Investment apartments have become the subject of a heated debate in Prague. The Czech Pirate party’s proposal to ascertain  the number of vacant apartments in the capital by monitoring their electricity consumption and then levy a tax on such apartments raised a wave of protest, criticism and coalition conflicts at Prague City Hall. However, two equally important topics were neglected in this debate: firstly, that of investment apartments in small towns, the (mere) existence of which can change the atmosphere … Continue reading A Vicious Cycle in Mariánské Lázně