An association representing victims of squatting has accused the government of ignoring it for five years.

The Plataforma de Afectados por la Ocupacion e Inquiocupacion says it has submitted formal requests for a meeting through official channels every month since October 2021 without receiving a response.

In a statement, the organisation accused the government of shutting affected owners out of discussions on housing policy.

Its spokesman, Ricardo Bravo, claimed the authorities had removed squatting and so-called ‘inquiocupacion’ from the political agenda.

The latter term is used by the group to describe situations in which tenants stop paying rent and remain in a property.

Bravo argued that small landlords’ fears about being unable to recover their homes were contributing to uncertainty in the rental market.

The platform also criticised government housing decrees that failed to secure parliamentary backing, claiming the measures favoured organised squatting and left neighbouring residents inadequately protected.

The group singled out Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez, accusing her of failing to consult small property owners despite promises to include them in her plans.

It said one request was submitted on November 23, 2023, following her appointment, and referred explicitly to those public commitments.

Its latest formal request was lodged on October 2, 2026, the same day the government’s housing decrees were rejected in Congress.

Despite that renewed approach, the platform says it has still received no response.

‘Isabel Rodriguez has erased squatting and ‘inquiocupacion’ from the public agenda and ignored those of us who have been suffering this situation for years,’ Bravo said.