{"id":29304,"date":"2026-09-27T07:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29304"},"modified":"2026-09-27T07:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:25:37","slug":"spain-housing-crisis-thousands-demand-tenant-protections-after-87-year-old-evicted-from-madrid-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29304","title":{"rendered":"Spain housing crisis: Thousands demand tenant protections after 87-year-old evicted from Madrid home |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134516330,imgsize-147746,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/people-protest-spains-housing-crisis-in-madrid.jpg\" alt=\"Spain housing crisis: Thousands demand tenant protections after 87-year-old evicted  from Madrid home\" title=\"People protest Spain's housing crisis in Madrid\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"People protest Spain's housing crisis in Madrid\">People protest Spain&#8217;s housing crisis in Madrid<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Madrid\u2019s housing crisis spilled onto the streets once again on Saturday (local time), as tens of thousands of people demanded greater protection for tenants. Marching through the capital city, protesters called for measures against fraud, stronger safeguards for renters and a ban on evictions when no alternative housing is available.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The demands were once again brought to light by the recent eviction of 87-year-old Mar\u00eda del Carmen Abascal, who was forced out of her Madrid apartment on Wednesday after living there for decades.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cWe\u2019re here because housing is a problem that already affects all of society, all ages and classes,\u201d said protester Dora Garcia, a 55-year-old nurse.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cAnd we can\u2019t keep maintaining this. Housing is a right and we don\u2019t have it.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>From 500 to 1,650 euros: When rent became unaffordable <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Abascal\u2019s housing battle stretches back several years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Spanish media reported that her father first rented the apartment in 1956, and she remained there after her parents died. At the time, the property was covered by a rent cap.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>That changed after the building changed ownership in 2018. According to the Madrid Tenants\u2019 Union, Abascal was offered the chance to buy the apartment but could not afford it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Urbagesti\u00f3n, an investment fund that later acquired the unit, increased her monthly rent from 500 euros ($570) to 2,650 euros. The rent was subsequently reduced to 1,650 euros, but the amount was still beyond what Abascal could pay from her pension, the union said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Three earlier attempts to evict her were blocked by courts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Her eventual eviction on Wednesday drew extensive media attention and turned the 87-year-old into a symbol of the country&#8217;s wider housing crisis.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018The last straw\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>For protesters, Abascal\u2019s case reflected a much broader problem involving the cost and availability of housing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cThis whole housing situation is heartbreaking. Maricarmen has been, in a way, the last straw that sparked this social unrest, but we\u2019ve been dealing with this whole issue for a long time now,\u201d said protester Sim\u00f3n de la Riva, 43, a teacher.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable that vulture funds are buying up homes, that people can\u2019t afford to live, that entire families are being evicted, and that an elderly woman has been evicted.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The march later reached Madrid\u2019s Puerta del Sol plaza, where protesters sat down and appeared intent on staying. <!-- -->Some pitched tents, planning to spend at least the night there or remain until police removed them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Spain\u2019s housing shortage adds to pressure<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>The protest comes against a backdrop of rising housing costs and a shortage of homes that is pricing many Spaniards out of the market.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>Spain has recorded strong economic growth, but incomes have not kept pace with housing costs. Analysts have also pointed to tourism and population growth driven by immigration in cities as factors putting additional pressure on the country\u2019s limited housing supply.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>The Bank of Spain estimated that Spain was short of about 550,000 homes last year. Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia accounted for a substantial share of the shortage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/>Public rental housing is also limited. Spain ranks near the bottom among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, with public rental housing making up less than 2% of its available supply. The European Union average is 8%.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>Spain had previously used public funds to build homes that were subsequently sold into private ownership, removing those properties from the public housing stock.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/real-estate\/news\/spain-housing-crisis-thousands-demand-tenant-protections-after-87-year-old-evicted-from-madrid-home\/articleshow\/134516288.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People protest Spain&#8217;s housing crisis in Madrid Madrid\u2019s housing crisis spilled onto the streets once again on Saturday (local time), as tens of thousands of people demanded greater protection for tenants. 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