One of the most recurring images in the discourse of the Popular Party during the campaign for the last regional elections and the first part of this legislature was that of the 'little house' or 'plot of land' that many islanders supposedly inherit 'from their grandparents' and that they should be able to renovate, build on, and exploit as they wished. The idea was very simple, and surely consensual among the vast majority of society in favor of the most basic defense of private property: almost everything belongs to someone, and the very fact of this belonging gives that someone the right to do with it as they please, as long as it does not harm others or the general interest. Thus, according to the arguments defended by the PP, everyone should be able to do as they please with that 'little garden' inherited from their aunt in Son Sardina or that 'shack' that, if fixed up, could become a perfect container for the umpteenth proposal for holiday rentals. What happens, however, when these 'little houses', 'shacks', and 'little gardens' come to occupy a large part of the rural land of the Islands? What should we do when so many promises of paradise, together, end up destroying it beyond remedy?Just take the car or the bicycle and go for a drive through any urban center in the Balearic Islands to see how not only the centers themselves, but their surroundings, have been substantially transformed in the last three or four years. Where there used to be vacant lots between party walls, in towns and cities, there are now houses that imitate (only imitate!) traditional construction and offer courtyards with luxurious swimming pools, walls lined with marès stone and dry stone walls, and shutters decorated in the most fashionable pastel colors. And the same happens in the countryside: where there was a vegetable garden, in the best of cases, or practically abandoned land, a villa has now appeared, like a mushroom, now a house that distorts the architectural and nouveau riche style of Beverly Hills, now a swimming pool from which one can almost (or without the almost) see the neighbor's swimming pool.A house with a pool in the middle of the meadow is a privilege and a luxury reserved for very few people; especially for those who can afford it, often with foreign capital. On the other hand, a small house from which one sees another small house, where the noise of the gardener of another small house arrives, who hears the construction work, all summer long, of another small house… It can become a hell. Who will want to buy or rent houses in the Balearic Islands when idyllic homes supposedly in the middle of nature are the only landscape left to see? Who will want to come when natural resources have been depleted? How far must we go for owners (without even appealing to their eventual ecological conscience) to see that, if the trend does not change, their own businesses will go down the drain in five years, ten years, twenty, at most? Many small houses together are no longer many small houses: they are a little hell. And it's not that it's time to set limits, it's that we are already very late.

The surprising will that was revealed 16 years ago in a notary's office in Ciutadella still fills online newspapers, magazines, and television news programs across Spain. The poisoned legacy that Juan Ignacio Balada, a Menorcan philanthropist without children, left to the Royal Family has not yet had the effect that Menorca hoped for. Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, the two daughters of the current King and Queen of Spain and the youngest members of the Spanish monarchy, have just renounced their share of the inheritance, but the future of the assets remains uncertain. This is especially true for the small palace on the curiously named Plaça Joan de Borbó, where Balada died on November 18, 2009, at the age of 69.

The Association of Local Varieties of Mallorca (AVL) has announced the acceptance of the inheritance of Manel Vicens Domènech Bestard, a founding member and prominent member of its board of directors for over a decade. Domènech, who recently passed away, bequeathed the Son Maiol farms in Randa to the association as a final testament to his commitment to the land, biodiversity, and the island. A member of the association since its inception in 2003, Manel was a fundamental pillar of the AVL. For more than ten years, he served on the board of directors, holding positions as vice president and board member, always demonstrating a consistent, courageous, and tireless work ethic. The association stated that "words will never be enough to express our gratitude for Manel's support and contributions." Committed to the social, environmental, and sovereignty movements of Mallorca, Domènech was also an active volunteer within the AVL (Association of Local Farmers), and whenever possible, he collaborated on the seed multiplication project, one of the most important initiatives for the preservation of local varieties. His farm, Son Maiol, is a living example of his understanding of farming and the relationship with the land. In this space, where cultivated biodiversity is very much present, he put his defense of local varieties into practice. Furthermore, Son Maiol hosted numerous courses and training activities of the Association, always with his and Carme's hospitality, who over the years opened the doors of their home to all those who shared the project. With this donation, the association commits to continuing his work and keeping his legacy alive, ensuring the conservation of agricultural heritage, biodiversity, and the Mallorcan territory.

A Swiss woman living in Mallorca and a relative living in the Alpine country have initiated a process to claim part of an inheritance left by a 19th-century French millionaire named Esteban Descloux, who married a woman from Menorca some 200 years ago. According to Europa Press, both relatives contacted the Osuna Law Firm, a specialist in these types of cases, to claim their share of a large estate that allegedly includes castles, palaces, houses, rural properties, jewelry and other assets, as well as many works of art.

The Great Wealth Transfer predicted by economists and the international trade press is underway. Over the next two decades, it is expected that baby boomers –those born between 1945 and 1964, approximately– will pass on a significant portion of their wealth, especially real estate, to their heirs. The first consequence is that this wealth will pass to two generations that accumulate less wealth, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE): Generation X (1965-1980) and the millennials (1981-1996). But this transfer of wealth, in a society with lower incomes and enormous difficulties in accessing housing, will also increase social inequality between those who inherit and those who do not, many of whom are immigrants.