MadridPolice evicted Maricarmen Abascal, 87, after 71 years.
Her €1,350 monthly pension could not cover even the reduced €1,650 rent.
Urbagestión, the investment firm that bought the flat in 2018, cited a legal glitch to lift rent from €500 to €2,650.
“There is a police deployment as if this were a military operation,” said her lawyer, Beatriz Duro.
Spain’s coalition government says it cannot pass wider rent controls while parliament stays divided.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 350+ reports worldwide
- Deutsche Welle
- BBC
- cites legal 'loophole' enabling €500→€2,650 rent hike, but Maricarmen's €1,350 pension forces €1,650 compromise still unaffordable
- Times LIVE leans critical
- emphasizes government criticism of eviction and public authorities securing alternative housing, despite investment firm's refusal to suspend
- The Star
- TEMPO.CO
Sources: Deutsche Welle, BBC, Times LIVE, The Star, TEMPO.CO