Overview
- Germany’s housing minister said the rent brake’s extension to 2029 is insufficient to protect tenants from excessive increases.
- Furnished apartments remain outside the rent brake, which Hubertz criticized as a loophole used to charge far above typical rates.
- She cited cases in big cities where minimal furnishing is used to justify jumps to around €35 per square meter.
- Index-linked contracts that track the consumer price index drew scrutiny after the energy price surge produced rapid double-digit rent increases.
- A tenancy-law expert commission has been tasked with examining these practices and delivering proposals for tighter regulation.