Published 19 March 2024 at 11.11
Economy. In recent years, the proportion of economically vulnerable people in Sweden has increased due to rising housing costs with pressured household finances as a result. This has created a trend where more and more people are being evicted from their condominiums. Reports show that the number of evictions increased significantly in 2023 – and the trend looks set to continue in 2024 as well.
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According to the Kronofogden, they carried out 2,768 eviction cases in 2023, which is an increase of 10 percent compared to the previous year.
In addition, 674 children were affected by these evictions, which is an increase of 17 percent compared to the previous year.
The number of applications about eviction also increased by 13 percent, to 6,923. Most applications came in in metropolitan areas.
Both interest rates and fees have increased in recent years. According to Sweden's Bostadsrättscentrum's latest condominium report, Sveriges Bostadsrättsrapport 2024, 79 percent of respondents state that their condominium association has raised the fee in the past year. At the same time, many have also suffered from higher interest rates on their mortgages and feel worried about both their own and the association's finances.
– Even though evictions are still unusual, it is possible to see an upward trend, says Therese af Jochnick at Sweden's Housing Rights Center to Dagens Industri.
This cost shock has led to many people no longer being able to pay their housing costs, which in turn has resulted in them being evicted from their condominiums.
< p>Kronofogden has previously announced that they are gathering forces to prevent evictions throughout the country.