An elderly woman of 85 years, evicted due to the guarantee a loan of her son

Carmen Martinez Ayuso, 85 years old, has been evicted in the morning of the Friday of the number 10 in the Sierra of Palomeras street, in the district of Madrid de Vallecas. The woman has been forced to leave the shelter that he dwelt from five decades ago after guarantee a loan of his son Luis Jiménez Martinez with a particular, Francisco M. , by 40,000 euros. The debt now stands at 77,000 euros and the creditor has refused during the last month to accept a social rented for Carmen, ensures the platform of affected by the Mortgage (PAH) de Vallecas. The old woman is passing the night where lives the girlfriend of his only son, a residence in which they reside eight people. Your home was valued at 160,000 euros.

"To be a lender particular negotiation is more complicated because this type of people are going directly to the house. They are not interested in collecting the debt legally because housing is yours," says PAH de Vallecas. The platform ensures have gathered in the course of the morning of Friday to a hundred people, a similar number to that lock in first launch a few weeks ago. "On that occasion wine barely a car of the Municipal Police to accompany to the judicial committee, today have been seven dairy and National Police have cordoned off the area from seven in the morning". For its part, Local Police ensures that there have been no incidents and the number of vans depends on the orders of service.

Luis did not inform his mother of the situation until two days before the first pitch. Were his grandson and his wife who have fought to save the home of his grandmother and asked for help to PAH de Vallecas. Luis requested the money four years ago by the economic problems that step after their separation. Lost his job as a salesman of floors and spent many trouble. The husband of Carmen, who lives with a monthly pension of 630 euros, died of throat cancer seven years ago. It was then when Luis was made with the powers of the housing. "My father didn't want to say anything and we learned later the eviction. At the last minute has been concerned and has done what it could", explains Luis Miguel.

PAH de Vallecas stresses that the tragedy of Carmen is not an isolated case: "Some days ago we lived a similar case in Tetouan. This type of people has been hiding in that its function is to make money and many are aware when you get the loan that you will not be able to return it".