power: it cannot be exercised in the first session period of the legislature, nor when less than one year remains until its end, nor if there is a censure motion in process or a state electoral process called. Also, the Assembly cannot be dissolved again before one year has passed since the previous dissolution.
• The newly elected Assembly will have a shortened mandate, limited by the date the original legislature was to conclude.
• Additionally, another provision attributes to the President the competence to call elections to the Assembly under the terms established by the Electoral Law.

Promulgation of laws and other relevant functions

In the normative field, the Statute establishes that:

• "Laws approved by the Assembly shall be promulgated in the name of the King by the President of the Community, who shall order their publication in the Official Bulletin of the Community of Madrid and in the Official State Bulletin."
• Government regulations are also published by order of the Presidency in the regional bulletin and, where appropriate, in the state bulletin.

The Statute does not attribute to the President of the Community of Madrid any competence to propose a candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain. That is a state function linked to the General Courts and the King, unrelated to the regional Presidency.

A regional administration that wishes to acquire and then sell a high-value property in Madrid must comply with the general public patrimony regime and its specific regional regulations. Although the concrete details depend on the autonomous community in question, there are a series of common requirements that structure the procedure and should be clear from the outset.

1. General legal framework

First, the operation is governed by the patrimonial law of the public sector: basic state rules on the management of the Administrations' patrimony, which establish principles such as legality, efficiency, transparency, safeguarding public patrimony, and submission to financial control, and regional rules that specify the organization and internal procedure.

Additionally, the following influence:

• Budgetary and financial stability regulations (impact on available credit, spending ceiling, indebtedness, etc.).
• Public procurement regulations, insofar as many communities refer to their rules for contractor selection and publicity.
• Urban planning and land use regulations of the municipality and community where the property is located (licenses, land classification, urban charges).

2. Competence and internal authorizations

All actions must emanate from the competent body, determined by the regional patrimonial law and, where applicable, by the Statute of Autonomy and government structure decrees. Usually:

• The acquisition of high-value real estate requires an agreement of the regional Government Council or, at least, of the department competent in patrimony matters, a simple resolution by a management body is not enough.
• The disposal (sale) usually also requires express authorization from the governing body and, in certain amounts or when dealing with especially significant assets, even a report or authorization from other internal control bodies.
• It must be proven that the signing body (councillor, general director, etc.) has delegated or attributed authority to formalize the purchase and preparatory acts.

3. Valuation, reports, and justification

Both for buying and selling, the property must be valued by independent technicians (usually patrimony services or certified appraisers). It is essential to:

• Have a prior appraisal that sets the market value and, where applicable, the cadastral and accounting value.
• Include legal reports that certify urban and registry regularity (ownership, charges, easements, lease situation, etc.).
• Justify in writing the public necessity or convenience of the acquisition (allocation to a service, headquarters reorganization, space rationalization) and, in the sale, the lack of necessity, better patrimonial use, or financial reasons.

4. Publicity and competition in the sale

Acquisition can be made by direct purchase from a specific owner, respecting principles of good administration and avoiding conflicts of interest. In the disposal phase, however, the general rule is public competition:

• Ordinarily, the sale is carried out through auction or competitive procedure, with public announcement, terms and conditions, and objective award criteria.
• Direct sale is usually allowed only in specific cases (for example, when the auction has been deserted, when there is a preferred buyer for urban planning reasons or continuity of use, or when the amount is low relative to certain thresholds).
• Whatever the modality, principles of sufficient publicity, equality, and transparency must be respected, and documentary evidence of the entire file must be kept.

5. Controls and type of asset

Internal intervention and audit (general intervention, economic-budgetary control body) report on budgetary and legal compliance. For very high-value properties, some regulations provide additional controls, such as communication to state bodies or limits linked to public debt.

It is key to differentiate:

• Public domain asset (allocated to a public service or use): in principle it is inalienable; before selling it, its disaffection must be processed, with its own procedure, formal agreements, and sometimes specific publicity.
• Patrimonial asset (not allocated): it is alienable, but the operation must prove that public interest is not compromised nor the asset undersold.

In practice, the legal success of this type of operations depends on the file being well prepared: clear competence, solid appraisal, explicit justification of public interest, and strict respect for publicity and competition in the sale phase.