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When a home becomes an investment and housing becomes a privilege

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Slovenia lacks homes for purchase as well as public rental housing for low-income and middle-class households.
  • Housing prices and rents are rising sharply, with prices reaching 10,000 euros per square metre in Ljubljana and increasing in smaller cities.
  • The new government is proposing a 10-year housing programme focused on vacant homes, land, financing and faster construction, though details remain incomplete.

In Slovenia, housing is becoming harder to obtain whether people want to buy or rent. The shortage affects public rental homes, social housing and accommodation for the middle class.

Prices and rents have risen sharply. In Ljubljana, homes already sell for as much as 10,000 euros per square metre, while smaller cities that once offered more reasonable prices are also becoming more expensive.

The previous government began a cycle of rental-housing construction, but the supply remains too small to quickly change the market. The new government is now announcing a 10-year housing programme.

The proposed measures include encouraging the use of existing housing stock and vacant homes, providing land, improving access to financing and speeding up housing projects. The article ends mid-sentence as it begins to discuss the programme's implementation.

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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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