Rostock/Greifswald (dpa/mv) - Interior Minister Christian level (SPD) has announced an extension of the rental price brake in Rostock and Greifswald. "The rental price brake does not create additional living space. But it can help in the short term to limit the undesirable effects of the significant price increases on tight housing markets," he said when presenting an expert report by the Gewos Institute for Urban, Regional and Housing Research on Wednesday in Greifswald . If the special rule for tight housing markets that was drawn up in 2018 is extended, the locally applicable rental price brake for new contracts and a lower cap for existing rents could continue to apply after 2023.
According to the level, the report names, among other things, the high number of tenants who are dependent on state support, a low vacancy rate and increasing demand as the causes of the tense situation in the two cities. He promised: "With the help of our housing support programs, however, we will achieve improvements in the medium and long term."
The incumbent mayor of Rostock, Chris von Wrycz Rekowski (SPD), called for the measures to be continued: "Increasing ancillary costs and inflation will demand a lot from our citizens for a long time to come. It is important that at least the cold rents remain stable and predictable." His counterpart in Greifswald, Stefan Fassbinder (Greens), continues to see unchecked influx into the city, which is why the housing market is still tight despite numerous new buildings.
