The report notably highlights one determining factor: the date a tenancy begins. Leases signed in 2024 or 2025 showed that rent has gone up more than 75% compared to leases prior to 2010. This "temporal stratification" illustrates the cumulative effect of 15 years of continued increases, and asks questions about fairness for tenants, access to housing, and the interpretation of market indicators.
The results show significant disparities in rental prices. For apartments, which represent the majority of the properties analysed, over half of the rents are between €1,000 and €1,750 per month. However, 16.4% exceed €2,000, a difference reflecting variations in location, size, quality, and lease duration.
With a median rent of €25.56 per square metre, Luxembourg City is significantly more expensive than the rest of the country, followed by the canton of Luxembourg and the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. The eastern and northern cantons show significantly lower prices.
The study was conducted between October and November 2025 and collected 5,799 responses from 28,000 multi-property owners, of which 5,100 were deemed usable. With a participation rate of 20.8%, it constitutes the first large-scale database of rents paid under existing leases in Luxembourg, rather than advertised rents for newly available properties.
Prior to the publishing of this study, the rental market was primarily observed through property listings for newly available rentals. The report offers a new perspective on the rental market by revealing what existing tenants actually pay, rather than relying solely on asking prices for newly advertised properties.
