Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:44:48 +0200https://english.radio.cz/coalition-divided-over-rise-rents-8083198© 2026 Radio Prague International Fourteen years after the end of communist rule the Czechs are still not living in a free market economy. One of the relics of the communist state controlled economy that previous governments did not have the courage to do away with, has come back to haunt the current ruling coalition. It is called "regulated rents". A measure which guarantees about a third of Czech households stable, low rents, often in areas where unfortunate tenants pay several times more for similar flats. While the parties in the governing coalition are haggling over a ten versus seven-percent yearly increase, a group of disgruntled citizens has called on the Czech parliament to remove the double standards on the housing market once and for all. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/bratsky_nenicka.jpg?timestamp=1590287440 https://english.radio.cz/coalition-divided-over-rise-rents-8083198 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9