Berlin caps the rents - does it work?

400€ cold rent for one person in Berlin - reasonable rent according to SGB II

Deviations upwards + 20% if from homelessness or dormitory

It can't be that urgent, or are they all unreasonable? Maybe fakes?

It can't be that urgent, or are they all inappropriate? Maybe fakes?

Or the landlords are too timid because based on their experiences the official clientele causes too much renovation effort, more people than usual move in (increased wear and tear) or also bother the other tenants more and these might then possibly reduce the rent.

If the rent and thus the income side is now capped, I would also filter out much more than before: first, there are more potential interested parties (less new construction) and second, there are tenants who cause less stress and are simply easier to manage (as landlords and for the apartment) and thus cause lower overall expenses.

Therefore, those who are already socially and financially better off are most likely to get an apartment. And they are happy that the rent is capped and can even afford more living space than expected. Which means even less living space is available, absolutely–and also relatively for those who are most dependent on it, anyway....

Otherwise, the offers in that price range are almost all apartments from the offerings of housing companies and cooperatives; there is always some turnover there as well. But 120 apartments, for what demand? Without that, it doesn't say much.

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It can't be that urgent, or are they all inappropriate? Maybe fakes?

There are WBS apartments among them, a lot are really far out, some are badly unrenovated, there are also single rooms / student dormitories... and in the end, three-digit numbers apply and only one gets them.

But 120 apartments, for what demand? Without that, it doesn’t say much.

Why? These are apartments that are apparently available immediately. And if you take a look, yes, these are mostly affordable cooperative apartments, where hardly anyone wants to live except refugees, impoverished pensioners, Hartz IV recipients, or otherwise unfortunate people. And in my opinion, that is exactly the mistake in the argument "there is too little affordable housing." Nonsense – there is plenty of that. What is missing is affordable housing that appeals to the people who want to start a family and live here. Preferably renovated or new, with a nice environment and pleasant neighbors. But nobody builds something like that for 8 euros, especially not when rents are capped and space is scarce.

It is also to be assumed that less will be invested in the existing apartments in the next 5 years. The craftsmen will also feel this.

120 potential apartments in a city with more than 3.6 million inhabitants.

You should be aware that this is no more than a drop in the ocean.

Probably two digits are missing to meet the demand.