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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.

14/02/2019

Living

This is solving unexpected environmental problems

The art of reusing shipping containers.

16/11/2018

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.

30/10/2018

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

09/10/2018

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.

07/09/2018

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.

30/08/2018

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,

16/08/2018

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.

16/07/2018

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.

10/07/2018

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.

21/05/2018

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.

07/05/2018

Spain

Palma bans apartment owners from renting to tourists

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

24/04/2018

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.

17/04/2018