Spain announces plan to ease housing crisis amid outcry over eviction of 87-year-old
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- Measures, which need to be approved in Congress, include extending ban on evictions of vulnerable people Spain’s Socialist Workers’ party-led coalition government has approved a range of measures aimed at easing the country’s housing crisis, including extending a ban on evictions of vulnerable…
- The ban is part of a number of proposals that must be approved in parliament within 30 days.
- The eviction of an 87-year-old set off protests in the country, which has an acute housing shortage. The government presented legislation to protect renters.
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- Spain's cabinet ministers said they have consensus on new measures to curb the housing crisis in the country after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen last week from her apartment sparked protests.
- Spain’s housing crisis is deepening as soaring rents and a shortage of homes put affordable housing out of reach.
- The real estate firm backs down and restores her old rent after mass protests over Spain's housing crisis.