Browsing: Housing

Protesters in Barcelona set fires, built barricades and hurled projectiles as violence erupted at a housing protest. Affordable housing is a key issue in Spain and…

Mounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis and a defeat in parliament over housing measures have led Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call an early election on…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election for November 29. He’s seeking a renewed mandate after parliament rejected proposed measures aimed at easing…

BREAKINGBREAKING, Sanchez calls early vote after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government.Published On 5 Oct 20265 Oct 2026Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez…

Tens of thousands of people have rallied across Spain as protests have spread since the conservative-dominated parliament rejected a bill proposing measures to tackle a housing…

Latest demonstrations deepen a days-long crisis after parliament struck down two affordable housing decrees.Published On 3 Oct 20263 Oct 2026Tens of thousands of people are rallying…

Both decrees to tackle housing affordability crisis shot down as critics say measures would tighten the housing market.Spain’s government has lost key votes to ratify emergency…

Hundreds of protesters across Spain took part in pot banging demonstrations to demand political action over soaring rents, evictions and the shortage of affordable housing. The…

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…

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is promising a major improvement to public services including social care, housing and energy. Al Jazeera’s Milena Veselinovic reports on what…