DieSPD Party and Group chairman Andrea Nahles wants to counteract rent increase in German cities with increased housing. "Especially when it comes to affordable housing and rent, we want to move quickly and ErsteVereinbarungen from coalition agreement," said Nahles DerDeutschen Press agency before a top meeting of Chiefs derBundestagsabgeordneten of CDU, CSU and SPD on Monday On Zugspitze undanschließend on Tuesday in Bavarian Murnau.

"Living is social issue of our time, people are waiting for something to happen now," Nahles said. It is expected that dieFraktionsspitzen around Volker Kauder (CDU), Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) and Nahleshierzu will present concrete plans at meeting, which will n be quickly regulated by law.

Sogeht is about details of a so-called Baukindergelds, in order to support young people in purchase of houses or house building. Families who under an income limit of 75,000 euros per year are entitled to this. This Grenzeverschiebt up by 15,000 euros per child. For purchase of a Wohnungsollen over a period of ten years 1,200 euro per child and year Gezahltwerden, i.e. 12,000 euro – for three children 36,000 euro. The is planned to be handled by state funding bank KfW. It could still start this year. Federal Minister of Construction Horst Seehofer (CSU) estimates that up to 200,000 families could benefit from measure.

Zuletzthattedas Cologne Institute of German Economy warned that building child benefit could be counterproductive. The Baukindergeld will "especially encourage new building regions, where re is little need for construction," says institute's expert opinion (PDF).

The rental price brake is to be tightened

In addition, according to information from Rheinische Post, coalition plans to tighten up dersogenannten rental price brakes at meeting. Landlords should have amount of Vormieteinformieren if y rent new. So far this is not case: comparison does not know previous rent, it is not possible to control wher DerVermieter also complies with maximum increase limit by ten percent above ortsüblichenVergleichsmiete. In addition, luxury renovations should no longer be starkauf to tenants. These treibengerade in big cities rents strong.

Nahles said it was good that minister of Alszuständiger Horst Seehofer (CSU) also saw need for swift action and wanted to tackle issue quickly. "The necessary amendments to Basic Law for Densozialen housing have already brought finance minister Olaf Scholz to DenWeg in cabinet," Nahles said.

Dabeigeht It is important that federal government should also promote social housing mitMilliardensummen beyond 2019, orwise this would have become a country thing. Geplantsind additional funds of two billion euros. The Union and SPD have sichvorgenommen to promote housing in such a way that up to 2021 in Germany, 5 million new flats are rund1. "If necessary, EineGrundgesetzänderung will be made", political groups announced.

Mangelan Apartments especially in cities, AlsHauptgrund applies to increased real estate costs and vielerortsebenfalls strong rent rise. While in Saxony some 120,000 apartments are vacant and rents are favorable, in Großstädtenvor all low and normal earners have to put a large part of ir income in DieMiete.

Date Of Update: 07 May 2018, 12:02