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…
UIPI PolicyHub UNDER THE MICROSCOPE CJEU ENDORSES FRENCH LEGISLATION AGAINST THE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING FOR LONG-TERM RENTAL On 22 September, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its eagerly awaited decision in the case between the Paris municipality and two tourist accommodation rental companies (affaires C-724…
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…
UIPI PolicyHub UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Studentification: a challenge or an opportunity for the private rented sector? Evidence from several EU countries shows that thanks to the Erasmus+ Programme initiated in 2014, the wave of students searching for accommodation has increasingly outnumbered the rates prior to its start. In fact, students…
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