Is Spain’s anti-eviction decree a fix for its housing crisis? | Housing News | Al Jazeera

Spain’s left-wing coalition government has announced measures to ban evictions until 2030 to address the country’s housing crisis, after the forced removal of an 87-year-old woman, Maricarmen Abascal, last week triggered mass protests. The new measures, including rolling over contracts and banning vulture funds from the housing market, will be divided into two decrees to be voted on in parliament, where Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s minority government faces challenges to secure support. The housing crisis has caused a sharp political and social divide between renters and property owners, with critics warning that the measures may unfairly target small landlords while benefiting large real estate companies.