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Basic Allowance #Reform Entitles Claimants to Litigate Against Landlords Over Excessive #Rents

The reform of the basic allowance system introduces a mechanism for tenants to sue landlords over unlawfully high rents. Under new #regulations, benefit recipients can demand rent reductions based on "price brake" legislation, supported by consultations at Jobcentres.

Basic Allowance Reform Entitles Claimants to Litigate Against Landlords Over Excessive Rents - On Duty of Munich

The forthcoming reform of the basic allowance system, set to replace traditional unemployment benefits this July, introduces fundamental shifts in the legal relationship between tenants and property owners.

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Apostolos Klitsoyiannis Apr 9

Annual nominal house price index across EU member states for 2025

House Prices: Have surged by 64.9% across the EU since 2015.
Rents: Have grown at a much steadier pace of 21.8% over the same period.
Result: This massive gap makes it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to enter the market, forcing more people into the rental sector.

#EU #Greece #HousePrices #RealEstate #residential #HousingCrisis #rents #property

Apostolos Klitsoyiannis Mar 23

Changes in homeownership across age groups, from 2007 to 2024, in the EU

Across EU Member States, homeownership rates among 25–35-year-olds have declined by 25% since 2007, while homeownership among those aged 65+ has increased

Younger generations (often Millennials and Gen Z) are less likely to achieve homeownership at the same ages as previous cohorts (Boomers or Gen X),

#EU #Greece #RealEstate #HousingCrisis #residential #housing #property #Europe #HousePrices #rents

Apostolos Klitsoyiannis Mar 20

Trends in housing dissatisfaction among youth (share of youth aged 15-29) in the EU.

the percentage of young people (aged 15-29) who report being dissatisfied with the availability of good, affordable housing in their city or area.

Europe’s youth increasingly feel locked out of affordable housing, with some countries, like Greece, experiencing near‑crisis levels of dissatisfaction.

#Greece #EU #HousingCrisis #rents #HousePrices #RealEstate #residential #property #Europe #housing #Eurozone

blog.TO Mar 19

The top cheap eats in Scarborough according to Toronto residents
Cheap eats are everywhere in Toronto if you know where to look — or if you know the right people to ask. For plenty of Toronto residents, it's growing increasingly important to pinch our pennies, what with the steep cost of living and sky-high (albeit mercifully dropping) rents and all, but, luckily, lots of local restaurants have risen to meet our ne...
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/03/top-cheap-eats-scarborough-toronto/

Hacker News Mar 19

Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/03/18/austins-surge-of-new-housing-construction-drove-down-rents

#HackerNews #Austin #Housing #Construction #Rents #Down #NewDevelopment #RealEstate #HousingMarket

Austin’s Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents

After decades of explosive growth, Austin, Texas, in the 2010s was a victim of its own success. Lured by high-tech jobs and the city’s hip reputation, too many people were competing for too few homes. From 2010 to 2019, rents in Austin increased nearly 93%—more than in any other major American city. And home sale prices increased 82%, more than in any other metro area in Texas.

Apostolos Klitsoyiannis Mar 18

Annual HICP Inflation: Actual Rental Payments for Housing, Greece vs Euro Area, 2001–2025

Rents in Greece outpaced ther Eurozone due to tourism, housing gaps, low construction, Airbnb growth, and inflation, making urban and coastal living increasingly unaffordable

Euro Area rents stayed stable (1-2.5%), but Greece saw high volatility.
By 2025, Greek rental inflation hit a record 10.1%, the highest in the series, reflecting extreme market pressure

#Greece #rents #RealEstate #HousingCrisis #EU

Apostolos Klitsoyiannis Mar 16

Equity funding for European enterprise AI startups by half, 2024-2025

Both funding and deal count have surged dramatically, with total equity investment more than doubling and the number of deals tripling between 2024 and 2025

"Sell Your Home with our AI: Smarter. Faster. Sharper."

The proptech sector is shifting from "AI-washed" tools to meaningful, autonomous AI solutions

#AI #Europe #PropTech #RealEstateTech #residential #HousePrices #rents #RealEstate #property #housing #EU

robcornelius Mar 15

If someone has to work to make money they are not rich. It doesn't matter what they do to work or how much they get paid. They are still selling their time and labour to someone else. They are being exploited by their employer even if they are "self-employed".

People who work are not the problem with the world.

The people who are a problem are the people who do not work but still make money from unearned rentier incomes. Landlords, patent holders, shareholders and more. People who earn money while sound asleep in their beds. People who make money without lifting a finger. People who make money by breathing in and out.

These people used to be aristocrats. Now they are oligarchs and plutocrats. They are presidents too.

The French had a good idea about what to do with these people in 1789. The Russians took up the idea in 1917. The Spanish tried too and so have others around the world too.

Right now it is more important than ever to kick out the jamms (motherfuckers) and all around the world too. The future of humanity depends on it.

#pollitics #economics #rents #work #KickOutTheJamms

Global News Canada Mar 9

Rents in Canada have fallen to a 33-month low, report finds
Average asking rents for all property types in Canada fell to $2,030 in February, the monthly rental report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation released on Monday said.
#Canada #Economy #Rent #RentalMarket
https://globalnews.ca/news/11722205/rents-canada-33-month-low/