▁ ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁legal ▁causes ▁ ▁Spanish ▁mort g age ▁law ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Spanish ▁mort g age ▁law ▁is ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁to ▁which ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁recent ▁modifications . ▁ ▁Social ▁and ▁economic ▁ex clusion ▁The ▁specific ▁ 2 0 0 8 – present ▁Spanish ▁financial ▁crisis ▁was ▁caused ▁largely ▁by ▁the ▁housing ▁b ubble ▁in ▁Spain , ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Spanish ▁real - est ate ▁crisis ▁has ▁dram atically ▁increased ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁forec los ures ▁and ▁ev ict ions . ▁According ▁to ▁figures ▁from ▁the ▁Mort g age ▁A ffect ed ▁Platform , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ev ict ions ▁since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁crisis ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁housing ▁b ubble , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁un emp loyment ▁in ▁Spain ▁to ▁ 2 5 %, ▁together ▁with ▁cut s ▁in ▁pay ments ▁to ▁the ▁un emp loy ed ▁and ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁social ▁assistance ▁have ▁left ▁many ▁se ctors ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁both ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁economic ▁circ uits . ▁ ▁Pro pos als ▁from ▁platforms ▁in ▁defense ▁of ▁ev icted ▁people ▁The ▁Platform ▁of ▁People ▁A ffect ed ▁from ▁Mort g age ▁and ▁other ▁associations ▁which ▁defend ▁those ▁subject ▁to ▁forced ▁ev iction ▁have ▁proposed ▁legal ▁modifications ▁which ▁would ▁mit ig ate ▁the ▁vulner ability ▁of ▁those ▁affected , ▁including ▁payment ▁in ▁kind , ▁which ▁is