Housing

EU to propose short-term rental rules to tackle ‘social crisis’ in housing

The EU executive will propose rules to tackle the “huge problem” of short-term rentals via platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com, as it seeks to confront the “social crisis” of…

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EU housing plan to tackle speculation, short-term rentals

Brussels’ upcoming plan to take on the EU’s housing crisis will include measures curbing real estate speculation, Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen announced Monday. "There is no room in Europe for…

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Spain’s PM Sanchez floats ban on non-EU citizens buying properties

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he would propose to ban purchasers from outside the European Union from buying properties, as the government seeks to curb rising housing prices, which…

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What Measures Are Being Taken for Non-EU Citizens in Spain’s Housing Crisis?

Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties that non-European Union residents buy. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro…

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UK rents rises hit record high

UK rents climbed at their fastest rate since at least 2015 last month, as tenants continued to be squeezed. New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the…

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EU Parliament approves law to make buildings more energy efficient

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) - The European parliament approved a new law that requires member states to push the renovation of buildings to make them more energy-efficient and reduce the EU's carbon…

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UK rents less affordable than in 2019, ONS says

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Britons renting housing spent an average of 26.8% of their income on rent in March, up from 26.6% a year earlier and 25.0% in March…

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Anger in Portugal over soaring rents and house prices

LISBON, April 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon and other cities across Portugal on Saturday in protest against soaring rents and house prices at…

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UK housing market hit by widest prices falls since 2009 – RICS

By William Schomberg LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Britain's housing market suffered the most widespread price falls since 2009 last month as the run of interest rate increases over the…

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EU housing prices rose by 48% since 2010, Eurostat says

(Reuters) - House prices in the European Union rose by 48% between 2010 and the second quarter of this year, the bloc's statistics office said this week. From the first…

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Halifax says UK house prices surge by 13%, most since 2004

LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - House prices in Britain rose by the most since 2004 in the 12 months to June, leaping by 13% as better-off households defied the broader cost-of-living squeeze…

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Rents rise at fastest rate in 14 years across Australia

Rents have risen at the fastest rate for 14 years as Australia’s landlords seek to recoup costs in the face of rising interest rates and higher inflation. According research firm…

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Canada should temporarily ban foreign home buyers, rezone cities – housing minister

Municipalities should rezone broadly to allow more density and Canada should temporarily ban foreign buyers to help alleviate the housing affordability crunch faced by residents, the country's housing minister said.…

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ECB sees rising risk that housing bubble will burst

FRANKFURT, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The euro zone housing market is heating up, increasing the chances of a correction in both the residential and commercial segments, the European Central Bank…

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ECB sees risk of housing bubbles in some countries: Enria

Asset quality at euro zone banks is deteriorating and housing bubbles may be developing in several countries, European Central Bank supervisor Andrea Enria said on Thursday. "While (non-performing loan) numbers…

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Malta: From Monday those who have recovered from illness can apply to APS for loans guaranteed by Government

Martina Fenech is one of many who up to today did not know whether they could become homeowners because although she has been cured of cancer, she could not take…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that New Hope, a scheme which will see the state stepping in as guarantor for those who lack life insurance cover, is a laudable initiative. The…

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Malta: New scheme to address commercial rents of 400 small businesses

A new scheme was announced to treat the revision of commercial rents from the Lands Authority and the recognition of the same rents aimed at addressing a number of commercial…

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Malta: The 1,700 new social accommodation apartments will not be offered for sale

In what has been described as a new dawn for the country’s social sector, Social Accommodation Minister Roderick Galdes announced a new policy for the allocation of new social accommodation…

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Malta: Families provided with temporary accommodation after fire damaged apartment

The Housing Authority offered temporary accommodation to the families who live in the block where a fire broke out this morning in an apartment. The case occurred in Triq Melintone…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says three years after Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination, many of the crooks she wrote about are being exposed for what they are, and often in a courtroom.…

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UK house prices rise at fastest annual pace since 2016: Halifax

British house prices rose last month at the fastest annual pace since June 2016 in the latest sign of a post-coronavirus lockdown surge in the housing market, data from mortgage…

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Home sales in Italy expected to fall by 18%

Home sales in Italy could fall by around 18% this year after the two-month coronavirus lockdown, research institute Nomisma said on Tuesday. The Bologna-based institute forecast total home sales to…

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Housing in Malta: The Cultural Goals VS. Institutionalised Means Conundrum (Social Wellbeing UOM)

by Dr. Maria Brown, Visiting Senior Lecturer, Faculty for Social Wellbeing Introduction The current housing situation in Malta needs to be contextualised in a mainstreamed culture where home ownership is…

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Homelessness rising in the UK and villagers priced out

The number of social homes being built in rural England has fallen by more than 80% in the last six years. Exclusive research for Sky News has found just 1,309…

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Amsterdam gives preference to young over profit in housing allocation

Amsterdam council has published new rules for allocating housing in the city. Rules which include a quota for bed and breakfasts and giving priority for social housing to youngsters, nurses…

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The Malta Independent Headlines – May 21st 2019

The Malta Independent covers the launch of an equity sharing scheme by the Housing Authority and APS Bank to help people over 40 become homeowners. The Malta Independent also quotes Minister…

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L-Orizzont Headlines – Friday 17th May 2019

L-Orizzont speaks to Justice Commissioner Vicky Scicluna who said that the 2015 drugs law helped more than 100 persons with substance abuse problems, 50 of whom successfully overcame their addictions.…

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French government publishes decree to control rent prices to create affordable housing and protect tenants in Paris

The French government published a decree on April 5 paving the way for Paris to reintroduce citywide rent control, in a resounding victory for housing advocates. France24 reports that the…

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Amsterdam set to ban rental of new-build houses to combat spiralling house prices

Amsterdam has drawn up plans to ban the rental of new-build homes on city land, as part of a spate of policies to combat spiralling house prices, housing shortages and…

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Singapore announces stricter guidelines to tackle ‘excessive development of shoebox units’

Singapore has announced stricter guidelines on the maximum number of units in new blocks of private flats and condominiums in a move to tackle what authorities have called “excessive development…

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Malta has fastest-rising house prices

The Financial Times reports that Malta has snatched the title for the fastest-rising house prices from Hong Kong, after the Mediterranean island enjoyed a boost from its technology sector, according to…

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