Rent-to-own schemes arrived a year ago and were meant to be a trend. We looked at what the situation is like today.

People have shown interest in so-called hyponájom (rent-to-own housing), but a year after its launch on the market, this type of housing finance has not caught on among developers. It is offered in projects in Bratislava and Nitra, for example. Its potential popularity was held back by the recovery in property transactions.

Rent-to-own schemes emerged as a response to subdued demand for owner-occupied housing in 2023.

Read more in the RTVS article, for which Viktor Obtulovič gave his comments:

https://spravy.rtvs.sk/2024/04/hyponajmy-prisli-pred-rokom-a-mali-byt-trendom-zistovali-sme-aka-je-situacia-dnes/