Berlin’s rent cap ruled unconstitutional

Berlin’s rent cap ruled unconstitutional  Yesterday, 15 April 2021, one year after its entry into force, the Berlin Rent Cap Act (Mietendeckel) was ruled to be unconstitutional by the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht).  This decision from the German highest court follows a major complaint from 284 members of the German Bundestag from the liberal and conservative parties which questioned the competence of the…

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Under the microscope – Rent Control in Catalonia

UIPI PolicyHub UNDER THE MICROSCOPE RENT CONTROL IN CATALONIA Catalan Parliament passed on 9 September the Law on Urgent Measures for Rent Control, that comes into force on 22 September. The rule will be applied in the 60 Catalan municipalities with more than 20.000 inhabitants. Its aim is to limit rent increases, establishing that new contracts signed…

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