Josep Torrent, 49, a teacher who has lived in Casa Orsola for more than two decades, shakes hands with his Pakistani neighbour Mohamed Nisar, 40, who works in a greengrocer, after Barcelona’s city hall said on Friday that it would buy an apartment block known as ‘Casa Orsola’ to prevent the eviction of several tenants, including Torrent who has become a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis amid months of protests against over-tourism, in Barcelona, Spain February 7, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce