The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Can my landlord in Austria ask me to leave my apartment so they can use it? You’ve lived in your rented apartment in Austria for years—but suddenly your landlord says they need it back for personal use. Is this allowed? Here’s what the law says. https://www.thelocal.at/20250312/reader-question-can-my-landlord-ask-me-to-leave-my-apartment-so-he-can-use-it Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:54:47 +0100 reader-question-can-my-landlord-ask-me-to-leave-my-apartment-so-he-can-use-it Vienna: Number of ‘affordable apartments’ has halved since 2013 Apartment prices continue to rise in the Austrian capital - with cheaper apartments harder and harder to find. https://www.thelocal.at/20201021/vienna-number-of-affordable-apartments-has-halved-since-2013 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:43:45 +0200 vienna-number-of-affordable-apartments-has-halved-since-2013 Urban planners look to Vienna to solve housing crises Vienna's sumptuous imperial palaces may be the main draw for the many millions of tourists visiting every year. But for urban planning experts from all over the world, the Austrian capital's more humble abodes are of greater interest as they search for solutions to the housing crises plaguing many of Europe's cities. https://www.thelocal.at/20181206/urban-planners-look-to-vienna-to-solve-housing-crises Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:48:26 +0100 urban-planners-look-to-vienna-to-solve-housing-crises Property prices around 39 percent higher than six years ago Property prices in Austria have risen by an average of 39 percent since 2010, according to the ImmoDEX 2016 real estate report. https://www.thelocal.at/20170228/austria-property-prices-cost-around-39-percent-more-than-six-years-ago Tue, 28 Feb 2017 13:01:57 +0100 austria-property-prices-cost-around-39-percent-more-than-six-years-ago Plan to build 30,000 new homes in five years 30,000 new apartments could be constructed in Austria over the next five years at a cost of €6.5 billion ($8 billion), the heads of the construction association, construction unions, non-profit developers and building societies told media on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20141218/plan-to-build-30000-new-homes-in-five-years Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:50:00 +0100 plan-to-build-30000-new-homes-in-five-years