After days of tension and a hospital stay, 87-year-old Maricarmen will be able to remain in her Alcalde Sainz de Baranda apartment. A four-hour meeting between Madrid’s housing agency and Urbagestión ended with a deal allowing her to stay, a rare moment of unity in the city’s housing fights.
After five days of uncertainty, Maricarmen may soon return to her Retiro apartment. The property owner and city housing authorities have reached a deal, but the final decision rests with the 87-year-old tenant.
Hundreds are camping in Madrid's Puerta del Sol as mortgage activity falls. The average loan has reached a record 180,785 euros, while fewer buyers are completing purchases.
Pedro Sánchez has renewed his housing pledge in Barcelona. The Illa Siberia project keeps public land under municipal ownership while expanding affordable rentals.
A blue plaque now marks the Madrid home where Maricarmen was evicted. Its message names Urbagestión's owners and cites Spain's constitutional right to housing.
Hundreds of people remain in Madrid's Puerta del Sol as tenants demand urgent protection. The government is racing to agree on a decree before Tuesday's cabinet meeting, but its scope remains disputed.
Spain's parliamentary left has united outside a Madrid hospital. The groups want stronger rent controls and longer protections before the Government approves its housing decree.
Spain's average mortgage rate has crossed 3% again. Sabadell and Ibercaja offer monthly savings of around €75 on a typical loan.
A Madrid family home now evokes the inside of a whale. Its architect turned an uneven roof into a curved maritime refuge, starting with a new second floor.
CaixaBank expects mortgage growth to slow in 2027 as home prices and interest rates shut more buyers out. Consumer and business lending are holding up better.
Spain's government is preparing ten urgent housing measures ahead of Tuesday's cabinet meeting. Pressure has mounted after an elderly woman's eviction and a tent camp appeared in Madrid's Puerta del Sol.
At a Madrid leadership meeting, Alberto Núñez Feijóo blamed the Government for Spain's housing crisis and called for a change of power. The PP is proposing tax cuts, state-backed mortgage guarantees and more than one million homes while preparing for possible elections.
More than 350 people have camped in Madrid's Puerta del Sol over Maricarmen's housing case. Urbagestión says it offered her a discounted purchase and accuses the Sindicato de Inquilinas of turning the dispute into a national campaign.
Spain recorded 43,372 home mortgages in July. Annual lending fell 3.5% as higher prices and financing costs began to slow the property market.
Economist Santiago Niño Becerra says Spain’s housing crisis won’t end until more homes reach the market. He blames millions of empty properties and the unchecked rise of tourist rentals, tracing the roots of the crisis to the 1950s.
Spain recorded fewer mortgage deals in July, but the average loan reached a record €180,785. Higher interest rates are adding to the pressure on buyers.
Economist Santiago Niño Becerra argues that Spain’s housing crisis cannot be solved without a dramatic increase in the number of homes available. He dismisses legislative fixes as stopgaps and points to millions of empty properties and the rise of tourist rentals as basic obstacles.
Spain recorded fewer home loans in July. Yet the average mortgage reached a historic high of 180,785 euros. The figures point to a housing market under renewed price pressure.
Madrid’s Puerta del Sol has become a sea of tents for a second night as demonstrators refuse to leave until the proposed 'decreto Maricarmen' is approved. The larger, more organized protest calls for immediate action to protect renters and address Spain’s housing crisis.
The Euribor is expected to reach 3.22% in September. Average variable mortgage payments could rise by €828 a year as the ECB keeps pressure on borrowing costs.
The Puerta del Sol camp enters its second day under political pressure. Public figures are demanding urgent housing measures before the Cabinet meeting on 29 September.
The education march reached Madrid's Puerta del Sol on 27 September, joining the housing camp already occupying the square. Protesters are urging regional and national authorities to address housing and public education.
Thousands have gathered at Madrid's Puerta del Sol, and many brought tents for overnight stays. Organisers have set no end date for the housing protest.
The Government sees its best chance in two years. Sánchez is seeking parliamentary support for a housing decree after the Madrid protest over Maricarmen Abascal's eviction.
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem have chosen Valdelagua, a secluded luxury enclave just outside Madrid, as their basic residence. The exclusive area offers the privacy and security that even Hollywood finds hard to match, attracting celebrities seeking refuge from the spotlight.
Affluent families are leaving Europe's hottest regions. Northern Spain is drawing buyers seeking reliable water and greener landscapes, with milder summers adding to the appeal.
About 500 people spent the night in Puerta del Sol after Saturday's housing protest. Organisers want secure rental contracts and urgent action before Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.
Aitor Esteban is urging Spain's Government to pursue workable housing measures. The PNV leader says the decree should not be shaped around the next electoral campaign.
Dozens of tents remain at Madrid's Puerta del Sol as tenants demand indefinite rental contracts and automatic renewal. The campaign is pressing the Government before Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.
Police evicted Maricarmen from her Madrid home on 23 September 2026 after she had lived there for more than 70 years. Pedro Sánchez says the Government will seek approval for a housing decree on Tuesday.
Pedro Sánchez has promised an emergency housing decree after Maricarmen's eviction. Protesters remain in Madrid's Puerta del Sol, while Junts holds a basic position in Congress.
Around 150 tents remain in Madrid's Puerta del Sol after a calm night. Protesters say they will stay until the Government approves measures against evictions.
Madrid’s M-30 began as a utopian green belt in 1929. War and dictatorship, followed by car culture, turned it into Spain’s first full ring road, now hidden beneath the city and reshaping its field.
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid has reopened a fight over housing inside Pedro Sánchez's government. Junts and Podemos are negotiating again as ministers prepare the possible decreto Maricarmen.
A camp has formed in Madrid's Puerta del Sol after a housing march on 26 September 2026. Organisers are demanding urgent action on evictions, rent increases and the proposed "decreto Maricarmen".
