Taxing empty apartments in Kosovo?
Unaffordable housing in cities with windows but no lights.
|09.01.2026
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Statistics from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) indicate that there are around 182,000 unused apartments in Kosovo.
peculation is particularly dangerous because it relies on elements that society considers legitimate, such as extreme wealth accumulation and the commodification of essential aspects of human life.
Prishtina is experiencing a construction boom, characterized by multi-story buildings often erected without regard for infrastructure capacity or urban planning regulations. Photo: Ferdi Limani / K2.0
Currently, around 60% of Viennese residents live in housing that is or was at some point social housing or subsidized by public institutions.
The tax would encourage owners to rent out or sell their properties, which increases the supply of housing and helps lower rental and sale prices.
Despite the ongoing and chaotic construction in Prishtina, housing prices continue to rise. Photo: Ferdi Limani / K2.0
With this limited state intervention, the housing crisis could deepen, making homes increasingly unaffordable for lower-income segments of society.
Arian Lumezi
Arian Lumezi is an editor at K2.0. He holds a master’s degree in International Journalism from Cardiff University, pursued through a Chevening scholarship.
This story was originally written in Albanian.