Soaring rents, a shortage of homes and growing fears of eviction are making affordable housing increasingly out of reach for many Spaniards. Parliament’s rejection of key government measures has exposed the fragility of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s minority government and raised questions about deeper political trouble ahead.

DDW News2026-10-02 20:45

Protesters in Spain say they will remain on the streets after parliament rejected two measures intended to address the country’s housing affordability crisis. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s minority government could not win enough backing for the proposals.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-02 19:42

Spain’s progressive government suffered a costly legislative defeat on Friday when lawmakers rejected emergency measures intended to address the country’s housing affordability crisis. Protesters marched outside Parliament, calling for help for renters.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-02 18:44

Spain’s Congress has rejected two key housing measures intended to calm public anger over affordability. The failure, despite last-minute talks, leaves Pedro Sánchez’s government without the policies and highlights its difficulty securing support in Congress. Sánchez warned opponents they would be judged sooner than they expected.

Eeuronews2026-10-02 18:13

Protesters said they would keep taking to the streets across Spain and continue their encampment at Madrid’s Puerta del Sol after parliament rejected the minority government’s housing decree. Crowds outside the assembly chanted, “your profits, our misery,” amid anger over the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal in Madrid.

RReuters2026-10-02 18:07

Protesters gather in Barcelona after Spain’s parliament rejected a package of government housing and social measures aimed at addressing the worsening housing crisis. The bills included a ban on evicting vulnerable tenants until 2030. Demonstrators said they would keep protesting across Spain and continue their camp in central Madrid over the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.

RReuters2026-10-02 16:21

Spanish lawmakers are due to vote Friday on two government housing decrees drafted after public outrage over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman. Their passage is uncertain. Several hundred people protested noisily in Madrid and other Spanish cities, rattling keys, blowing whistles and banging spoons on pots ahead of the vote.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-02 12:54

Protests in Spain over the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen have prompted misleading claims about the country’s housing activists and the broader rental crisis.

Eeuronews2026-10-02 10:30

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is under pressure ahead of a congressional vote today on two laws intended to curb the housing crisis. The vote follows several days of street protests demanding action.

Eeuronews2026-10-02 09:51

Protesters gathered outside Spain’s parliament in Madrid as lawmakers voted on measures intended to address the country’s housing crisis. A key housing decree was at risk of defeat after Catalan party Junts objected at the last minute and called for a new proposal.

RReuters2026-10-02 09:38

Protesters camping in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square are calling for political measures to halt evictions and ease the housing crisis. They are waiting for the Spanish government to announce new housing decrees.

RReuters2026-10-02 05:01

Around 1,000 housing protesters have camped in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol for a week, calling for stronger tenant protections. The protest began after 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal was evicted from the home where she had lived for seven decades.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-02 04:35

Protesters are camping in Madrid’s downtown Puerta del Sol square, calling for political action to stop evictions and ease the housing crisis. They are awaiting new housing decrees from the Spanish government.

RReuters2026-10-01 18:20

Fresh protests have erupted over Spain’s housing crisis after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from her Madrid home of 70 years. With rents rising and affordable housing scarce, pressure is mounting on the government to protect tenants.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-01 12:00

The eviction of a disabled 87-year-old woman from her Madrid flat, where she had lived for 70 years, has sparked outrage and comparisons of tenant rights across Europe.

Eeuronews2026-10-01 08:12

Thousands of protesters camped in Madrid’s main square and other Spanish cities, urging parliament to quickly approve measures to protect tenants and curb the country’s acute housing crisis. The demonstrations were sparked by the eviction last week of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home, where she had lived for more than seven decades.

RReuters2026-10-01 05:14

Protesters filled a Madrid square to demand stronger tenant protections, anti-fraud measures and a ban on evictions when no alternative housing is available. They said they would stay until the government takes concrete action to shield tenants from surging rents.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-30 16:15

Protesters are camping in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol to press for political action to halt evictions and ease the housing crisis, while awaiting new housing decrees from the Spanish government. Anger peaked after an 87-year-old woman was carried out on a stretcher from the home where she had lived for more than seven decades.

RReuters2026-09-30 08:51

Spain's coalition government said it had agreed on proposals to tackle the housing crisis, including a ban on evictions until 2030. The measures follow mass protests after an 87-year-old woman faced eviction.

RReuters2026-09-29 18:21

Spain’s government has announced new measures aimed at easing the housing crisis as it faces mounting pressure from a housing protest movement, high costs and public anger over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman.

Eeuronews2026-09-29 17:42

Spain’s government has approved measures intended to ease the housing crisis, including stronger tenant protections. The announcement came after nationwide protests triggered by the eviction of a pensioner from the home where she grew up.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-29 16:23

Spain’s coalition government has approved housing measures after protests triggered by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home last week. Health Minister Mónica García said the proposals could ban evictions until 2030 and help more than five million people. Opposition politician Míriam Nogueras said the deal left “small landlords…”

BBBC News2026-09-29 16:15

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction triggered protests over Spain’s housing crisis will be allowed to return to her Madrid home after reaching an agreement with the property owner, according to a tenants union.

Eeuronews2026-09-29 14:26

Protesters are camping in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square, calling for political action to stop evictions and ease Spain’s housing crisis while they await the government’s announcement of new housing decrees.

RReuters2026-09-29 13:47