During the pandemic, the demand for roommates in Prague fell by 46%, the market returns to normal only slowly
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the trend of the so-called roommate. This is dominant mainly in large cities such as Prague and Brno and is typical especially for university students. Market fluctuations in recent years correspond to the development of the pandemic and the closure of high rounds, especially at the end of 2020. Although the market is slowly recovering, demand before the start of the 2021/2022 year only 50% of demand from the end of 201. UlovDomov.cz , which through the service Ideln tenant takes care of private owners of more than 1,600 properties worth exceeding 8 billion crowns. The UlovDomov.cz advertising portal has been following the development of the roommate segment for 7 years.
Experts from UlovDomov.cz In the last four years, there have been twice as many roommates in Prague as in Brno, and the cities together have more than three quarters of the Czech market in the roommates segment. The first significant number concerns this type of lease since accession The coronary crisis records data from UlovDomov.cz and last autumn, what is typically the return of students to large cities and full-time education at Czech universities. When we compare the period before and after the arrival of the crown, in Prague alone the demand for roommates fell by 46 percent. It is possible that with the advent of the pandemic, the people have set strict rules for contact with the environment, also from this way living gradually receded. Moreover, the study took a long time, but also a need live in the city of the university receded into the background, explains Michal Hrbat, CEO of UlovDomov.cz. In the past two years, we have also witnessed a slightly cheaper rent, it is also likely that the percentage of students who could afford financially live themselves, dodv Hrbat.
Since the onset of the pandemic salary, 86% of the monitored demand for roommates will take place in Prague and Brno. In the case of supply, it is 74%, so recently Prague and Brno demand for more roommates is not offered on the market. We can assume that a roommate is not only looking for students, but also gave groups of people. For example, who come to town for work, want to living teach and do not mind their company in the apartment, or they prefer it, says Michal Hrbat.
For many students, a roommate is an alternative to the college. AGAINST The last year was about dormitories for logical reasons. This is related to the fact that we have long announced the presence, which has managed to hit us all year round, Filip Vrna told the press of Mendel University in Brno.
According to experts, the interest in roommates is slowly increasing again values before pandemics, but it is far from going. It is necessary to take into account that the dynamics of the soft market is also affected by a certain contractual cycle. Vtina njm tak m conditions practically fixed for a year, sometimes according to, of Michal Hrbat from UlovDomov.cz. Thus, if, for example, a hundred students have agreed to rent without roommates at a good price by arrest during 2021, they will probably continue in this regime for at least the duration of the contract.