Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Barcelona's Casa Orsola on Friday to prevent the eviction of long-term tenant Josep Torrent, drawing attention to the city's housing crisis and soaring rents.

Reuters. A banner reads "Casa Orsola Resists" on a table where the teacher Josep Torrent, 49, gives a press conference after Barcelona's city hall said on Friday that it would buy an apartment ...

A banner reads \"Casa Orsola Resists\" on a table where the teacher Josep Torrent, 49, gives a press conference after Barcelona's city hall said on Friday that it would buy an apartment block ...

Defend Casa Orsola." Earlier in the week, he told El Pais newspaper he had continued to pay his rent every month "even when the landlord didn't want to collect." MORE: ...

Residents and a tenants' union look out from apartment balconies to prevent the eviction of a building called Casa Orsola, which has become a symbol of Barcelona's housing crisis, in Barcelona ...

Last year, the city spent 9 million euros to repurchase Casa Orsola, a historic residence snapped up by the Spanish investor Lioness Inversiones in 2021 for €6 million.

A teacher who has become a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis has won a temporary stay of eviction from his rented Barcelona apartment.. The stay came thanks to protests by residents against ...

Banners protest the potential conversion of Casa Orsola to medium-term rentals on February 4, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. Photographer: Cesc Maymo/Getty Images Europe Gift this article ...

Barcelona city hall steps in to buy apartment block to prevent evictions Barcelona's city hall said on Friday it would buy an apartment block known as 'Casa Orsola' to prevent the eviction of ...

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona's city hall said on Friday it would buy an apartment block known as 'Casa Orsola' to prevent the eviction of several tenants, including a teacher who has become a ...

Item 1 of 4 A banner reads "Casa Orsola Resists" on a table where the teacher Josep Torrent, 49, gives a press conference after Barcelona's city hall said on Friday that it would buy an apartment ...