housing
Housing insecurity is on the rise as the cost of housing increases, homelessness grows, and the availability of decent housing decreases worldwide. Recent research published in the journal Pediatrics found that housing insecurity impacts children’s well-being into their teenage years. Teenagers who experienced some degree of housing insecurity in their childhood were found to be more likely to have adverse health outcomes. The research was based on data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing (FFCWB) study, which followed children from age one through adolescence. The study examined wh...
Euronews (English)
Around 1.9 million flats were empty in Germany as of May 15, 2022, census figures show, despite the high demand for housing. This corresponds to a vacancy rate of 4.3%, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday. More than half of the properties, or 55%, have been unoccupied for more than a year. Only just over a third of the empty flats, or 38%, were ready for occupation in the next three months. In the city states of Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin, the share of quickly available flats were significantly higher at 52-61%. Construction measures or renovations were planned for almost one i...
DPA International
Around 1.9 million flats were empty in Germany as of May 15, 2022, census figures show, despite the high demand for housing. This corresponds to a vacancy rate of 4.3%, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday. More than half of the properties, or 55%, have been unoccupied for more than a year. Only just over a third of the empty flats, or 38%, were ready for occupation in the next three months. In the city states of Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin, the share of quickly available flats were significantly higher at 52-61%. Construction measures or renovations were planned for almost one i...
DPA
Around 1.9 million flats were empty in Germany as of May 15, 2022, census figures show, despite the high demand for housing. This corresponds to a vacancy rate of 4.3%, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday. More than half of the properties, or 55%, have been unoccupied for more than a year. Only just over a third of the empty flats, or 38%, were ready for occupation in the next three months. In the city states of Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin, the share of quickly available flats were significantly higher at 52-61%. Construction measures or renovations were planned for almost one i...
DPA Breaking News
The housing crisis is an increasing concern across Europe, with shortages and escalating rents becoming more prevalent. Homelessness is also on the rise, posing a significant problem. According to the OECD, the UK has the highest rate of homelessness in Europe, having more than doubled over the past 13 years. Housing tenure has undergone significant changes in the UK in recent decades. In England, the proportion of private renters surpassed that of social renters in the early 2010s for the first time in more than four decades of available data. Similarly, the gap between private and social ren...
Euronews (English)
Barcelona city council has announced a radical plan to rid the city of its roughly 10,000 tourist flat licences over the next five years, according to local media reports. The measure seeks to address the growing national housing crisis, which is particularly acute in touristic cities such as Barcelona. It will prioritise residential over tourist use in one of Europe's most visited cities. The plan reflects a global trend of cities beginning to combat the effects of mass tourism on local life. Tax rules on second homes in the UK: Will it help mitigate the housing crisis?Spanish left puts housi...
Euronews (English)
Prices for houses and flats in Germany continued their downward trend in the first quarter of 2024, with residential properties selling on average 5.7% cheaper year-on-year. Compared with the last quarter of 2023, the loss in residential property values was 1.1 percentage points from January to March, the federal statistics office in Wiesbaden reported on Friday. This was the sixth consecutive quarter that prices decreased in both cities and rural regions, according to preliminary figures. The largest year-on-year declines of 9.5% were observed for detached and semi-detached houses in Berlin, ...
DPA International
Prices for houses and flats in Germany continued their downward trend in the first quarter of 2024, with residential properties selling on average 5.7% cheaper year-on-year. Compared with the last quarter of 2023, the loss in residential property values was 1.1 percentage points from January to March, the federal statistics office in Wiesbaden reported on Friday. This was the sixth consecutive quarter that prices decreased in both cities and rural regions, according to preliminary figures. The largest year-on-year declines of 9.5% were observed for detached and semi-detached houses in Berlin, ...
DPA
Prices for houses and flats in Germany continued their downward trend in the first quarter of 2024, with residential properties selling on average 5.7% cheaper year-on-year. Compared with the last quarter of 2023, the loss in residential property values was 1.1 percentage points from January to March, the federal statistics office in Wiesbaden reported on Friday. This was the sixth consecutive quarter that prices decreased in both cities and rural regions, according to preliminary figures. The largest year-on-year declines of 9.5% were observed for detached and semi-detached houses in Berlin, ...
DPA Breaking News
The public housing unit occupied by the mother of wanted self-exiled activist Nathan Law has been reclaimed by the Hong Kong government. Citing sources, local media outlets reported on Sunday that Law’s mother had been evicted from the subsidised housing unit she rented in Yat Tung estate. Responding to enquiries from HKFP, the Housing Department confirmed on Monday that the unit had been surrendered in June. “According to the records, the unit had earlier fallen into rent arrears, violating the tenancy agreement,” the department said in an emailed Chinese response. “Therefore, our department ...
Hong Kong Free Press
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