Spain protests: Evicted 87-year-old woman to return to Madrid home

The real estate firm backs down and restores her old rent after mass protests over Spain’s housing crisis.Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026Large protests have erupted in Spain over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman who is set to return to her Madrid home, her representatives said.The lawyer representing Maria del Carmen Abascal, known across Spain as Maricarmen, said on Tuesday that the real estate firm offered to reduce her rent back to its pre-dispute rate.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Spain’s Sanchez warns of far-right threat in UNGA speechlist 2 of 3Thousands protest in Madrid against Spain’s housing crisislist 3 of 3Paris court finds Swiftair guilty over 2014 Mali crash that killed 116end of listUnder the deal, her monthly payments would be capped at about $570 for the next eight years, taking up roughly 30 percent of her pension.This is the latest development in an ongoing saga that started with her eviction last week.Maricarmen became the face of Spain’s deepening housing crisis after an international investment fund bought her building and hiked her rent by more than 200 percent to roughly $1,880 a month, a move aimed at pushing out the long-term tenant...