If the owner of your apartment has more than one rented property, it is likely that you have noticed the price hike more than the tenant of a landlord who has only one property on the market. In fact, according to a study by the Esade think tank published this Thursday, the more apartments an owner accumulates, the more they increase the monthly payments.

"I live through torture: all evictions are a very hard experience, but you don't live the same way at 30 as you do at 60." The speaker is Elena Olivella, 62 years old. She is, most likely, one of the last "lifelong" residents left on Ferran street in Barcelona, ​​next to the emblematic Sant Jaume square. She holds a title that also has an expiration date, because her eviction is scheduled for March 4.