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Foreign Tenants Pay More For Smaller Apartments

Summary by The Reykjavik Grapevine
Foreign tenants pay 14 percent higher rent than local tenants, despite typically choosing smaller apartments, according to a new report by the Housing and Construction Authority (HMS). A new report finds that foreign tenants tend to rent smaller apartments than locals, yet do not necessarily pay less. In many cases, they pay more. The report also highlights that lower-income groups are now less likely to own housing than before. According to the…
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Foreign Tenants Pay More for Smaller Apartments

Foreign tenants choose smaller apartments than domestic tenants. However, they do not necessarily pay lower rent. This is among the findings of a new report by the Icelandic Institute of Housing, Civil Engineering and Planning, HMS. The report discusses the situation in the rental market in Iceland today. It states that the rental market in Iceland has expanded in parallel with rapid population growth and increases in housing prices in recent ye…

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RÚV broke the news in on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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