https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A man in southern Sweden has been reported to the police on suspicion of sexual molestation and blackmail after he demanded sex from a 24-year-old woman in exchange for an apartment he was renting out. https://www.thelocal.se/20140118/swedish-landlord-demands-sex-for-apartment Sat, 18 Jan 2014 10:02:00 +0100 swedish-landlord-demands-sex-for-apartment A Swedish man who responded to his neighbours’ requests that he turn his music down by pointing a gun at them has been allowed to stay in the building, despite the potential exodus of the other residents. https://www.thelocal.se/20120306/39514 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:38:00 +0100 39514 A Swedish mother and her adult son are risking eviction from their rental house in a Stockholm suburb after the new landlord claims that they oppose planned renovations, that their yard is like a ”gypsy-camp” and that the two have a problem with their personal ”exterior”. https://www.thelocal.se/20120124/38694 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:15:00 +0100 38694 A woman from Sweden claims to have lost her rental property after the contract was already signed and keys had been exchanged, following pressure from the other tenants to not let a member of the Roma people live in the building. https://www.thelocal.se/20111209/37832 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:05:00 +0100 37832 A tenant in Gothenburg has been fined over 30,000 kronor ($4,660) for carrying out shoddy and unfinished painting work and for choosing the wrong shade of green for his bedroom. https://www.thelocal.se/20110810/35456 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:07:00 +0200 35456 The Swedish Union of Tenants (Hyresgästföreningen) has come up with a "blacklist" of Sweden's worst landlords in its member magazine after asking its lawyers for nominations from each of the country's regions. https://www.thelocal.se/20110125/31636 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:01:00 +0100 31636 The Swedish state has been ordered to pay compensation to a couple in Västerås by the European Court of Human Rights after they were evicted from their Stockholm flat over a satellite dish dispute. https://www.thelocal.se/20081223/16542 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:27:00 +0100 16542