Sale of Ayuso's partner's flat in Chamberí

Ayuso, the regional government's penthouse and her partner's flat: €1.79 million

July 2026. The Community of Madrid buys a luxury penthouse in Chamberí, officially to use as offices. The controversy continues: the government announces it will put it up for sale. Then comes the real estate move that adds another twist: Alberto González Amador, Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner, reportedly put two homes in the same neighbourhood on the market. The most expensive, a renovated flat of about 200 square metres, was listed at €1,790,000.

Two listings, €3.3 million and a timeline that invites scrutiny

The sequence is not just a coincidence on a real estate portal. A leak dated 18 July indicated that the seventh-floor penthouse was offered first. Then the listing changed and the sixth-floor renovated flat appeared for almost €1.8 million. Later, the unrenovated penthouse, with a 20-30 square metre gallery, reappeared for sale at €1.6 million. Total: €3.3 million for just two properties in the same building.

On 30 July, both listings were active on idealista. Those trinc the case could see that the links stopped working shortly afterwards. No official confirmation or explanation: the properties would move, according to the version circulating, to more discreet sales channels.

Crime, imprudence or simply the right to sell?

An individual can sell their home whenever they want and for whatever price. That argument carries weight. Ownership also corresponds to González Amador, not Ayuso. But the timing and location raise an uncomfortable question: was the penthouse bought with public money going to be the couple's new residence, with the sale of the flats as collateral financing? Those who defend the president see it as an attempt to manufacture a scandal where there is only a private individual doing business with his assets.

Those who point to the case recall that the regional government's penthouse was justified as offices, although the property would not be suitable for that use, and that there are dozens of empty public buildings in Madrid. Suspicion is not a crime, but the sequence of events —public purchase, sale announcement, withdrawal of listings— smells bad even to analysts unsympathetic to the official narrative.

The ball is in the courts' court

The PSOE was already pointing to taking the case to court. The difference between investigating and convicting is huge, and here there is no verdict: there is a clash of narratives, a poorly explained real estate operation and an administrative silence. Until there is a judicial resolution, the only verifiable fact is that two homes in Chamberí were offered for €3.3 million and that the listings ended up disappearing.

Under scrutiny, the case withstands suspicion better than certainty. What is untenable is that no one saw the gunpowder before the spark jumped.