Abascal Eviction Fuels Spain’s Housing Backlash

Chronology

1. 23-09-2026
   Madrid Eviction Exposes Spain’s Housing Crisis

   3 articles

   The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for more than 70 years has become a high-profile symbol of Spain’s housing crisis. After an investment firm acquired the property in 2018, her rent reportedly rose from €500 to as much as…
2. 26-09-2026
   Maricarmen’s Eviction Sparks Spain Housing Protests

   4 articles

   The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for 70 years has become a rallying point in Spain’s housing crisis. After police broke down her door, images of her being carried out on a stretcher spread widely and helped draw tens of …
3. 27-09-2026
   Maricarmen’s Eviction Ignites Spain’s Housing Protests

   9 articles

   The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen “Maricarmen” Abascal from her Madrid apartment after roughly seven decades there has become a rallying point for anger over Spain’s housing crisis. Her family had rented the Retiro home since 1956; after a change of ownership, the Madr…
4. 29-09-2026
   Abascal Eviction Fuels Spain’s Housing Reform Push

   7 articles

   The forced eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her long-term Madrid home became a rallying point in Spain’s housing crisis, prompting large demonstrations and intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s minority coalition. Abascal’s lawyer says an agreemen…
5. 02-10-2026
   Spain’s Housing Protests Meet Parliamentary Defeat

   4 articles

   Hundreds of people protested across Spain, using pots, keys and whistles to draw attention to soaring rents, evictions and the shortage of affordable housing. Demonstrations intensified after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal and took place as Parliament considered g…