Madrid residents describe strain of Spain's deepening housing crisis
Soaring rents and a shortage of available homes are putting affordable housing increasingly out of reach for residents of the Spanish capital.
Soaring rents and a shortage of available homes are putting affordable housing increasingly out of reach for residents of the Spanish capital.

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, can return to her Madrid home after a deal with the property's owners, her lawyer said, as protests over Spain's housing crisis continue.

Demonstrators angered by Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of a pensioner kept up pressure on the government ahead of a key cabinet meeting, France 24 reports.
Pedro Sanchez cited the case of an 87-year-old woman evicted from her Madrid home after 71 years as he pressed parliament to approve urgent housing measures.
Protesters are calling for a new housing model as the government works to finalize new measures.
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Tens of thousands marched through Madrid over Spain's housing crisis after an elderly woman was evicted from her home.
Protesters called for greater tenant protections after an elderly woman was evicted when her rent nearly quadrupled.

Demonstrators gathered in the Spanish capital to demand government action after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman drew widespread public attention.
Thousands marched in Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from the apartment she had lived in all her life, demanding greater protections for tenants.
Thousands of people marched on Saturday to protest the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, demanding better protections for tenants.
Protesters in Madrid have been demonstrating under the slogan 'Maricarmen vs the Vultures,' describing the case as part of a wider 'social tragedy,' according to France 24.
Demonstrators demanded stronger tenant protections after the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal fueled anger over Spain's rising housing costs.

The case of an elderly tenant evicted from her Madrid flat after a new owner raised the rent has drawn attention to Spain's deepening housing shortage.
Housing rights activists condemned the eviction of an elderly, disabled woman from the Retiro district apartment she had lived in for 71 years, after riot police used teargas to disperse protesters trying to block the action.

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