Protesters Demand Spanish Government Limit Evictions, Pensioner to Return Home - BusinessWorld Online
After more than four hours of talks, the landlord agreed to a new lease as protests over Spain’s housing crisis spread nationwide.
- On Monday, 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal reached an agreement with landlord Urbagestión to return to her Madrid apartment under a new eight-year contract with rent similar to her previous rate.
- Police forcibly evicted Abascal on a stretcher from her home of over 70 years on September 23, after Urbagestión increased rent from €500 to €2,650 per month following its 2018 purchase.
- Nationwide protests erupted, with 30,000 marchers gathering in Madrid on Saturday demanding tenant protections, while activists set up tents at Puerta del Sol to press for housing relief.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised housing relief measures Tuesday as the Rental Mediation Service facilitated the agreement, ensuring tenants pay no more than 40% of their net income.
- Spain faces a deficit of 750,000 homes, complicating broader recovery efforts, while Madrid President Isabel Diaz Ayuso criticized protesters for attempting to 'change the rules of the game' on contracts.
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Maricarmen, 87 years old, was expelled Wednesday from his apartment in Madrid after 70 years of residence. Its rent, increased from 500 to 2,650 euros, had become unsustainable. This case symbolizes the housing crisis in Spain, where...
Evicted 87-year-old to return home after Spain housing protests
The Spanish octogenarian whose eviction last week has triggered nationwide protests over Spain’s housing crisis will be able to return to her Madrid house after reaching an agreement with her landlord, her lawyer said on Monday. Protesters camped outside the Madrid regional government’s headquarters for a third day to object to her eviction and demand […]
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Tens of thousands went to the streets because Maricarmen Abascal was taken from her home by police officers and taken to a hospital.
That is, the 87-year-old Spanish woman in the middle of the big protests against the housing crisis started by her eviction: now she has to choose whether to sign
Housing Crisis in Spain: the Octogenary Expelled From His Home in Madrid Will Be Able to Return Home
Maricarmen Abascal was forced to leave the house where she had lived for 70 years. The expulsion of her Madrid apartment triggered nationwide demonstrations against the housing crisis in the country. This 87-year-old retired woman can return after an agreement with the owners of the property, her lawyer announced on Monday. - Housing crisis in Spain: the octogenary expelled from her home in Madrid will be able to return home (International).
87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal became the symbol of the protests for affordable housing in Spain. The post Spain: Maricarmen Abascal can return to her home, her lawyer announced - Great victory appeared first on in.gr.
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