Ekonomické dopady regulace nájemního bydlení v České republice po pandemii COVID-19 (2020-2024)

The bachelor thesis analyses and examines the economic and social impacts of the regulation of rental housing after the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic in 2020-2024. The aim of the thesis is to assess whether the introduced regulation has affected housing affordability, the real estate market and investment in rental housing. To meet the objective, qualitative and quantitative research methods were combined and included interviews with market experts. In the theoretical part of the thesis are defined technical terms and explained economic theories and housing market regulations. A historical overview of regulation is provided and a literature search is conducted to examine studies dealing with similar issues. The practical part of the paper analyzes the regulations adopted during the pandemic, such as the Rent Price Moratorium and the Ban on Termination of Tenancy. It also focuses on the government benefits paid during the pandemic, such as the Emergency Immediate Assistance and the COVID Rent Program. It focused on the analysis of economic and social impacts. The results show that the COVID-19 pandemic itself had a greater impact and influence on the rental housing market, particularly in terms of supply, demand and rents, than the measures taken to regulate the rental market during the pandemic. The regulations had little or no impact on the rental housing market. They were considered ineffective and inefficient. The conclusions of the analysis highlight the structural problems of the housing market in the Czech Republic, which include, for example, insufficient housing stock resulting mainly from spatial regulation and lengthy and demanding permitting processes.