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Green News

8 home tech gadgets that will make your pad more eco-friendly

There's something for all budgets on this list of green household technology.

Economy

Which European countries are the most expensive?

Which countries are the most expensive and which are the least expensive?

Economy

Platforms like Airbnb do not cooperate with authorities claim cities

"One thing must be clear: A carte blanche for holiday rental platforms is not the solution."

World News

Which EU countries have seen the biggest rise in house prices?

Where is business good and bad for estate agents?

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World

Berlin votes to freeze rent prices for five years

Rent too high? Well, if you live in Berlin, at least it won't be getting any higher... Berlin city council has voted to freeze rent prices for the next five years,

World

Tübingen's mayor warns owners might be forced to sell their land

The mayor in the town of Tübingen has told land owners to 'build or loose' their properties. This weekend 20 letters were sent out to people that own unused land in the area. According to the letters they now have fours years to either build residential living space or they will be forced to sell.

Germany

Germans protest against rising rents and portfolio-hungry landlords

Protesters take to the streets of Berlin and other German cities, fed up of rising rental prices

Russia

Russian Dachas: How the humble summer cottage became an institution

Dachas, traditionally a small summer cottages, have through the centuries become a real institution for Russia's mainly urban-dwelling population.

Living

This is solving unexpected environmental problems

The art of reusing shipping containers.

Austria

Vienna battles rising housing costs — can a new policy fix it?

Vienna is dealing with the pressure of rising prices on its private housing market — rent and construction costs are exploding.

Denmark

Copenhagen: New island settlement to house 35,000 people

The Danish prime minister has announced proposals for a new island to be built by the harbour to also protect the city from rising sea levels

Spain

Tiny apartments will open in Barcelona 'with or without a permit'

Spanish startup behind "beehive" housing projects says apartments will open "with or without a permit" from Barcelona's city council.

Green News

The art of living Danish? Explore five unique homes in Copenhagen

What's it like to live on a houseboat? Find out in this interactive experience where five Copenhageners show of their homes.

World News

New Zealand bans non-resident foreigners from buying homes

New Zealand's government is banning non-resident foreigners from buying homes. The new law, which was passed yesterday, is part of a plan to bring down house prices and boost home ownership in the country. The move fulfils an election campaign pledge by the Labour Party-led government,

Europe News

Airbnb in breach of EU consumer rules

The European Commission has announced that Airbnb's terms and conditions and its pricing policy is breaking EU rules.

World News

Italy is only EU country to see house prices fall in 2017: Eurostat

House prices across the EU have risen by more than 10% since 2010, Eurostat revealed on Tuesday, but Italy remains an outlier — it is the only member state to have seen prices shrink last year.

Germany

Berlin squatters occupy buildings to protest homelessness, gentrification | Euronews answers

Activist squatters in Berlin have taken over vacant buildings in the city to protest rising house prices, homelessness and gentrification.

Economy

UnFAirbnb - is Airbnb lobbying Brussels to veto European cities' regulation?

Have you struggled to find an affordable place to live? It could be the Airbnb effect.

Spain

Palma bans apartment owners from renting to tourists

Holiday rentals have pushed up prices for locals and one Spanish city has had enough.

United Kingdom

"Up to a third of millennials face renting from cradle to grave"

Policy makers are being asked to make significant changes, as a new report suggests a third of Britain's young people will continue renting for the rest of their lives.