Updated July 2026. What changed this year: on 22 July 2026 the government confirmed it will not relax the rules. Those rules keep most below-grade spaces off the legal housing market, despite a tight supply of flats. My first place after leaving home was a basement...
If you live in Budapest, you might not know that the gas pipes in Budapest are an unexpectedly serious concern in the city’s classic apartments – especially those built at the end of the 19th century. Over the past three years, my whole family has been impacted...
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I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.
A public proposal would simplify Hungary’s work permit system and undo much of the 2024 framework. Nothing has changed yet, but the discussion has begun.