Madrid, Sept 23, 2026 (AFP) - Eviction of Madrid resident, 87, grips Spain as housing crisis bites

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2026-09-23

The eviction of a frail 87-year-old pensioner from her life-long home in Madrid roiled Spain on Wednesday as one of the harshest expressions of the country's chronic housing crisis. Maricarmen had resided for 70 years in the upmarket central Retiro neighbourhood, next to the popular UNESCO-listed park of the same name, and always paid her rent, supporters say. She had spent years in a legal battle against a real estate firm that had acquired her......

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