Month: February 2025

A Japanese study is being able to transform methane into a clean energy source: turquorogen turquorogen

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Green hydrogen is the best known for its production from renewable energy, becoming One of the cleanest options. However, there are other types of hydrogen that can be of less to more pollutants. Among which we are going to highlight turquoise hydrogen, because it has aroused interest in its production process from methane without emitting CO₂. Turquoise hydrogen. The Japanese company Ebara has begun to investigate The main benefits of using turquoise hydrogen in front of other types of hydrogen. In his studies he has found in this gas a clean alternative that comes from methane contained in natural gas or biogas. The National Institute of Materials Sciences and the University of Shizuoka participate in the project, as well as the Taiyo Koko material manufacturer. In addition, the initiative is part of the Organization for the Development of New Energies and Industrial Technologies, promoted by the Japanese Government. How is the process? The Japanese company has concentrated its work on the pyrolysis of methane, that is, in trying to separate hydrogen and solid carbon into different reactors. From this work, more efficient hydrogen can be produced without compromising the quality or amount of carbon generated. In addition, when separating solid carbon, the possibility of using it in a variety of industries, such as the manufacture of tires, carbon fibers for cars and airplanes, among others, is opened. What happens in Spain? If we have to talk about hydrogen and methanewe can talk about Spain, but before that a recent report has detailed that the Iberian Peninsula leads the energy transition with 82% of clean electricity. Spain has stood out for ambitious initiatives, such as the H2Med corridorwhich aims to create an infrastructure for the distribution of green hydrogen between Spain, France and other countries in Europe. For its part, the biomethane It is presented As an interesting option in the context of the transition towards cleaner and sustainable energy, being one of the sources to produce hydrogen without CO₂ emissions, as demanded by the growing energy industry. Turkish hydrogen forecasts. The future of turquoise hydrogen seems promising and Spain could become a great energy hub if combines the different projects that are underway. For its part, the Ebara company hopes to have its production process ready for marketing around 2026. In addition, the combination of clean hydrogen with solid carbon industrial applications opens new opportunities for the use of these materials in key sectors, such as automotive and aviation, which could transform not only energy, but also entire industries. Everything remains in Navarra. Apart from producing hydrogen through methane, there are also other investigations to continue taking advantage of this gas. A group of engineers from the same Autonomous Community managed to develop A solution by transforming the way clean energy occurs from methane. This research, focused on a technique of decomposition of methane, promises to offer a sustainable natural gas alternative without generating carbon dioxide emissions (CO₂). Image | Pixabay Xataka | The largest recorded methane is just a warning: we have been underestimating this greenhouse gas for decades

Employees value both teleworking that they would be willing to lower their salary: specifically up to 25%

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100% remote work is becoming a model with less and less presencesince companies are adopting hybrid days at best, and the return to the face -to -face in many others. In that context, A study From the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) I have revealed that employees are willing to give up a percentage of their salary, or accept offers with a lower salary, if that allows them keep working from home. Up to 25% salary cut. He NBER study He has analyzed how much the employees of the technological sector value remote work, using concrete data and comparing it with their salary. This assessment allows to measure the real value that employees give to teleworking in a context in which face -to -face work and hybrid work models have become the most common option. The result has been surprising since the employees came to assume discounts of up to 25% on average in exchange for not having to go to the office. As I know resigned from teleworking daysthe salary amount to which they were willing to resign was also reduced, going down to the strip from 15 to 20% of the total salary. A much higher cuts than expected. The National Bureau of Economic Research is not the first study that addresses this valuation of teleworking, but the estimates of the previous studies resulted in a much smaller percentages fork that placed the cut that were willing to assume between 5% and 10% of your total salary. As an example, we find The study carried out in January 2024 by the University of Barcelona and the “La Caixa” Foundation, which set this percentage in 8% salary cut. However, something that must be taken into account is that teleworking options have been maintained In high qualification profiles and higher wages, so this cut already part of a salary range with a high percentile. The law of supply and demand. According to Report data ‘IV Radiography of Teleworking in Spain 2024’ prepared by Infojobs, 7.6% of employed people work more than half of their weekly day from home. However, The study ‘State of Remote Work’ of 2023 prepared by Buffer, revealed that 98% of employees preferred to work from home for the constant interruptions and by the displacements to the office. On the other hand, as the Infojobs study pointed out, the offers that included some teleworking modality has been reduced by 2024, representing 14% of the total employee vacancies published. This percentage has only declined since in 2021 it reached its 21% peak, which was reduced to 19% in 2022 and 18% of the total in 2023. According to the NBER study, reduction in the remote employment offer has caused remote work to be perceived as a much more valuable modality than was estimated in previous studies, especially between technological industries. A justification for charging less? The study opens an important debate on compensatory differentials between employees. Employees with teleworking days do not show substantial salary differences With respect to their peers who go to the office. That would leave the door open to companies could reduce salary for remote roles under the principle of compensatory differentials. That is, pay less in exchange for non -salary benefits such as hourly flexibility, which their classmates do not enjoy with a face -to -face day. Something that is not happening. According to the authors of the study, this salary equalization suggests that technology companies are still adjusted to this New labor reality and compete to retain talent by offering similar wages, regardless of whether the work is remote or face -to -face. Telefajo: an advantage for SMEs. As the ADECCO IT & DIGITAL SALARIAL GUIDESMEs cannot compete with the salary ranges offered by large technological ones. That is why teleworking offers you an opportunity To attract a talent that finds no remote employment offers in large technological ones, which they have given by amortized Your adventure with teleworking. Nber’s study demonstrates a trend in which qualified employees would be willing to collect a lower salary that would perceive it in a large multinational, in exchange for being able to work from home. This implies a factor that balances the opportunities to capture talent for SMEs. In Xataka | After this year one in three young people will have changed their jobs: it is nothing personal, it is only salary Image | Unspash (Half Profile)

Military weapons and applications have ceased to be the great taboo of AI. There is too much money at stake

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“These are my principles. If you don’t like it, I have others.” The famous phrase of Groucho Marx seems to be now the mantra of the AI ​​companies, which until not long ago were contrary to the application of AI for military and military purposes. That has changed for a simple reason: money. Google. As we explained just a few hours ago, Google is no longer shown contrary to the use of AI for war purposes. It is demonstrated by the fact that you have eliminated its “principles for AI” the paragraph that Precisely indicated that would not apply such technology “to technologies that cause or can cause harm.” They were other times. In April 2018, the controversy broke out when it was discovered that Google was collaborating with the Pentagon in the US for the development of A defense program called Project Maven. More than 3,000 Google employees openly protested An open letterwhich ended up causing a striking reaction by the firm: they set back and They canceled the project. Don’s Be Evil. That event seemed to return us to Google’s original mantra with his famous “Don’s Be Evil” (“Don’t be evil”). That message ended up being very criticized for the clear transition from Google of Startup striking and promising to a traditional company in which the Account Sheet is the absolute priority. The greats of AI want to take advantage of the reef. Google is not the first nor will it be the last to consider the development of AI systems for war purposes. Before she saw several cases. Anthropic It has been associated With Palantir –Like Microsoft– And AWS to offer its Claude model to US intelligence and defense agencies advertisement new terms with the same objective. OpenAi too has modified its terms of use and already negotiate contracts with the DOD, A lot of money at stake (but it could be much more). Military expenditure remains extraordinary, and the contracts of the US government agencies related to AI systems grew in the US 1,200% between 2022 and 2023. It is expected That in 2025 the expense (estimated at 1.8 billion dollars) is at least the same, and the priority of using this type of technology is high. It is an almost residual figure, especially considering that since 2023 the US military budget round the 830,000 million dollars. Be careful with the red button. In September 2024 it was held in South Korea The Reaim Summit on the potential use of AI systems for war purposes. The fundamental question that the Assistance countries were raised was if machines should make decisions about the use of nuclear weapons. Except for Chinathe rest of the countries were clear that the red button should only be able to press a human being. Russia also did not participate in the summit: it was banned by the Ukraine War. For an ethical use of the AI ​​in war conflicts. The countries that participated in the summit also signed an agreement under which the capacities of AI in the military field “must be applied in accordance with applicable national and international law. IA applications must be ethical and focused on the human being.” But weapons with AI have been on the battlefield for some time. It is demonstrated by the fact that technology is an integral part of the Ukraine War. Beyond the surprise to meet Steam Decks controlling powerful machine gunsin the conflict they are used for example Autonomous drones with AI They are able to set the goal and then attack it. And the regulation, what? The acquaintance Law of AI of the European Union precisely exempts (article 2, section 3) of these obligations to the AI ​​systems that are used exclusively for military, defense or national security purposes, regardless of whether they develop or use by public or private entities. What does the Ministry of Defense of Spain say. In a recent statement from the Spanish Ministry of Defense It is spoken precisely of the career of the military AI and “the marathon of human norms to regulate it”. There the conclusions of the Reaim Summit are reaffirmed: AI can be used for military purposes, but always guaranteeing “that AI does not threaten peace, security and world stability, do not violate human rights, do not avoid human control and do not hinder Other initiatives related to military technology. “ Image | Airman Magazine | United States Air Force In Xataka | China is the country that has increased its nuclear arsenal. Now ask the US and its allies

The most successful 2025 model is also the most vetoed

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Deepseek has achieved in two and a half weeks what Chatgpt took months: 16 million downloads and number one in the Apple App Store in several countries. Why is it important. The meteoric success of this China is causing an earthquake in the global technological sector. Even provoke A historical fall of 593,000 million dollars in the value of Nvidia In a single day. Investors fear that the model will end up changing market rules towards unpublished cost efficiency. The threat. A study of the cybersecurity firm Enkrypt ai It reveals that Depseek stores in Chinese servers sensitive data such as click patterns and IP addresses. The Chinese startup has shaken the market to offer your service for $ 0.014 per million tokens, while OpenAi charges $ 15. This cost difference is forcing Western companies to choose between economic efficiency and safety, causing a leak of investors from traditional technological values. What is happening. Western governments are reacting in chain. Australia has prohibited Its use in federal systems for supposing an “unacceptable risk” for national security, according to statements by Interior Minister Tony Burke. Italy has blocked its operations In the country after Deepseek’s refusal to submit to European privacy laws. Taiwan He has vetoed Its use in government agencies citing “information filtration concerns”. The United States is studying implications for national security. More European countries are evaluating whether to take action. Between the lines. Deepseek represents the first case of a Chinese company that not only competes but exceeds Western leaders in AI, both in cost efficiency and adoption speed. Ross Burley, co -founder of the Center for the Resilience of Information of the United Kingdom, warns that allowing the flowering of China in the West could “fundamentally remodel our societies of ways for which we are not prepared.” Outstanding image | Solen Feyissa in Unspash In Xataka | Of algorithmic trader to revolutionize AI. This is the story of Liang Wenfeng, the founder of Deepseek

We would need to deton

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The moon has its own “Grand Canyon of Colorado”, and twice. Only these two cannons were not caused by the slow erosion of a river like Colorado: 15 minutes of destruction left over to leave these two huge scars on the surface of the moon. 10 minutes of destruction. A new study has analyzed In detail two huge geological strips located in the vicinity of the South Pole of the Moon. The analysis has determined, among other conclusions, that they were formed by the impact of an asteroid or comet and that the impact was such that these cannons were formed in less than 15 minutes of destruction. Two big cannons. Their names are Schrödinger Valley and Planck Valle The return From humans to the moon. The new study has offered us New data on magnitude and morphological characteristics of these two sores on the surface of our satellite. These two cannons have a length of 270 and 280 kilometers; and 2.7 and 3.5 kilometers deep, respectively. An immense force. In addition to analyzing the characteristics of these two stripes, the study tried to characterize the impact that caused them. When studying the way in which they were excavated, they determined that the process lasted between 4.9 and 15 minutes in one of the cases and between 5.2 and 15.4 minutes in the other. That is, they only needed Around 10 minutes so that the impact sweeps with tons and tons of lunar rock. The causative impact would have had a huge force. As explained by the study responsible for the study, the energy required to produce these cannons would have been 700 times larger than the energy released by the nuclear tests of China, the US and USSR, and 130 times greater than energy in the World Inventory of Arms nuclear The details of the study, like the latter, were published In an article In the magazine Nature Communications. The best analogue of the Chicxulub crater. The impact would have occurred billions of years before the termination of dinosaurs causing on earth. However, the study responsible for the study maintains in its article that this lunar impact is the “the best analogous expression on the surface” of the Chicxulub crater. In Xataka | The Earth has lost its miniluna, but posed for a photo before leaving (and promised to return soon) Image | NASA \ SVS \ ERNIE T. Wright

Putin has ordered to launch a Russian version of Eurovision. The last time the nation voted on lighting the light of the living room

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In geopolitics, very few things are left to chance, much less if what it is about is to extol the national values. Let’s put as an example Europe and “your” Eurovisionthat strange mixture of cultural exaltation of the peoples of the continent through music, a formula Martian that continues to awaken passions and quite the opposite for decades. In fact, even Russia has signed up for the formula. It is called interview, and in reality its history is older. Relive Russian music. As we said, Vladimir Putin has ordered the return of the Musical Interview contestthe ancient Soviet response to Eurovision, After the exclusion of the nation of the European contest in 2022 Due to the invasion of Ukraine. The event, which will apparently will be held in Moscow this fall, seeks to promote cultural and humanitarian cooperation among the allied countries of Russia, with the participation of nations such as Brazil, China, India and Cuba. The origin of interview. Released in 1977 in the middle of the Cold War, Interview It developed as A platform to promote cultural unity within the communist bloc and compete with the popularity that Eurovision already had then. It was also sought to show aval after Stalin’s death. However, if the event is remembered for something, it was for an unusual event. A peculiar vote. The lack of phones in Soviet homes forced The implementation of an unprecedented voting method: The spectators had to light the light of their house if they liked a song, or remain dark if not, allowing the electric company to register the consumption peaks and determine the winner. The success of the program resulted in surreal situations, with much of the nation in the dark at times, or totally illuminated. During its four editions, The contest managed to attract non -European countries like Cuba and Mongolia (or Finland, who was the only country he can say with “pride” that he has participated in the fever Kitsch In both blocks), standing out as a propaganda event that sought to project an image of diversity within the socialist block. End to the first stage of interview. The sunset came as the Soviet Union began to weaken at the beginning of the 80s. The contest was canceled in 1981 And since 1984 it would be Polish television TVP that resumed the organization of the festival With the old name of Sopot. In 2009, Putin proposed to restart interviewthis time between Russia, China and the countries of Central Asia, mostly members of the Shanghai cooperation organization, although it did not crystallize. Eurovision and rupture with Russia. From his first participation in Eurovision in 1994, Russia became one of the most competitive nations of the contest, although achieving its only victory in 2008 with Dima Bilan. However, Kremlin’s rejection of the evolution of the festival, where messages of diversity and visibility LGBTQ+ have won prominence, led to great tensions. Conchita Wursst’s victory in 2014 marked a breakdown: while Europe celebrated its inclusion message, In Russia the reaction was outragedwith Putin and his allies condemning the “moral degeneration” of the contest. As we said, the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 sealed the definitive exclusion of Russia, which has now promoted the search for its own alternative. The “new” interview. The Guardian told this week That unlike the current Eurovision, which celebrates diversity and inclusion, this “remake” interview will adopt a conservative approach. Planning documents have revealed that Artists must respect “traditional spiritual and family values” and avoid any political content or “humiliate the honor and dignity of society.” In fact, Russian officials have affirmed that the contest will serve to promote “real music”, as opposed to what they consider “false” Western influences. International support and doubts. Apparently, Putin has discussed the initiative with Xi Jinping, receiving the support of Chinawhich suggests that the program could become an emblematic event for the geopolitical alliances of Russia. That said, doubts persist about its success, since Moscow has failed in previous initiatives to replace Western events, Like friendship gameswhich sought to rival the Olympic Games. In a world where entertainment is a weapon of mass influence, Putin’s commitment to a festival with its own seal is a declaration of intentions: Russia not only wants to challenge the West in the military and geopolitical field, but also in the cultural. That Eurovision is prepared. Image | Flowcomm, Serge Serebro In Xataka | Film rooms are becoming “show rooms” of all kinds. The best example: Eurovision In Xataka | China is filling with Russia products. The problem is that many of these products come from China itself

EA is checking the weight of a franchise

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It makes no sense to discuss whether the name change of ‘FIFA’ was a good or bad idea, because EA had no other remedy: Since the year before ‘FIFA 23’that is, since 2023, EA had to leave the Federation brand and launch games under their own denomination. The name chosen was ‘EA Sports FC’ and as expected from the first moment, sales are not accompanying. Disagreements between great. Already in May 2023, ‘The New York Times’ reported That the agreement to prolong the use of the name of the Federation in the title of the EA Games was not on the right track, after a contract with a decade of seniority. That would be the only palpable change, because What is the interior of the game would continue the samesince clubs and players are licenses that are negotiated with the respective teams, leagues and glasses. The monies, always the monies. One of the possible causes of the disagreement could be the intention of the FIFA to bend the 150 million annually charged to EA. The company was also disagreeing with the requirement of the FIFA to allow it to associate its brand to other digital products, including other video games, something that It has also ended up doing. The financial disaster, in any case, was announced: when in 2021, EA set out to change the name of the franchisethe company’s shares chopped. “It’s not what we wanted or expected.” Thus he tried to soften his financial results of the third quarter of your fiscal yearin the mouth of his CEO Andrew Wilson, who has had less repairs to point to a culprit: the “low temporal profitability” of ‘EA Sports FC 25’. It was seen coming since he made a pre-ancient last month of the results, where they also pointed to the disappointing results of the ‘Dragon Age’ franchise as a cause of losses. Among these losses are a 3% drop in benefits. The fault is football. According to EA, its soccer franchise experienced “an interannual decrease of 5% in this third quarter”, which resulted in sales “lower than expected.” Significantly, EA detected that players remained in the holiday period playing previous franchise deliveries. According to the company, a patch of January 16 generated a retention of players superior to what is expected, which may translate with better results for the last quarter of the fiscal year, especially if these are pessimistic. The weight of a brand. Taking into account that the evolution of the games itself has been minimal, or at most, no more noticeable than in the change of other years, it is clear to what the FIFA brand, no matter how absurd it seems, it is relevant in the sales of the sales of the game. This sherwood picture It makes it very clear: the fall in Google searches of the titles of the games of the 2024 and 2025 is evident because in the end, ‘the FIFA’ is ‘the FIFA’, and when it is not ‘the FIFA’ … Well, it’s little. Header | EA In Xataka | I’ve been without touching a football video game for 20 years. I have tried the ‘EA Sports FC 25’ and this has been my experience

Kodak has a little larger pocket projector than a credit card and is perfect to watch movies at home

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Kodak has gone pocket projectors. He Kodak Luma 150 It is a most interesting option if we want something compact, but there is another model that is even smaller: it is about Kodak Luma 75whose dimensions are not too higher than those of a bank card. Its price is 195.47 eurosand although its size is very compact, it has good specifications. * Some price may have changed from the last review A ridiculously small pocket projector The Kodak Luma 75 is a projector Perfect to have it at homebut also to be able to take it very comfortable among rooms or to use it in other places, always taking into account that the less environmental lighting we have the image will look much better. The Kodak DLP projector, despite having a most compact format, is able to project image with a up to 100 inches size; A perfect size if we want to have a good image quality. In addition, this model offers a HD resolution (1,080p)so we can see content with good quality. On the other hand to be able to use it, it must be connected to another device (PC, console, decoder …), thus allowing to reproduce the image of the connected device. Besides, comes with four integrated speakersso you do not need to connect any additional device or accessory to reproduce audio. Interesting accessories for the Kodak Luma 75 projector LuxSCreen manual projection screen 100 “inches, white visible area 197 x 147cm, 2.10 meter box * Some price may have changed from the last review Amazon Fire TV Stick HD (last generation) | With free live TV, Alexa voice control, digital home controls and streaming HD reproduction * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Lotus Design N Print in UnspashKodak In Xataka | Best home film projectors: which to buy and five recommended models from 299 to 18,000 euros In Xataka | Mega-guide to ride a home cinema: projector, screen, sound system and more

Maybe you just need to ask yourself the five appropriate questions

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Face one crowded with tasks Oa a large project can become intimidating. Therefore, when you feel that you block yourself and your productivity stagnates, it may be a good idea to rethink if you really find yourself In a productivity bump Or yes, really, those tasks are as priority as you think. Stop, step back and analyze the stage is the best way to optimize the processes to move forward, dedicating energy to what really matters to achieve the objectives and leave aside what does not. The key is to be done The right questions. When was the last time you felt productive? People are not machines, so productivity does not remain unchanged and suffers up and down throughout the week or months. It depends on your physical, emotional state. Ask that question allows you to define productivity scenarios in the past, which may not be given in the present. Remember when was the last time you felt Your productivity had shot and analyze that scenario can help you replicate that scenario in the present and promote a situation in which your productivity returns to its acceptable levels. If, for example, it was before a vacation, given the urgency of closing the fronts open before going vacation, it could be justified with The Yerkes-Dodson Lawand you need a certain voltage component that motivates you. Maybe your productivity improved when you had a well -defined goal and allowed you to focus 100% on it, instead of dispersing your attention in secondary tasks. What is the purpose of this? The day -to -day inertia often puts trees on the road that prevent seeing the full forest. One of those “trees” are the smallest and most monotonous tasks for which it is difficult to find a motivation to do. Zero of the mail, wash the dirty dishes or introduce the data of your expenses in a spreadsheet may seem boring and unproductive tasks when analyzing themselves, but acquire importance when contextualize in a broader objective. Zeroing your email tray does not have an immediate effect on your productivity since it does not make your task list It is completed faster. Instead, it does allow you to locate the important emails for your project and respond efficiently. Similarly, wash the dishes As you get dirty It serves to use less time preventing them from accumulating, in addition to avoiding health and order problems. In the same way, something as little appealable as bringing daily control of expenses It serves to improve your economy and Facilitate savings. There are only three examples of tasks that, in themselves, may seem unnecessary and totally postponable, but that have a much more important objective. It’s just a matter of giving them perspective. Why don’t I want to do this? The procrastination is A psychological phenomenon Fascinating, because whoever suffers it is totally aware of the suffering that will cause it to postpone tasks, but cannot avoid doing so. Fuschia M. Siroisprofessor of the Department of Psychology at the University of Durham, declared to The Washington Post: “Procrastination has to do with emotional self -regulation and, in particular, with the inability to handle negative moods around a certain task.” In general, we do not postpone the fun things, we procrastine in tasks that we consider “difficult, unpleasant, aversive or simply boring or stressful,” said the teacher. Find the Origin of procrastination that causes that task is one of the keys to recover productivity and face Strategies to mitigate that blockade. It may be because the task seems boring, because it is so great that facing it produces anxiety or, simply, because it does not align with your opinion. Can I break this project more? One of the most common productivity problems is the blockade that occurs before a project that we consider to surpasses us. There are so many things to do, that the focus is lost and you scatter. The best strategy to face is “Divide and win”: break down a very big task in others much smaller and assumed. For themselves, these tasks do not imply a substantial advance in the project, but as the sayinger says: “Grain does not make a barn, but helps the partner”, so that, when completing small tasks, the main project is being completed. Become your own assistant It is also a very useful technique to unlock those tasks that, for some reason, you resist facing. This technique is to prepare everything necessary (materials, data, knowledge, etc.). Once all the pieces gathered, you just have to take the step of joining them, reducing the friction of the beginning. Is this task really necessary? This is a fairly dangerous question because it requires to put the task in a certain context of priorities with respect to other tasks, and there is a risk that the Conditioning of procrastination Do not lead to an erroneous self -suction conclusion. I do not want to do it, it is not necessary. Taking that into account, it should be put on the table A priority scale And consider whether to complete a certain task is a priority to advance your project. It does not imply that the task should not be done. The question is, should you do now, today or do you have to do it? Eliminating these tasks or prioritizing others will allow you to concentrate better in your day and advances in your goal. To establish these priorities you can use task lists systems such as ABCDE METHOD. Another approach to avoid unnecessary tasks or that do not contribute to improving your productivity is simply, say no. Assume tasks that distract your attention or do not correspond to youmake your daily planning be filled with tasks that do not help you achieve your goals. The most common result is to have that feeling of not having stopped throughout the day, but you have not achieved your goals. Does it sound to you? In Xataka | 10 years ago, Elon Musk’s former woman revealed … Read more

There are already people living in cabbages and offices

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Louis Goss is a British journalist who touches the thirties and has lived in an old geriatric, a residence, a town hall and an empty police station of the luxurious neighborhood of Chelsea, in London, which he shared with another 50 people. He has not done so because he looks for original accommodations. Nor is it an Okupa. No. like thousands of people in Britain (and in other nations, as Netherlands), Goss acts as “Guardian”, a figure halfway between the vigilant and tenant. There are those who assume that role because it is attractive and who is dragged to him by a residential market with Shot prices who have made the average rent between individuals already exceed the 2,200 pounds monthly. Some data to start. Madrid, Barcelona either Palm They are not the only European cities that look with concern their real estate market. In London things are not much better. There the pressure is so high that its mayor has labeled “scandal” that there are tens of thousands of disused homes, a stock that local administrations want to get into the market RECRUDETING (much) your fiscal pressure. A couple of data arrive to understand to what extent it has been complicated to find accommodation in the British capital. The Office for National Statistcis (ONS) estimates that the private average rent at the end of 2024 was there in 2,220 pounds monthly after registering the largest annual inflation in the country, with an increase of 11.5%. In 2015 that average was below 1,600 pounds. Even sharing house requires disburseing a considerable sum: According to Spaceroomthe middle room cost 993 pounds per month in December. And how do I live? That is the question that is asked not a few families, both in the big Spanish and other European cities, including London. Especially since housing purchase is an even more unattainable option than rent. The average price of M2 in the central areas of London moves between 10,700 and 19,400 pounds and the capital agglutina 19 of the 20 most expensive areas in the country. In general, the government estimates that only in England it would be necessary to build 300,000 homes A year, but the construction remains far from satisfying the high demand. Before that panorama there are those who have found an exit in a peculiar formula that It emerged in the 80s In Netherlands, where they already turn to it tens of thousands of people: the “property guard”. Those who turn to it are tenants, but with very special conditions that allow them to enjoy low prices in exchange for assuming certain discomforts and a mission. According to the CNNIn 2024 the formula interested 50,000 people in Britain. Tenar No, Guardian. System dynamics He explains it well Live-in Guardians, one of the British signatures that are dedicated to fostering it. “Property guardianship is an innovative and modern way to protect empty real estate and offer a series of advantages,” Share the organizationbased precisely in London. “A guardian is someone who has reached an agreement to live in a building or in a part of a property that would otherwise be empty with the main purpose of ensuring and safeguarding the place.” The owner of the building gets people who monitor, maintain and prevent construction from deteriorating or ends up. All without hiring a specialized company. And in return the “Guardian” achieves a space in which to live, usually wide, well located and especially for which it pays an affordable price. In 2022 Live In Guardans assured which offered its “guardians” (people that the entity selects among the candidates) renewable contracts of 28 days from 75 pounds a week. Living in temples, schools … The result is people living as a “tenant-guardian” in places of the most diverse, such as in temples, schools, libraries, pubs, nurseries, pavilions, office buildings, police stations, geriatrics, residences, municipal premises … it is not strange that in addition to empty the constructions are condemned to disappear, so that the owners are mainly interested Loads that entails. And does it work? Of course the figures are interesting. Citing PGPA dataentity that represents three of the main agents who are dedicated to exploring that formula, The CNN reveals that in Great Britain there are more than 13,500 people living as “Guardians.” And they could be many more. Last year 50,000 people requested to become tutors through the three entities agglutinated in PGPA. Not bad if one takes into account that in 2020-21 the number of candidates was much lower, he stayed in about 32,000. “People are looking for cheap ways to live”. For Arthur Duke, director of Live-in Guardians, Reading that leave those figures is clear: “It has been caused by the crisis at the cost of life. People are looking for cheaper ways to live.” In your reports The CNN and BBC They talk about Guardians satisfied with the spaces that inhabit, but in virtually all cases the same idea surveys: people use the formula of the vote of empty buildings because it offers them a cheaper option to live. “Basically it is the only thing that can be allowed”, confesses Gossthe 29 -year -old journalist who has gone through a geriatric, a residence for students and a town hall. Also by a Chelsea police station, in the london. When he did, in 2019, he paid 500 pounds, invoices included, which according to his own calculations meant half of what he would have disbursed for a traditional rent in the area. However, he ended up “tired of the conditions” and in 2021 he decided to lease a more traditional home to become an tenant. Even at the expense of paying more. Are all advantages? No. The “guardianship” has advantages for owners and guardians, who opt for more economical accommodations, different habitats and even the possibility of meeting new people; But the model also suffers from certain weak points. The guardians do not always have drinking water, sometimes the properties in guardianship are in very … Read more

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