MOSCOW (RIA, MN) - The air inside Moscow residential buildings is more than twice as polluted as air outside according to the results of a recent study. The study blamed poor quality building material for the increased levels of dangerous substances found in homes across the capital.

Many cities around the world have "good" and "bad" neighbourhoods, but such a phenomenon is largely absent in Moscow, where rich and poor often share not only the same street but also the same building.

Demand is down, rent is down and estate agents are down - so what can a prospective tenant hope for in Moscow's current buyers' market? We sent a young, professional couple - one expat, one Russian - out to see what was available in or near the Park Kultury area, with a budget of $2,000 a month (67,000 roubles according to most exchange rates, nearer to 75,000 according to most agents).

Inteko owner Yelena Baturina, one of the largest private shareholders in Gazprom, Sberbank and Rosneft, is prepared to sell her stakes in the Russian blue chips to pay back a loan from Gazprombank.