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More Than a Fifth of Icelandic Renters Fear Losing Homes
Iceland’s Housing Finance Fund (HFF) commissioned a study on the housing market that revealed the stark reality many renters face. According to the study, the finer points of which were revealed in a release to the press, only 8% of those currently…
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Icelandic Facebook Groups: Leiga á Íslandi
So you’re moving to Iceland! Congratulations. You’ve got your visa, you’ve packed your suitcase and you’ve Googled pictures of the Blue Lagoon. You’re halfway there. All you need now is a place to live. Enter Leiga á Íslandi (Rent in Iceland)—a group…
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Single Mum Denied Apartment Because She’s Muslim
Marwa Salameh, a single mother with two children and a Palestinian asylum seeker, was told she couldn’t rent an apartment in Reykjavík because she’s muslim, reports Vísir. In the exchange seen above, the landlord first writes in Icelandic “I don’t want muslims”…
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Tourism Having Effects On Rental Market
An increase in tourism has made a negative impact on the local rental market, the head of the Renters’ Association of Iceland contends, causing both apartment scarcity and rising rental costs. Vísir reports that tourists have shown a greater willingness to pay…