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Spain Agrees on Measures to Fix Housing Crisis, Ban Eviction
The package would protect vulnerable tenants through 2030 and give more than five million people relief, Health Minister Monica Garcia said.
- 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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After mass protests, the government proposes an end to evictions and new rules for the rental market.
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The publication in the BOE of the Royal Decree agreed between the government partners will cause the norm to enter into force on Friday, the same day that it could be relegated if it is not approved in the Council of Ministers The camping in the Palillero de Cádiz is kept
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.
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