Up 30 percent in one year: Nowhere in Germany have new rental contracts risen as much as on the outskirts of Berlin. This is clear from the federal government’s response to a query from the Left Party in the Bundestag. According to the report, Potsdam recorded the largest increase in first-time and re-lettings of all districts and independent cities last year, with an increase of 31.2 percent. The capital itself followed with an increase of 26.7 percent. At the weekend, several thousand people protested there against excessively high rents and the federal government’s housing policy. More than one in two people in Germany live in rented accommodation – but there are too few apartments in the popular areas. Pressure on the rental market has therefore been increasing for years, especially in large cities and university towns.
Rents are rising the most in Potsdam – Economy
