Building and Renovating in Luxembourg in 2017: PRIMe House Help

December 9, 2016

From January 1st, 2017, all new dwellings will have to comply with the so-called “AAA” energy standards. Renovation work will also have to orient themselves towards these same energy performance standards. The objecti...

A Network of Real Estate Scams Stopped in Dudelange

December 2, 2016

A few weeks ago, we warned you against scams that you might encounter during your real estate project. This Wednesday, November 30th, the French and Luxembourg authorities have informed us that a network specialized in real estat...

Draft law on real estate loans in Luxembourg: where are we?

November 25, 2016

In September, we talked to you about the draft law on mortgage loans that the Luxembourg government was in the process of implementing. 2 months later, where are we in the discussions? Protection of banks and consumers Co...

How about trying out a home before buying it?

November 18, 2016

This is the crazy idea of a real estate network launched in early November with our French neighbors. But when you think about it, the concept is appealing and very interesting for new buyers, but also for sellers, so we decided ...

Real estate ads: Avoid the scams!

November 11, 2016

Piracy, phishing and scams are the scourge of the internet. And carrying them out is much easier via ads for real estate agents in which owners, agencies and tenants leave behind themselves a certain amount of contact details and...

Winter is coming: here are a few tips to reduce your heating bills

November 4, 2016

Meteorologists are announcing plummeting temperatures for early November. And yet, many of us have already turned on our boilers a few weeks ago. So, what can we do to reduce our heating bills when we have the heating on more tha...

The Impact of the 2017 Tax Reform in the Field of Real Estate

October 28, 2016

As we move towards the end of 2016, discussions, debates and questions are being raised around the tax reform set to be implemented in 2017. There is much talk of the new tax burden calculation, the changes in pensions and retire...

Buying an apartment in Luxembourg, but at what price?

October 21, 2016

On October 6th, the Housing Observatory posted the latest figures on housing prices in Luxembourg for the second quarter of 2016. How much is an apartment? Rates change depending on whether we are talking about old or new a...

Will mortgage payments stop during parental leave?

October 14, 2016

On October 10, 2016, Corinne Cahen, the Minister of the Family and Integration, and Carlo Thill, Vice President of ABBL, signed a statement of intent aiming to allow young parents to suspend their mortgage during their parental l...

Property in Luxembourg: Home sweet home?

October 7, 2016

On 4th October, our partners ING Luxembourg published the results of a study on property undertaken by ING International Survey. In the Grand Duchy, 500 people were surveyed. We summarise the results here. Contented residents?...