Madrid PSOE spokesperson lives in public university apartment meant for staff

Mar Espinar, the PSOE’s voice in the Madrid Assembly, lives in a high-end flat in Alcorcón that is owned by the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and earmarked for university staff. Documents reveal the apartment measures 121 m², with an additional 30 m² patio and a 50 m² garden, plus a storage unit and underground parking. The complex’s licence, granted in 2005, stipulates that the dwellings may only be used by university personnel or their successors, under a 75-year concession ending in 2085.

The concession requires the occupant to live in the unit personally and forbids subletting without university consent. Espinar claims her husband’s past indirect connection to the university gave them access to a lottery that awarded the residence. She has highlighted the case in her political discourse, linking it to broader housing criticism.