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French 'tiny houses' project giving the homeless a lifeline and a home

Participants in the project in Brittany take part in all aspects of the construction of the mobile homes and are given the keys afterward.

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City of Ghent looks to integrate Roma families coming to Belgium

EU member states are being urged by civil society to implement national Roma strategies they previously signed up to.

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Would you live in this conker-shaped pod?

These futuristic conker-shaped pods can be assembled together to form a house that expands or shrinks according to your needs.

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Kim at ground-breaking of Pyongyang housing project

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a new mammoth construction project in Pyongyang on Saturday, state media reported early on Sunday.

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Cecil Hotel: Real life horror hotel to reopen, but not to guests

Would you live in the most haunted hotel in the world? The infamous Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles is trying to rebrand itself as affordable housing.

World News

Euroviews. Europeans are demanding the right to clean, affordable energy | View

The Right to Energy Forum, Europe's biggest summit on energy poverty, begins next week and could not be more urgent. Kieran Pradeep of Friends of the Earth Europe explains what's at stake.

Design

Sale of €450 million Caravaggio mural mansion collapses with no buyers

The Roman home, which is in strong contention to be Europe's most expensive property deal this year, will be marked down in price as a result.

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Could a ‘Golden Visa’ offer you a ticket to a new life in Europe?

These residency schemes are increasingly popular for people looking to move to EU countries.

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These tiny houses are being built to reverse LA’s homelessness crisis

Villages made up of 8x8 ft houses are being built in Los Angeles as a way to tackle the city’s spiralling homelessness crisis.

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Bosnian spinning house built to change views

In Bosnia, a man built a house able to rotate on its foundation to please his wife's desire to change the view from her bedroom The builder reused electric motors and wheels of an old military transport vehicle to spin their new home.

Spain

Spain's government eyes rent controls in new housing bill

The most controversial provision in the bill would set price hike caps for landlords with multiple residential properties.

My Europe Series

Berliners back seizing housing from so-called mega landlords

In a referendum on Sunday timed to coincide with Germany's general election on Sunday, locals supported expropriation by 56% to 39%.

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Berliners want a new landlord. Is a community land trust the answer?

In a city where 80 per cent of its inhabitants rent, how land and property are owned and allocated is an ongoing battle.

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Berlin mulls one of Europe’s most radical ripostes to gentrification

It's not just Germany's new parliament that's being decided on Sunday. In Berlin, locals will vote in a referendum on whether to expropriate so-called "mega-landlords".

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Inside the €42,000 flatpack house billionaire Elon Musk calls home

Billionaire Elon Musk is reported to be the "top secret customer" who lives in one of these 34 square-metre units.

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Danish government facing lawsuit over 'green' artificial island

The project to build the island in Copenhagen, which will be home to 35,000 people, has been slammed as "greenwashing" by climate campaigners.

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These innovators hope to revolutionise housing with 3D printed homes

A new generation of entrepreneurs and start-ups are shaking up the construction industry by deploying 3D printing technology to build houses.

Germany

Berlin's rent cap is illegal, Germany's top court rules

The rent cap was introduced in February 2020 by Berlin's ruling coalition, which argued it was necessary to keep rent affordable in the German capital.

Netherlands

Housing crisis emerges as major election issue as Netherlands votes

Over the past five years, for many, finding a house has become a nightmare.

Living

Take a look inside the school bus converted into a tiny home

A virtual tour of this sustainable home on wheels, kitted out with recycled materials and powered by solar energy.