More than 100 people entered Alquiler Seguro’s Madrid headquarters on the eve of Spain’s 11N general strike, turning the housing mobilisation into a direct protest against a named company. The documented action should be reported on its own terms; it does not establish who was responsible for incidents at other branches.
El Salto reported that people called by Madrid’s Tenants’ Union entered the company’s Avenida de América headquarters. It described the action as one of the first informational pickets ahead of the strike, intended to hold the property company responsible for the housing crisis. That is a specific political accusation by the protesters, not a settled account of the broader housing market or the strike as a whole.
El Mundo reported that police later attended the building and took picket participants outside. Its account placed union spokesperson Alicia del Río inside and described graffiti and 11N leaflets. The supplied reporting includes no police statement on the legality of the entry, any opened investigation, or a formal complaint arising from the episode.
The dispute extends beyond the headquarters. Alquiler Seguro told El Mundo that it held the Tenants’ Union and its wider circle responsible for posters and damage reported at up to 27 offices. The union said it had not organised actions on the night of 10 November and argued that the strike had grown beyond any one organisation. On the evidence available, the company’s accusation cannot be treated as a settled attribution.
The Avenida de América action is significant because it shows the pre-11N housing mobilisation targeting a company in person, rather than only calling for participation in the strike. Its political message is clear. So is the reporting obligation: distinguish the documented entry and police intervention from separate allegations about other incidents.
Sources
- El Salto · Edición General · Source date: 2026-11-10
- El Mundo · Source date: 2026-11-11
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