Short-Term Rentals in Budapest, District by District
Updated July 2026 District VIII is the latest to reach for the brakes. This month Józsefváros began drafting its own caps on short-term lets, following District VI, which banned them outright on 1 January 2026. That is what makes short-term rentals in Budapest a...
Hungary Work Permit Reform: What’s Proposed?
Hungary work permit reform is back on the table, but nothing has changed yet. A coalition of immigration, legal and business organisations wants to replace the fragmented system introduced in 2024 with one default work permit, the EU Blue Card and a small number of...
Közös Költség: Common Costs in Hungary
If you’ve ever looked at a property listing in Hungary, you’ve probably come across közös költség, or common costs. It’s a monthly fee paid towards the running of an apartment building, but what it actually includes depends entirely on the building....
Paying for Parking in Budapest
If you’re paying for parking in Budapest this summer, there are two important changes that will affect both how much you pay and how you pay. From 1 July 2026, Budapest has officially removed cash payments at its on-street parking ticket machines, meaning all...
I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.