An unfinished real-estate development is left abandoned in Fortuna.
Alejandro visits his uncle's house which has been taken away by the bank. When made unemployed, he was unable to pay his mortgage and his house taken away. However due to the property's loss of market value, the bank ordered his mother's house foreclosed as well, in order to fulfill the loan.
An unfinished, abandoned, real-estate development.
Josefa Espada and her family are waiting for the court representative to execute their eviction. Josefa signed as guarantor on her son Alejandro's mortgage, but once unemployed, he was unable to pay his mortgage and his house taken away. Due to the property's loss of market value, the bank ordered his mother's housed foreclosed as well, in order to fulfill the loan. The eviction was stopped at the last moment thanks to social pressure led by PAH (Movement of Mortgage Victims in the spanish acronym)
Josefa Espada and her family are waiting for the court representative to execute their eviction. Josefa signed as guarantor on her son Alejandro's mortgage, but once unemployed, he was unable to pay his mortgage and his house taken away. Due to the property's loss of market value, the bank ordered his mother's housed foreclosed as well, in order to fulfill the loan. The eviction was stopped at the last moment thanks to social pressure led by PAH (Movement of Mortgage Victims in the spanish acronym)
Alejandro is waiting for the court representative that has to execute the eviction of his grandmother Josefa Espada. Josefa signed as guarantor on her son Alejandro's mortgage, but once unemployed, he was unable to pay his mortgage and his house taken away. Due to the property's loss of market value, the bank ordered his mother's housed foreclosed as well, in order to fulfill the loan. The eviction was stopped at the last moment thanks to social pressure led by PAH (Movement of Mortgage Victims in the spanish acronym)
Antonio and Africa show letters from the bank, notices and un-paid mortgage bills. With three kids, and Antonio currently unemployed, they are on risk of eviction. They are currently negotiating with the bank to award them debt forgiveness if they foreclose their home.
Gonzalo, from Ecuador, has spent over 12 years in Murcia, where he bought the apartment he lives in with his three kids and a grandson. Now unemployed, he now faces eviction and is hoping to go back to Ecuador.
Gonzalo, from Ecuador, has spent over 12 years in Murcia, where he bought the apartment he lives in with his three kids and a grandson. Now unemployed, he now faces eviction and is hoping to go back to Ecuador. From his large group of Ecuadorian friends, there is only one left. All the rest have moved back to their country as the economical situation has become so difficult in Spain.
The suburbs of Murcia.
Andrés Belango job-hunting in the industrial area of Murcia city. 52 years old and unemployed since 2008, he worries he might not a job again. He is waiting foreclosure on his home because of his unpaid mortgage and as a result of the current situation he's also in the process of divorce. He currently lives with his mother in a house also in risk of foreclosure, and with her pension as the only income.
Unfinished properties dot the residential suburbs of Murcia.
Molina de Segura, Murcia.
Juani (right) and her husband live in a 40m2 apartment in Murcia together with 3 of their 6 kids. Both have been unemployed for over four years, the only money coming into the house is through local charity. Both Juani and her brother Jose Luis (left) go weekly to pick up food from the charity, as well as the local church who gives them some petty cash to cover expenses.
After 20 years working on the building sector Jose Luis Moreno is currently unemployed. With no income but benefits, he gets food through charity and eats lunch at his sisters, also unemployed.
After 20 years working on the building sector Jose Luis Moreno is currently unemployed. With no income but benefits, he gets food through charity and eats lunch at his sisters, also unemployed.
Jose Luis Moreno attends the food distribution lead by Caritas to low income families. According to the charity responsible for food distribution, the number of needy families has risen 75 to 300 families in last years.
After 20 years working on the building sector Jose Luis Moreno is currently unemployed. With no income but benefits, he gets food through charity and eats lunch at his sisters, also unemployed.
Unfinished properties dot the residential suburbs of Murcia.
Jose Antonio and Mari are both unemployed and live with their 3 kids in Mari's mothers house, after have been evicted from their own house.
One of the 5 kids of Luisa and Jose Antonio. Both unemployed and with no income they go weekly to pick up food from charities as well from relatives.
Every week the Movement of Mortgage Victims (PAH) holds meetings and shows support to those on risk of eviction. Besides legal advice and preparation of protests and activities, the offer psychological support as well.
Antonio and Dolores are facing their third attempt of eviction of the house they live in with their three kids. Thanks to the pressure by the Movement of Mortgage Victims (PAH) they managed to get the order stayed.
Traces of the breakfast Dolores and her husband prepared for friends and family who went who came to show them support on the eviction day.
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