Tag: Housing
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Canary Island residents plan hunger strike to protest mass tourism
[ad_1] Activists say locals are being forced to sleep in their cars and even caves. ADVERTISEMENT Residents in the Canary Islands are planning protests and strikes in a backlash against overtourism. Campaigners say the unsustainable influx of visitors is ruining life in the holiday hotspot. One activist group on the island of Tenerife has planned…
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Greece lifts Golden Visa threshold in bid to ease housing crisis amid rising rents
[ad_1] Over Christmas, Athina Drakopoulou shut down the arts and crafts shop she had run for 13 years in Koukaki, a gentrified neighbourhood near the Acropolis. Her landlords were doubling the rent, and Drakopoulou wasn’t able to compete with the investors going all in on trendy coffee shops and Airbnbs. Greece lifts Golden Visa threshold…
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Ontario, B.C. mortgage-holders increasingly missed payments in Q4, Equifax says | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Consumers in Ontario and British Columbia increasingly missed payments on mortgages and credit cards in the fourth quarter of 2023, Equifax Canada said. The fourth quarter saw a continuation of what’s been happening for a while now as the impacts of higher interest rates and inflation continue to weigh on consumers, said Rebecca Oakes,…
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Short-term lets to require planning permission under new proposals
[ad_1] She said: “Alongside the introduction of the 100% premium on second homes from April 2025, I’m pleased the Government is providing the fiscal, planning and regulatory powers to help rebalance Cornwall’s housing market and allow us to provide even more decent and secure homes for local people and help all our communities to thrive.”…
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Councils to come under pressure to build on brownfield land
[ad_1] Barrister Christopher Katkowski, who led the review of the London plan, said: “I am delighted to see the idea which I, together with my colleagues on the London Plan Review, came up with of a planning policy presumption in favour of delivering new homes on brownfield sites being taken forward on a wider scale.”…
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Hamilton set to impose ‘1st-of-its-kind’ bylaw preventing renovictions | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Hamilton, Ont., is close to introducing a first-of-its-kind renoviction bylaw in the province that will force landlords to obtain licences to legitimize repairs they make to their properties. The new legislation, carried 13-0-2 in a committee vote Wednesday, forces property owners to apply for a special permit for their rental addresses at a cost…
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This Swiss city has been rated the most liveable for expats
[ad_1] Affordable housing shortages have led some popular cities to drop down the annual ranking. ADVERTISEMENT Bern has been rated the most liveable city in Europe again, according to one expert ranking. Clean air and safe streets have put Switzerland’s unofficial capital in the top spot for the third year running. Analysts at mobility consultancy…
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Gove denies knowing of Government ‘interference’ with independent Teesworks probe
[ad_1] During a Business and Trade Committee hearing on Wednesday, Labour MP Ian Lavery said: “There’s a big fear that, and there’s an understanding, by the way… that there’s been some interference from your officials with regards to the initial findings of this review.” [ad_2] Source link
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Financial support made available to help communities hit by Storm Henk
[ad_1] The Communities Secretary and Environment Secretary said those affected by flooding would ‘not have to deal with it alone’. [ad_2] Source link
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B.C.’s new housing rules unfair to short-term oriented condo, says owner | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A Port Moody man who owns a condo in Kelowna says he and others in his building are being unfairly targeted by the province’s new short-term rentals legislation. Starting this spring, the new rules restrict short-term rentals to a homeowner’s principal residences and a secondary suite in the same property. Sam Ciacco purchased a…