Factum Invenio: Most Czechs are satisfied with their housing

Prague - The overwhelming majority of Czechs are satisfied with their housing. 17 percent of people finance their own housing through loans, with the most common being loans from building savings associations or mortgage loans. More than half of people consider the housing financing options to be wide. This is according to the latest survey by the Factum Invenio agency.
    Absolutely satisfied with their housing is one-fifth of Czechs, and two-fifths are rather satisfied. Currently, 43 percent of people live in their own houses, primarily in municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants and in the Central Bohemian and Zlin regions. 22 percent of Czechs live in their own apartments, most commonly in Prague and other large cities.
    Nearly half of people living in rented or cooperative apartments or subletting currently pay rent excluding utilities in the range of 2001 to 4000 crowns. More than 8000 crowns is currently paid for housing by five percent of households.
    Two-fifths of Czechs consider the deregulation of rents to be correct. In contrast, 46 percent do not consider rent deregulation to be correct, and 14 percent were unable to respond, according to the survey. One in seven people who currently do not live in their own apartment or house is considering changing their housing due to deregulation.
    The survey was conducted by Factum Invenio in the second half of May on a representative sample of the population consisting of 1002 citizens of the Czech Republic aged 15 and older.