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Spain's government, facing nationwide housing protests, on Tuesday approved a package of tenant-protection measures. These include a proposed ban on evictions until 2030 and the automatic renewal of tenant contracts, a minister announced. The move comes after weeks of demonstrations demanding stronger action against rising rents and housing insecurity, and it is drawing wide attention to the country's deepening housing crisis.

Spain's government has announced new housing measures following widespread protests over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman. The case has sparked public anger and renewed debate about housing insecurity and tenant protections in Spain, with demonstrators pressing authorities for stronger safeguards for vulnerable residents facing eviction.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has approved new measures to tackle the country's housing crisis, with direct consequences for rents and evictions. The package, reported by Il Sole 24 Ore, is drawing attention in Italy too, where eviction (sfratto) is a recurring concern amid rising housing costs and growing debate over tenant protections.

New measures in Spain will require public administrations to pay compensation to private property owners when a planned eviction is stopped or delayed. La Voz de Galicia reports that the rule applies specifically when the affected party is a private individual rather than a company or institution. The move is part of the ongoing debate over housing policy and eviction protections, and has drawn attention from landlords concerned about their rights and from tenant advocates backing stronger safeguards.

A security writeup by Faav describes a Microsoft token validation flaw where a JWT with the 'alg:none' bypass was accepted despite failing every other check. Because the validator returned granular errors — wrong tenant, wrong audience, app allowlist rejection, then 'User not found' — it effectively guided the attacker through each requirement. The writeup also mentions an AI-driven hackbot spending ten days probing email-style attack paths.

A new Apple Music Hall has opened at Battersea Power Station in London, adding to the landmark's growing roster of retail and cultural tenants. The venue is tied to Apple's music brand, though details about programming, opening events, or public access were not provided. It marks another step in the redevelopment of the historic power station site.

A retail center in Anderson has been sold for $7.14 million, according to a report from the Upstate Business Journal. The transaction adds to recent commercial real estate activity in the South Carolina city, where retail properties continue to change hands. Details on the buyer, seller, and tenants were not included in the initial report.

Edmund Halley House in Oxford, UK is being highlighted as a historic site tied to the astronomer's life. Edmond Halley was appointed Savilian Professor of Geometry in January 1703/4 and is believed to have moved into the house two months later as a sub-tenant under a lease John Wallis had held from New College. An observatory was built there in 1705.

Arsenal Yards, the mixed-use development in Watertown, Massachusetts, has been put on the market, with its retail and residential properties available to buyers. The listing puts the future ownership of the shopping, dining and apartment complex in question, and local residents are watching to see who takes over and what changes may follow.

Zack Polanski is set to call for a three-year 'emergency brake' on private rent increases, according to BBC News. The proposal, aimed at easing pressure on tenants in the private rental market, touches on the wider UK debate over housing costs and tenant protections, and is likely to draw responses from landlords, tenant groups and rival parties.

A retail development in southwest Roanoke County, Virginia, has announced the businesses that will occupy the site. Local news outlet WDBJ7 reported the announcement, though specific tenant names were not included in the coverage. The news is expected to interest residents tracking commercial growth and shopping options in the Roanoke County area.

Property investor Redevco has bought a retail park in Seville, Spain, according to CoStar. The deal adds to the firm's European retail property holdings, though the price and seller have not been disclosed. Details on the tenant lineup and Redevco's plans for the site remain limited so far.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski is expected to call for a 'triple lock' on London rent rises in his speech to the party's conference, arguing rents should be capped so they cannot outpace tenants' incomes, wage growth or inflation. The proposal would place rent control at the centre of the party's offer to Londoners, putting pressure on larger parties over the capital's housing costs.

The Sindicat de Llogateres, the Barcelona tenants' union, is drawing renewed attention in Spain. The group campaigns for affordable housing, organises rent strikes and pushes back against large landlords amid the city's housing crisis. Spanish media, including El Mundo, are examining its tactics and influence on the debate over rising rents.

Millions of dollars from Congress are being directed to cover rent for thousands of tenants left in disarray after the Trump administration defunded housing programs. The emergency funding aims to stabilise renters who suddenly lost support, though questions remain about how quickly the money will reach those affected and whether longer-term solutions will follow.

Construction work has started in Henderson, Nevada to convert an existing office complex into a new destination for dining and retail. The project marks another shift in the city's commercial landscape as older office space is repurposed. Details on tenants, timelines and costs have not yet been made public.

Westfield Roseville Galleria, a major shopping mall in Roseville, California, is adding two new tenants, including Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims. The Sacramento Bee reports the news but few further details about opening dates or the second tenant are available. Shoppers in the Sacramento area are discussing what the arrivals mean for the mall's retail lineup.

Merritt has acquired a retail property in Oklahoma City, according to a report by CoStar. The deal adds to the company's retail holdings in the region. Further details on the price, tenant roster and size of the property were not included in the initial report, leaving the scale and strategic rationale of the purchase unclear.

A new political and social movement is emerging across Europe in response to the continent's worsening housing crisis, with soaring rents and unaffordable home prices driving tenants and campaigners to organise. The Guardian reports on how frustration over housing costs is translating into activism and demands for policy change in cities across the continent.

Microsoft has started removing access to Exchange Web Services, the legacy API long used by applications to connect to Exchange mailboxes, with access disappearing from tenants and no exceptions planned after April. The retirement forces organisations still relying on EWS-based integrations, add-ins and custom tooling to migrate to Microsoft Graph before their connections stop working.

The Puerta del Sol statue in Madrid was found dressed Wednesday morning in a Tenants' Union vest, a Palestinian keffiyeh and a Republican flag tied to the tree, as the tent camp at Sol square expands to 1,248 tents. The action highlights the housing protest movement and its pro-Palestinian and republican symbolism.

A discussion is underway about whether Cloudflare's Containers service, which gives each tenant a Firecracker microVM on dm-thin provisioning with block zeroing skipped, can truly isolate tenant disk data. Because the thin pool uses 64 KiB blocks and hands out recycled blocks unzeroed, a tenant writing 4 KiB could read neighboring data from a previous tenant in the remaining space.