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Evicted Woman Set to Return Home as Spain Announces Plans to Fix Housing Crisis
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In Short: The lawyer for Maricarmen Abascal, who has become a symbol of Spain's housing crisis, said on Tuesday that she would be allowed to return to her home after reaching a deal with the company that owns her apartment.
Spain's coalition government has approved a ban on evictions until 2030 in a bid to address the country's housing crisis, following protests sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home in Madrid last week.
Protests have taken place in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, and Cadiz in response to the housing crisis.
The coalition government's decision comes after a wave of demonstrations across Spain, with protesters demanding action to address the housing crisis.
UrbaGestion, the fund that owns Abascal's apartment, offered a preliminary agreement late on Monday that could allow her to return to her home if she agrees to its terms.
What's confirmed
- Spain's coalition government has approved a ban on evictions until 2030 in a bid to address the country's housing crisis, following protests sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home in Madrid last week.
- Protests have taken place in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, and Cadiz in response to the housing crisis.
- The coalition government's decision comes after a wave of demonstrations across Spain, with protesters demanding action to address the housing crisis.
- UrbaGestion, the fund that owns Abascal's apartment, offered a preliminary agreement late on Monday that could allow her to return to her home if she agrees to its terms.
What's still developing
- The question now is whether the social momentum generated by the Maricarmen Abascal case will override such reservations and manage to ensure this package of measures becomes law. 'Sometimes I want to cry': Eviction in a pandemic Ahead of the government's announcement on Tuesday, the lawyer for Abascal, who has become a symbol of Spain's housing crisis, said she would be allowed to return to her home after reaching a deal with the company that owns it on Monday.