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Thousands of protesters across Spain, including Madrid’s main square, are demanding swift parliamentary approval for housing measures aimed at protecting tenants amid an acute housing crisis. The protests began after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home of over seven decades. Activists criticized the government's proposed measures as insufficient and called for more comprehensive action to address rising rents and a shortage of affordable housing.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In Madrid, Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who had lived in her apartment for over seven decades, was forcibly evicted on Wednesday by riot police. The eviction followed a sharp rent increase of 275% by the investment firm Urbagestión after the building changed ownership in 2018. Despite protesters barricading the door with furniture to delay the eviction and hundreds gathering outside to protest, police used force to enter her home and removed Maricarmen on a stretcher to an ambulance.
Maricarmen’s lawyer, Beatriz Duro, criticized the authorities for not providing alternative housing or protective measures for tenants. The case highlights Spain's growing housing crisis, with soaring rents, gentrification, and a shortage of affordable homes leading to public outrage. Following the eviction, thousands marched in Madrid on Saturday demanding anti-fraud rules, tenant protections, and bans on evictions without guaranteed alternatives. Protests also occurred in 16 other cities, underscoring widespread concern over housing conditions across Spain.
Written for “Spain Housing Crisis Evictions Protests” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 24 other(s) covering the same event.
Protesters camped out across Spain demand passage of housing measures
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Thousands of protesters camped out on Madrid's main square and in other Spanish cities demanded on Wednesday that parliament swiftly approve new measures to protect tenants and curb the country's acute housing crisis.
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parliament → camp → crisis
The demonstrations were ignited last week by the dramatic eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home of more than seven decades.
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demonstrations → ignite → decades
Her case highlighted mounting pressure on long-term tenants in major cities and tourist hotspots, where soaring rents, gentrification and a shortage of affordable housing have fuelled social and political unrest.
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rents → highlight → unrest
Spain's leftist minority government passed two decrees on Tuesday with a host of measures, including a ban on evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030, but their full implementation hinges on approval by the fragmented lower house, which is due to hold a vote on Friday.
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Many activists said even those measures fell short of tackling the crisis.
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"It's not enough — it might be a starting point or a stopgap," 32-year-old pharmaceutical worker Julio Gomez told Reuters, adding that he was willing to stay with his tent in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square for "as long as it takes".
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Others criticised the government's decision to split the measures into two separate bills with the expectation that one, which automatically extends leases to prevent abusive rent hikes, would be rejected by a slim right-wing majority.
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"They've done it so that one gets approved and the stronger one gets rejected, just to sneak one through by the skin of its teeth," said veterinarian Gonzalo Sanchez, 26.
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ACTIVISTS FIGHT EVICTIONS
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Madrid's Tenants' Union, which organised the initial protests, described some of the measures as "crumbs", although it also called the government's move a "historic victory" for the social movement.
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Meanwhile, dozens gathered on Wednesday in Burjassot, near Valencia, to block the eviction of Daniel Gonzalez, a university professor who has lived at his home since 2009.
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who → gather → 2009
Faced with the protest, court officials agreed to postpone his eviction for at least 10 days.
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Gonzalez said he has paid rent on time for more than 17 years, despite the property changing hands among investment funds, but after a legal dispute lasting nearly a decade the courts ultimately backed the owner.
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The public outcry over last week's eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal in Madrid led to a deal with her landlord, property firm Urbagestion, to let her stay in the apartment with unchanged rent.
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her → lead → rent
She remains in hospital following the eviction but is expected to return home in the coming days.
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Urbagestion's co-owner, Ricardo Alonso, told newspaper El Economista he and his partner had faced a pressure campaign over the eviction, citing the delivery of a box containing live cockroaches.
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he → tell → cockroaches
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