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From 2 October, the allocation and tenancy of affordable housing will be subject to new rules, including a rent guarantee of €3,000, payable in instalments. (Photo: Fonds du logement)

Affordable housing: the rules changing this Friday

The affordable housing reform, announced in 2025 and passed in July, comes into force on 2 October. For applicants and tenants of the Housing Fund and other social landlords, it provides for a guarantee of €3,000, amends the allocation criteria and sets out the conditions for rehousing and termination of tenancy agreements.

Thierry Labro • 28.09.2026

The amounts received by households that let out property are also more than double those received by households that do not let out property. Photo: Paperjam/archive)

Half of landlords get inheritance or gift

Ioanna Schimizzi • 28.09.2026

Luc Frieden seized the opportunity created by France to secure Mikhail Fridman’s removal from the sanctions list. In the name of Luxembourg’s national interest. (Photo: Sip/Shutterstock. Montage: Paperjam)

Mikhail Fridman praises Luxembourg’s ‘positive role’

Thierry Labro • 28.09.2026

MPs are due to adopt their report on legislation increasing the monthly family allowance by €45 for every child from 2027, with a further €15 for children aged 12 and over Photo: Shutterstock.

Household reforms lead this week’s political agenda

Mike Gordon • 28.09.2026

Professor Dr Christof von Kalle, Dr Martine Goergen and the deputy director of the FHL, Sylvain Vitali: three speakers to discuss two events spread over three days, dedicated to the transformation of the healthcare system. (Photos: LIH, CHL, European Commission; layout: Paperjam)

Clinical Research Conference: shortening the path to patients

Maëlle Hamma • 25.09.2026

“The AAA is no longer seen only as the institution that steps in when an accident has occurred; it is increasingly acting beforehand to prevent one”, said former ITM chairman Claude Seywert. Photo: Shutterstock

AAA recognises 1,160 fewer workplace accidents in Luxembourg

Mike Gordon • 25.09.2026

Three self-employed delivery drivers were working without a residence permit. Two work stoppages were also ordered in respect of third-country nationals. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Meal delivery drivers in the authorities’ sights

Ioanna Schimizzi • 25.09.2026

The European Commission has approved a further stage of Luxembourg’s recovery plan. The proposed payment would bring the total funds received to €182m, out of a total budget of €241m. Funding for zero-emission vehicles has exceeded the target. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Brussels approves €92.2m for Luxembourg’s economic recovery

Ioanna Schimizzi • 25.09.2026

Although SES has not made it official – as the report that Anne-Catherine Ries is to take over as head of the embassy in New Delhi is not official – Luc Frieden’s strategist, Michel Scholer (pictured here looking over his shoulder) has been appointed to the SES board to replace her. (Photo: SIP)

Michel Scholer joins SES board

Thierry Labro • 25.09.2026

“Only from that financial year, whose accounts will be filed with the RCS in 2027, will LBR be able to monitor precisely whether ASBLs comply with their obligation to file accounts,” an LBR spokesperson said, referring to the 2026 financial year. Photo: Shutterstock

Non-profit account compliance rate remains unknown

Mike Gordon • 25.09.2026

Sales of existing properties are picking up, but new-build sales remain well below pre-crisis levels. And advertised rents are rising rapidly. Five key figures to help you understand a property market that is developing in a mixed manner. (Photo: Paperjam/archives)

Luxembourg housing: five key figures for Q2 2026

Ioanna Schimizzi • 24.09.2026

“For a new car, the aid would be €10,800, which over the three years, or 36 months, represents a reduction of €300 a month,” the environment ministry’s Louis Bleser told MPs. Photo: Paperjam archives

Banks could reject eligible households for subsidised EV leases

Mike Gordon • 24.09.2026

Prime Minister Luc Frieden, flanked by his ministers Yuriko Backes and Léon Gloden, and, in the background, the High Commissioner for National Protection, Guy Bley, and the central director of the police administration, Pascal Peters. An image released by the government to demonstrate coordination and unity. (Photo: SIP)

Drone flyovers: four minutes to decide, still no suspects

Thierry Labro • 24.09.2026

Two properties situated at a similar distance from the capital may be perceived as having different levels of appeal depending on traffic conditions and the transport links serving them. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Commuting time to Luxembourg affects house prices

Ioanna Schimizzi • 24.09.2026

“In view of the information available, the ministry considers that the institutional mechanisms provided for by the legislation functioned,” Finance Minister Gilles Roth replied to Déi gréng MP Sam Tanson’s parliamentary question. Photo: Paperjam archives

Roth says Luxembourg sanctions controls worked

Mike Gordon • 23.09.2026

Hotel occupancy rates are not following the same trend across Luxembourg. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Hotels in the south lose overnight stays whilst the capital gains them

Ioanna Schimizzi • 23.09.2026

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