There is no centralised register of real estate sitting empty in Luxembourg even though communes are allowed to tax vacant property, housing minister Henri Kox has said in answer to a parliamentary question.
Luxembourg faces a housing crisis, with the latest data by statistics office Statec showing prices rose a staggering 16.7% in the last quarter of 2020 compared to the year before. Protesters last weekend staged a march in the capital demanding affordable housing.
One of the reasons for the crisis is a gap between supply and demand, which activists say is exacerbated by owners sitting on empty property, both buildable land and homes.