Renting protests

You should look a little more into that story. I agree the forcible removal was handled very badly but she was not the lease holder. Her father had the lease and he died several years ago. The owners, who had frozen the rent at 400 euro a month, gave her warning that there was no longer a lease and gave her a 2 year stay in the property to find somewhere else as they wanted to refurbish the property and put it out for rent.

She did nothing about moving and stayed in the property well after the 2 year grace period was up. They got a court injunction for her to move which she still refused to do.

Yes, the police were very heavy handed but she had been given years of notice before the eviction actually took place after the owners had lost patience. No, the police should not have acted in the way they did and I have no idea if she was resisting or whatever but there is far more to the story than has been reported by some of the press and she was given alternate accommodation in a nursing home.

Like all such things, reporting can be very biased. 

The big problem with housing in Spain, as I see it over the years, is the lack of social housing. While the Government blames private landlords and try to force through unreasonable private renting laws they meanwhile shirk their responsibility for providing social housing. 

Bee

Hi

Maybe you too should read more.

She fought off several eviction attempts and only when she was physically removed did the protests have any impact. The same impact that the company involved has written a new contract not much different from the one she had. Apparently the company was not interested until the public outcry. 

What does this tell us. That these pompous idiots were more interested in saving face than helping this lady in the first place otherwise they would have done this straight away as a matter of public relations and become the good guy. Now no one trusts them. Obviously they have no clue about PR or people.

So despite your reply that seems to be supporting the bad guys some sort of natural justice has been served and an old lady has her home back. 

Regards

Hi Bee 

You’re quite correct but mo government in the world has to supply social housing. This is historic it’s only the last 70 years or so that this has happened and possibly less in Europe. I’m not up to date completely with this but I thought that the lady in the news deserved better treatment from her landlord. Point being in my other reply they bowed to protests instead of doing the right thing in the first place. This now makes them the bad guys and any property they rent out will come under scrutiny from everyone. 

Hopefully they will learn but in reality I doubt it.

Reg

There are many injustice situations ongoing in this world today. The "hype" is typical media & newspaper/TV reporting, highlighting one situation & ignoring many of all the others. V

Well that’s the BBC for you. Although if there are that many ‘injustices’ in the world as you claim what are you doing about it except replying to my post? If you feel that strongly i assume you are ‘fighting the fight’ for others? If you are I commend you completely as I too am guilty of shining a seat and not trying to fight.

Look at BBC reporting. Apparently Fiona McDonald reports the American prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials is a ‘hero’. Someone else who bands a word around they don’t understand. To finish what’s heroic about it? He had the allies as a captive audience it wasn’t as if he was speaking out while in Nazi Germany. These criminals were already condemned. 

If she wants to see real hero’s try visiting kids who have been injured by the war in Ukraine or closer to home anyone who is fighting cancer. Maybe then she will understand the word ‘hero’ along with the BBC. 

Thanks. I think you are assuming too much. I very rarely watch the (UK) BBC in particular. My comment was ( in general ) how the global media select & portray "news-worthy" stories & how the readers believe them. V

There is no reason this old lady needs a 4 bedroom apartment. 

I am? Then if you rarely watch BBC how do you know what I’m talking about? ‘ In general’ if you don’t watch the news or don’t watch BBC  I fail to see your point as every news outlet has its own agenda. I was being specific so if you don’t know don’t comment. It’s easy.