Politics
Spain approves housing measures after protests over elderly woman's eviction
September 29, 2026 at 02:57 PM · Updated 17d ago
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AJAl Jazeera English
Spain protests: Evicted 87-year-old woman to return to Madrid home
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TGThe Guardian
Spanish government approves measures to ease housing crisis after outcry over eviction
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BNBBC News
Spain announces new housing measures after protests over 87-year-old woman's eviction
(opens the publisher’s site)Spain's coalition government has approved housing measures including an eviction ban for vulnerable tenants through 2030, following protests sparked by an elderly woman's eviction.
- Cabinet approved two decrees extending eviction restrictions for vulnerable tenants to 2030, banning vulture funds from buying property until 2028, and extending rental contracts to 2028.
- Maricarmen Abascal, evicted from her Madrid apartment last week, has accepted an offer to return at €533 a month, under 30 percent of her income.
- Health Minister Mónica García said the measures would bring relief to more than five million people.
- Junts spokesperson Míriam Nogueras said the party remains far from backing the decrees, demanding protection for small landlords.
- The property firm agreed to cap Abascal's rent at her previous rate for eight years.
- Madrid's tenants' union welcomed the agreement with the property firm, calling it a 'historic win'.