Overview
- The Council of Ministers approved two emergency decrees Tuesday that suspend residential evictions for vulnerable people without rehousing options until 2030 and propose automatic renewal of rental contracts.
- An agreement with the company that bought her flat allows 87‑year‑old Maricarmen Abascal to return home when she signs paperwork, though she remains hospitalized.
- The decrees also set out plans to identify and bar so‑called 'vulture funds' from buying homes and to regulate short‑term tourist rentals, but officials gave few implementation details.
- Tenant groups continue to occupy Puerta del Sol and plan nationwide protests while regional authorities have ordered the camp dismantled, keeping public pressure high ahead of a parliamentary vote.
- Housing costs have surged over the past decade — average rents nearly doubled to about €15.1/m2 — and experts say the emergency steps address symptoms rather than the structural supply and speculation issues that will shape politics before the 2027 election.