After describing changes on the housing market after the breakdown of Communism in Central Europe, the article concentrates on the analysis of the current functions and perceptions of the private rental housing in the Czech Republic. The article aims to understand why private rental housing is...

This Working Paper studies ways to stimulate the private rental sector (PRS) of the housing market – and compares experiences with policies and reforms in Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the Czech Republic. Although in many countries the PRS has decreased in importance since the Second...