Next year, rents in the private sector will increase by a maximum of 4.1 percent, the average rent (900 to 1,185 euros per month) by 7.7 percent and social rent by 5 percent. The Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning announced this on Tuesday announced.
The maximum increase percentages for the mid-range rental and the private sector are legally established to keep housing affordable and linked to wage and price developments.
In the private sector, rents may increase with this year’s inflation of 3.1 percent plus 1 percent and in the mid-rent sector with the average increase in collective labor agreement wages of 6.7 percent plus 1 percent.
For social rent, the cabinet, municipalities and corporations announced at the Housing Summit last week that the average rent increase per housing association will be limited to 4.5 percent and that a maximum of 0.5 percent may be added to this for an individual rental home.
From 2026, the maximum annual rent increase will be linked to the three-year average of inflation. As a result, the rent increase will vary less widely. According to the ministry, tenants will then know better where they stand and corporations can count on more stable income.
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