Pet owners who relocate to Luxembourg often find the rental market to be very unfriendly toward animals. Why are landlords so reluctant to allow pets? We asked around to find out.  “Cats are destructive creatures, not because of their sharp claws they use to climb on ceilings and powerful tails that can break windows, but […]

It began as an inspiring story about a woman’s deep knowledge of theoretical physics and her struggle to buy a home in Luxembourg at a reasonable price, but it has turned into a nightmare for the woman’s friends.  Gulnora Jamalova moved to Luxembourg five years ago to work for the Luxembourg Institute of Science and […]

Experts have confirmed that during the last 12 months, home prices in Luxembourg have plummeted from levels that would have made your grandmother pass out to ones that only would have made her raise her fist in righteous indignation and shout, “my god, that’s a lot of money.” “Last year at this time, we were […]

Opening up new possibilities for the global gem trade, a Luxembourg landlord has revealed that a rental deposit he kept tightly guarded between his buttocks has turned into a diamond.  Pietro Calvadore originally placed the 5400-euro deposit into his rear in 2012 after tenants Leon and Deanna Greaves moved into a one-bedroom Merl flat he […]

A landlady who conducted a moving-out inspection on Tuesday and reluctantly conceded that the apartment was in excellent shape now wonders if she could keep the deposit because the tenant cleaned too well.  “I was hoping there would be a few scuff marks in the hallway so I could say we’d need to repaint the […]