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Rising seas and shifting sands attack ancient Alexandria from below

By Heba Fouad ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) -From her ninth-floor balcony over Alexandria's seafront,...

23rd July, 2025

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UK house prices rise 3.9% in year to May, ONS says

LONDON (Reuters) -Average house prices in the United Kingdom in May were 3.9% higher than a year ear...

16th July, 2025

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Swiss zero rate squeeze on banks may lead to bumpy ride for borrowers

By Oliver Hirt, John Revill and Ariane Luthi ZURICH (Reuters) -Banks in Switzerland will be searchin...

14th July, 2025

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Germany clears bill to expedite housing construction by cutting red tape

(Reuters) -Building permits for apartments in Germany were up 4.9% in April on the previous year, th...

18th June, 2025

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Asking prices for UK homes show biggest June fall since 2011, Rightmove says

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -Asking prices for homes put up for sale in Britain have fallen by...

16th June, 2025

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Return-to-office mandates fuel hopes of London property market revival

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Demand for premium office space in cities like London and Paris is...

13th June, 2025

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Ireland to exempt sitting tenants from rent cap changes

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Sitting Irish tenants will not face rent increases above the current 2% a year lim...

9th June, 2025

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Madrid's ghost towns revived as Spain's housing crisis escalates

By Corina Pons and Charlie Devereux SESENA, Spain (Reuters) - The first call came two minutes after...

4th June, 2025

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Germany proposes rent control extension to dampen housing costs

BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government on Wednesday proposed a law to extend rent controls in an ef...

28th May, 2025

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Aroundtown's quarterly profit triples as German property market rebounds

(Reuters) -Aroundtown, one of Germany's largest listed landlords, posted a first-quarter profit of 3...

28th May, 2025

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UK property portal Rightmove expects bigger revenue growth in 2025

(Reuters) - Britain's biggest property portal Rightmove on Friday forecast an 8%-10% growth in 2025...

28th February, 2025

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Austrian property tycoon Benko to remain in custody for another month, court says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko will remain in custody for another month,...

31st January, 2025