Housing & DevelopmentPage 5
Housing & Development
105 articles17 guides · 78 explainers · 3 lists · 7 FAQsUpdated 12 Oct 2026
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Newest first- Guide5 min
Utility settlement in a Czech rental: deadlines, claims and disputes
Every spring Czech tenants get a bill or a refund for last year's heating and water. How the settlement works, what the landlord owes and how to challenge it.
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What it costs to sell a flat in Prague
The largest deduction from a sale is often not the broker. It is a list of small items that nobody adds up until the closing.
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Who actually builds Czech homes: the chain from investor to bricklayer
A developer sells the flat, a contractor builds it, subcontractors hire the crews. How the Czech construction industry is layered and where capacity is tight.
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Who pays the estate agent in Czechia? Not who you think, and not by law
Czech law fixes no commission and no payer, so everything rests on the brokerage agreement. Four clauses to read before you sign one.
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Why a Czech field is hard to build on: soil classes, forests, floods
More than half of Czechia is farmland and a third is forest, and the best soil is protected by law. The rules that keep houses off some of the cheapest land.
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Why Czech flat prices keep rising: five drivers
No single cause explains the price of a Prague flat. Five pressures work together, and the one that matters most is slow to change: how few homes get built.
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Why most Czechs own their home, and why so many never 'bought' it
Inheritance, family-built houses, cooperatives and the 1990s sell-off explain a nation of owners. What the tenure mix means if you rent in Prague.
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Why new housing in Prague is slow to build: permits, plans and pipeline
Prague does not lack developers or demand. It lacks a short route from a plot to a permit, and the years lost on that route end up in the price of every flat.
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Why two Czech adverts can quote different areas for the same flat
Usable area, floor area, living area: the square metres in a listing depend on what was counted. How to find the figure that belongs in your contract.