The spokesman for the Platform of People Affected by the Mortgage, Chema Ruiz, criticized Spain’s economic model that defends banks and leaves people with a huge debt, that of being unable to pay their home mortgages.
This situation has meant that there are six million empty houses in Spain while 400,000 families have no place to return at the end of the day.
Ruiz reiterated the need for efforts to ensure that housing is a right rather than a commodity, and that called people to fight against evictions rather than suicide.
He also demanded a moratorium on evictions, a foreclosed law retroactively applied and also toi form a public park in social rented housing.
Evictions have become a social tragedy in Spain and many cases led to suicides. Since the financial crisis began, more than 350,000 families have lost their homes over unpaid mortgage loans to the bank.
Esta situación ha provocado que haya seis millones de casas vacías en España mientras 400.000 familias no tienen un sitio donde volver al final del día.
Ruiz reiteró la necesidad de esforzarse para conseguir que la vivienda sea un derecho, en lugar de una mercancía, además de que llamó a la gente que luche contra los desahucios en vez de suicidarse.
También exigió una moratoria en los desalojos, una ley de dación en pago con carácter retroactivo, asimismo formar un parque público de vivienda en alquiler social.
Los desahucios se han convertido en una tragedia social en España y numerosos casos condujeron a suicidios. Desde el inicio de la crisis financiera, más de 350.000 familias han perdido su vivienda por el impago de sus préstamos hipotecarios al banco.
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