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Spain’s housing pressures leave Madrid residents struggling to find affordable homes

An Al Jazeera report points to soaring rents and a shortage of homes as barriers to affordable housing in Madrid.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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HOUSING

Madrid residents are feeling the effects of Spain’s housing crisis, according to an Al Jazeera report published on 29 September.

The report says soaring rents and a shortage of homes are making affordable housing difficult to access, describing the crisis as deepening.

The supplied report provides no figures on rent increases or the scale of the housing shortage. It also gives no detail on how conditions have changed over time.

It does not describe measures being taken to improve access to affordable homes.

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