The residency of a vulnerable woman in the Spanish capital has been restored after her removal triggered civil unrest across the city. Maricarmen Abascal, 87, is permitted to return to the apartment she lived in for 71 years after she was carried out on a stretcher last week. Her eviction followed a rent increase by developer Urbagestión from €500 to as much as €2,650 per month, a figure that far exceeded her €1,350 disability pension. The event led to mass marches and a protest camp that has remained outside the regional government building for three consecutive days.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government plans to present a housing decree to the Council of Ministers this Tuesday to address the systemic housing shortage. The proposal includes the forced extension of rental contracts until 2028 and stricter anti-eviction measures to protect low income tenants. However, some critics argue that mandated extensions will reduce the available rental supply by discouraging owners from leasing their properties, potentially increasing costs for new tenants.