Editorial Team
For years, writers like Erik Harley and the collective Nación Rotonda have examined this phenomenon, using it as a metaphor for Spain’s construction frenzy
Living in a motorhome due to soaring housing prices in Madrid: ‘I got used to it quickly, but I don’t idealize it’
Sales of these vehicles have multiplied in the last decade in Spain, where a lack of affordable housing has become a major social concern. Although the country trails far behind others such as France in its cultural acceptance of this lifestyle, more people are jumping on board
The homeless people of Madrid’s Barajas airport: ‘I’m sick of sleeping on the floor’
EL PAÍS visits the terminals and speak with the highly vulnerable individuals, both Spanish and foreign, who are taking shelter there
Diary of 82-year-old Marjorie Kanter, kicked out of her Madrid home: ‘I didn’t think you could start from scratch at this age’
The American writer has vacated the apartment she lived in for three decades after her lease was not renewed. In her own words, she has ceased to be ‘profitable for the city’s gentrifying interests’
Mrs. Deng is on the hunt for Spain’s last ‘golden visas’
Specialized real estate agencies are detecting a spike in interest from foreign investors who want to obtain residency in exchange for buying a home. The surge comes following news that the government wants to end what it terms ‘a speculative investment model’
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