The good news: rents in many large cities did not rise as much in the past year as they used to. What you save on rent increases can be spent on other things thanks to record inflation. In Würzburg, for example: The Immowelt portal recorded a rent increase of only one percent from 2020 to 2021. The median per square meter there last cost 10.50 euros – ten cents more.
The bad news for many tenants: elsewhere the increase was greater, in Augsburg and Regensburg, for example, it ranks at five percent each. And even a low plus is a plus and a problem for all those who are already tight in their wallets. The state government has promised, among other things, that living should be affordable – and 10,000 new apartments by 2025 at the same time. At the turn of the year even the head of the state housing association admitted that it was going to be sporty Real estate newspaper one. According to this, the Bayern-Heim projects that are planned, are under construction or have been realized only add up to 3000 residential units. In order to get the remaining 7000 on time, one has to rely on the help of the private sector.
Will she come? Many companies, cooperatives and municipalities also find it difficult to create new living space, for many reasons. Among other things, land is finite and expensive. The use of space should best be kept in moderation. Instead, many congregations do not really want to build higher.
So if there is neither expansion nor upward – yes, in order to keep the rent increase within limits in Bavaria, the only way left in Bavaria is the downward path. The new lower ground floor would certainly be of interest, after all, the broker’s language is rich in beautiful formulations. A disused cistern could be advertised as a “negatively constructed residential tower”. The loft replacement underground car park, “with transport links”, promises barrier-free living. And if you prefer to live close to nature, you might be happy about a “rustic 2-room cave in a quiet location, freshly dug and ready to move into”. Water would even be free, but only when it rains.