Spain Agrees on Measures to Fix Housing Crisis, Ban Eviction
The package would protect vulnerable tenants and curb short-term rentals as lawmakers face a difficult vote in parliament.
- On Tuesday, Spain's coalition government announced a housing decree banning evictions until 2030 and regulating short-term rentals to address the nation's housing crisis. The measures also automatically extend existing rental contracts by two years.
- Massive protests erupted in Madrid after riot police forcefully removed 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her home on a stretcher last week. Hundreds of demonstrators then camped in Puerta del Sol demanding stronger tenant protections.
- Proposed rules restrict so-called "vulture funds" from purchasing properties until 2028 and require proof that short-term rental contracts serve genuine temporary needs. The measures target investment firms that drive up housing costs for vulnerable tenants.
- Abascal's lawyer, Beatriz Duro, announced on Tuesday that the pensioner could return home under a preliminary settlement requiring her to pay 30% of her pension monthly, equivalent to around €500.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's minority government faces a parliamentary vote this Friday, but Junts spokesperson Miriam Nogueras warned the decree unfairly "lumps together" small landlords with profit-driven funds, risking its passage.
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Figures show the extent of the crisis on the housing market. The minority government of Prime Minister Sánchez relies on an ad hoc decree. Meanwhile, further evictions shock the country.
Madrid. The Spanish government, presided over by the socialist Pedro Sánchez, approved two decrees “Maricarmen” to deal with the housing crisis and which bears that name in reference to the eight-year eviction last week and which was the trigger for the social mobilization that the country is going through these days.
Spanish Govt Proposes Ban On Evictions Until 2030
Reuters reports: Spain’s coalition government said it had agreed to proposals including banning evictions until 2030 to address the country’s housing crisis, as the 87-year-old woman whose forced removal last week triggered protests accepted an offer to return home. Hundreds of people remained camped in one of Madrid’s main squares on Tuesday to protest Maricarmen … The post Spanish Govt Proposes Ban On Evictions Until 2030 appeared first on Joe…
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