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87-year-old Madrid tenant evicted after failing to pay increased rent

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Police escorted 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid apartment, where she had lived for more than seven decades. She was unable to pay the rent set by a firm that had recently bought the property. The eviction prompted protests and renewed debate over Spain’s housing crisis, rising rents and protections for long-term tenants.

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  1. 13h agoDramatic eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortage · BBC
  2. 8h agoEviction of 87-year-old woman sparks housing protests in Madrid · Deutsche Welle
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  1. Yesterday
  2. Latest5h ago

    Forced eviction of 87-year-old 'Maricarmen' despite UN appeal causes outrage in Spain

    María del Carmen Abascal had lived in her flat on Sainz de Baranda Street since 1956. Madrid’s Tenants' Union and the UN had opposed the decision to evict her.

    EuronewsEuronews
  3. Follow-up8h ago

    Eviction of 87-year-old woman sparks housing protests in Madrid

    Police escorted Maricarmen Abascal from the apartment she had called home for more than seven decades. The case has reignited debate over Spain's housing crisis, rising rents and protections for long-term tenants.

    Deutsche WelleDeutsche Welle
  4. Follow-up12h ago

    Dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Madrid tenant spotlights Spain's housing crisis

    GBGlobal Banking & Finance Review
  5. First seen13h ago

    Dramatic eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortage

    The tenant of the flat in Madrid, Maricarmen, was unable to pay the rent set by the firm which recently bought it.

    BBCBBC