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Europe: Landlord and tenant laws

The amount of control the landlord has over his property, measured on a five-point rating scale:

  • Strongly Pro-landlord = 2
  • Pro-landlord = 1
  • Neutral = 0
  • Pro-tenant = -1
  • Strongly Pro-tenant= -2


We look at factors such as the following:

  • Can rents be freely agreed between landlord and tenant?
  • Can the landlord collect security and rental deposits, and are the amounts limited?
  • Must contracts be for specified periods? Can either landlord or tenant terminate early, and what are the penalties for early termination? Does the tenant have a right to extend?
  • Does the court system work? How long can it take to evict a tenant for non-payment of rent?


For fuller details see the Data FAQ. The resulting rating is the Global Property Guide's view, and not necessarily that of the contributing law firm (in cases where we have asked law firms for contributions and input).

Source: Contributing Law Firms

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Serbia
Romania
Moldova
North Macedonia
Croatia
Latvia
UK
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Slovenia
Austria
Italy
Monaco
Denmark
Iceland
Malta
Ukraine
Cyprus
Greece
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Poland
France
Spain
Belgium
Netherlands
Estonia
Slovakia
Andorra
Ireland
Czech Rep.
Russia
Hungary
Turkey
Portugal
Germany
Sweden
Bosnia & H.
Norway
Finland
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