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Truck driver shot on his way to work

A man in his forties with suspected ties to criminal motorcycle gangs was shot outside his home on Friday morning in Kurland, south-eastern Norway. The extent of his injuries is not yet known.

Published: 30 December 2011 10:19 CET
Updated: 30 December 2011 12:23 CET
Truck driver shot on his way to work
Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen/Scanpix

The victim remained conscious after the shooting and was taken to Oslo University Hospital for treatment.

He is believed to be one of the leaders of a motorcycle club that includes former members of the Outlaws and Hells Angels, TV 2 reports.

“He hasn’t said anything about any potential perpetrators. He says he didn’t see anything and doesn’t know who could be behind this,” said police spokesman Bjørn Jahr.

Police had not made any arrests by 8am.

“He was shot between 6 and 6.15, so the chances of finding someone now are very slim,” said Jahr.

Police were alerted to the shooting at 6.45am. When police arrived at the man’s house in Kurland, he explained he had been shot on the way out to his car.

“He appears to have been hit with a shot in the hip or back. That much he has told us, but he hasn’t been able to give us any information about who might have shot him,” said Jahr.

Police are appealing for assistance from anybody who may have been in the area at the time of the shooting.

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RENTING

Rental prices in Norway’s biggest cities continue to rise

The cost of renting in Norway's four largest cities rose overall during the third quarter, with prices up six percent this year, figures from Real Estate Norway show. 

Published: 11 October 2022 11:33 CEST
Rental prices in Norway's biggest cities continue to rise

A sharp increase in rent prices in Norway continued throughout the third quarter, figures from Real Estate Norway (Eiendom Norge) released on Tuesday show. 

“Real Estate Norway’s rental housing price statistics show a historically strong rise in rental housing prices in Norway in the third quarter,” Henning Lauridsen, CEO of Real Estate Norway, stated in a report on the latest figures. 

Growth was most robust in Stavanger and Oslo, according to Real Estate Norway. 

“The strong growth in rental prices we have seen in the wake of the pandemic continued in the third quarter, and it is particularly in the Stavanger region and in Oslo that the growth in rental prices is strong,” Lauridsen said. 

Stavanger and nearby Sandnes saw the largest price increases, with the cost of renting there increasing by 4.7 percent during the third quarter. During the same period, rents in Oslo increased by 2.5 percent, while a marginal 0.3 percent rise was recorded in Trondheim. 

While the cost of renting in Norway’s four largest cities overall increased by 2 percent, rental prices in Bergen declined. There, rents fell by 2.5 percent in the third quarter.

Lauridsen said that the increase in rental prices was likely to continue due to several factors. High inflation, interest rates, increased taxes on rental properties and a low supply of homes on the market all contributed to increasing rents. 

However, he did note that the supply of rental homes on the market had increased in Trondheim and Oslo since the summer. 

Lauridsen said that the least well-off financially were being hit hardest by rent rises. Previously, the Norwegian government has informed The Local that it will not introduce a temporary cap on rent increases. 

READ MORE: Norway’s government rules out a temporary rent cap

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