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...
After four days of sunshine, rosé, and unusually warm weather for the May Day weekend, it’s tempting to stay in a blissful Balaton bubble. But Hungary’s legal and real estate drama doesn’t take holidays – and neither do I, apparently. This is Part Four of my...
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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.