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Thousands of Spaniards march to mark death of octogenarian at heart of housing protests - Reuters
Thousands of Spaniards march to mark death of octogenarian at heart of housing protests Reuters
October 8, 2026Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis
Hundreds have pitched their tents in central Madrid, while the Spanish prime minister has called a snap election.
October 8, 2026Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
October 8, 2026Spain's housing crisis bursts into the spotlight at snap election - Reuters
Spain's housing crisis bursts into the spotlight at snap election Reuters
October 6, 2026Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election
Calling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.
October 5, 2026Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election after housing protests
Sánchez says Spain will head to the polls on 29 November after recent defeats on measures aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis.
October 5, 2026Watch: How Spain's housing crisis has resulted in an early general election
A series of measures to tackle the housing crisis were defeated in parliament on Friday
October 5, 2026Tens of thousands protest across Spain over housing crisis - Reuters
Tens of thousands protest across Spain over housing crisis Reuters
October 3, 2026Will Spain's housing crisis lead to a snap election?
The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe is in Madrid, where a series of marches have been scheduled, after Spain's Congress rejected measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis.
October 3, 2026Protesters across Spain demand action over housing crisis
More than 50 protests are planned to take place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.
October 3, 2026Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87
The defeat raises pressure on Sánchez to call a snap election, after a series of scandals affecting his party and allies.
October 2, 2026Spain announces new housing measures after protests over 87-year-old woman's eviction
The measures include a proposed ban on evictions until 2030 and the automatic renewal of tenant contracts.
September 29, 2026Evicted Spanish pensioner can move back home, lawyer says
The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain.
September 29, 2026Dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Madrid tenant spotlights Spain's housing crisis - Reuters
Dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Madrid tenant spotlights Spain's housing crisis Reuters
September 23, 2026Dramatic 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.
September 23, 2026'I don't have a buoyancy aid': Living without the Bank of Mum and Dad
Three 20-somethings tell BBC News how they are navigating life without parental support.
September 22, 202670,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England as part of £39bn plan
Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire as well as £6bn for London.
August 25, 2026The evidence that shows today's 20-somethings really do have it worse
People in their 20s are facing a tougher start to adulthood than any generation in almost half a century, according to analysis for the BBC.
July 28, 2026The borough where families are slowly disappearing
Islington is a snapshot of a trend playing out across inner London, Britain and much of the world.
July 22, 2026Private jets flock to Montana - but locals can't afford the trailer park
Rents in Bozeman, Montana have skyrocketed as wealthy out-of-towners flock to the city to experience the American West.
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Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis
Jorge Moreno (left) says "vulture funds" are hiking up rents, while Pierina Nicuray points out that there is "a lack of homes" in Spain Pierina Nicuray, a 21-year-old university graduate, has spent
Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her flat in Madrid two weeks ago An elderly woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests over Spain's housing crisis and a political row that triggered early e
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Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election
The chair of Sánchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) Cristina Narbona and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez during a meeting earlier on Monday Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's decision to call a snap elect
Watch: How Spain's housing crisis has resulted in an early general election
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed Spain will be heading to the polls on 29 November, after Sanchez's Socialist party, which is currently heading a minority government, failed to pass housing refo
Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election after housing protests
Sánchez's announcement comes after a series of measures to tackle the housing crisis was defeated in parliament on Friday Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early election for 29 Nove
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Protesters across Spain demand action over housing crisis
Major protest in Spain as millions struggle to find an affordable home Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Spain calling for greater protections for tenants after the government
Will Spain's housing crisis lead to a snap election?
Thousands of people are continuing protests across Spain, after Congress rejected a series of measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis. Lawmakers voted on two decree-laws presented by
Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87
Before his bruising defeat, Pedro Sánchez made a last-ditch appeal to allies to back changes to the law Spain's Congress has rejected a series of measures aimed at tackling the country's housing cris
Spain announces new housing measures after protests over 87-year-old woman's eviction
Protests have taken place in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga and Cadiz in response to the housing crisis Spain's coalition government has approved new housing measures following protests over the
Evicted Spanish pensioner can move back home, lawyer says
The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal prompted large-scale protests across Spain An evicted elderly disabled woman, who has become symbolic of Spain's housing crisis, will be able to return to her home
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Dramatic eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortage
Maricarmen had to leave the flat she had lived in for 70 years on Wednesday The dramatic eviction of an 87-year-old woman from the home in Madrid where she lived for seven decades has drawn attention
'I don't have a buoyancy aid': Living without the Bank of Mum and Dad
Buying a home or even moving into a rented property is an increasingly unrealistic dream for many young people. This summer, BBC Your Voice revealed more than 40% of 25-year-olds were now living with
70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England as part of £39bn plan
Ministers have announced where 70,000 social and affordable homes will be built in England over the next 10 years, in a bid to address the housing crisis. Funding has been granted to Greater Manchest
The evidence that shows today's 20-somethings really do have it worse
Watch: Adam, Daisy, Rachel and Shahida on the struggles they face with home ownership, employment and wage stagnation Young people in their 20s are facing a tougher start to adulthood than any genera
The borough where families are slowly disappearing
Tiphanie Frutuoso and her husband had their first baby this year and are moving out of London back to Luxembourg, partly because childcare is free Islington seems, on the surface, a family-friendly a
Private jets flock to Montana - but locals can't afford the trailer park
The rugged beauty of Montana has attracted the rich and famous Grandmother Sara Folger sits in the kitchen of her single-wide trailer, the Rocky Mountains looming in the distance, and remembers the B