Housing
‘It was ours but now it’s gone’: Residents in Europe’s tourist hotspots slam second home ownership
Travel
13.04.2024
‘It was ours but now it’s gone’: Residents in Europe’s tourist hotspots slam second home ownership
In 2022, the flower-bedecked, lakeside town of Gérardmer in the Vosges mountains was rattled by a spate of vandalism attacks.…
‘My misery, your paradise’: Canary Island residents say mass tourism is at breaking point
Travel
13.04.2024
‘My misery, your paradise’: Canary Island residents say mass tourism is at breaking point
Residents in the Canary Islands are planning protests and strikes in a backlash against overtourism. Campaigners say the unsustainable influx…
UK property prices fall for first time in three months
Business
02.04.2024
UK property prices fall for first time in three months
UK house prices fell by 0.2% between February and March, according to a survey released on Tuesday by Nationwide Building…
Where is housing most expensive in Europe and how much are people willing to spend?
Sport
27.03.2024
Where is housing most expensive in Europe and how much are people willing to spend?
Those in Finland spend the most on housing, followed closely by the British, according to the Resolution Foundation. The British think…
Where in Europe is housing most expensive?
Business
26.03.2024
Where in Europe is housing most expensive?
Finns spend the most on housing, followed closely by the British, according to new data from the Resolution Foundation. The British…
Finland spends most on housing of all OECD countries
World
26.03.2024
Finland spends most on housing of all OECD countries
The data combined the cost of actual rents paid with an estimate of the cost of housing owners would pay…
Barcelona exhibition examines the promises and illusions of US suburbs
Culture
21.03.2024
Barcelona exhibition examines the promises and illusions of US suburbs
What does “suburbia” really represent? According to the director of the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB), it’s a…
35-year mortgages on the rise as UK buyers struggle financially
Business
04.03.2024
35-year mortgages on the rise as UK buyers struggle financially
Mortgages that require longer-loan repayments are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, according to the banking association UK Finance. Up…
Madrid to convert underused offices into flats
Next
01.03.2024
Madrid to convert underused offices into flats
Madrid is currently one of the areas of Spain with the greatest housing needs. It is estimated that the capital…
UK house prices climb for first time in a year as buyers return to market
Business
01.03.2024
UK house prices climb for first time in a year as buyers return to market
The UK’s largest building society, Nationwide, announced on Friday that UK house prices were 1.2% higher in February than during…