Rental price brake extended by 2029: Hamburg breathes up!

Rental price brake extended by 2029: Hamburg breathes up!

Farmsen-Berne, Deutschland - Today, on June 12, 2025, there is reason for the Hamburg tenant's reason for relief. In the first reading, the Bundestag decided to extend the rental price brake law until 2029. A potential misfortune is thus averted in the Hanseatic city. In the future, for new rentals, rents may be a maximum of ten percent above the local comparison rate, which means that rent increases are better regulated in order to reduce the pressure on the tense housing market. Time reports that ...

The rental price brake, which has been to provide more justice on the real estate market since its introduction in 2015, was recently regulated in 2020. At that time, a rent limitation regulations came into force that applies for five years. This regulation stipulates that the rental amount may be a maximum of 10% above the local comparative rent, whereby there are certain exceptions, for example in the case of newly built or extensively modernized apartments. Hamburg.de states that…

political controversy and criticism

But not everyone agrees to the rental price brake. Critics, including representatives of the CDU, argue that the regulation is socially unjust and that wealthy people benefit. In the past, the Hamburg landowner association described rent increases as profitable, which further divides opinions. BMJ reports that…

The extension of the law is considered the first measure in a broader context by many and is intended to offer protection for many tenants. The decision to continue to maintain the rental price brake testifies to the need to slow down rents in metropolitan areas and to combat the lack of living space.

local events in Hamburg

Away from the rental discussions, there are also current events in the city. In Wilhelmsburg, an aviation bomb from the Second World War was defused, and all outdoor pools open on Friday when the temperatures reach up to 28 degrees Celsius. In addition, Hamburger SV announced the transfer of defender Jordan Torunarigha from Kaa Gent. Such sporting success ensure a little distraction in a tense social climate.

Unfortunately, Hamburg is not spared challenges. The police warn of an increasing number of attacks with firearms and knives, which reinforces the concerns of the population. Sessions and measures for better cooperation between the federal states have been tackled in order to recognize any risks in mentally ill people at an early stage-a topic that has come into focus, especially after the knife attack of a 39-year-old, who was freshly released from a clinic.

In the middle of all these developments, the first “Nature Writing Festival” in Hamburg will take place from June 17th to 21st, a cultural highlight that also comes to the fore the positive side of the city.