Berlin Rent Scan: Automatic monitoring of property adverts for breaches of the rent cap
Berlin automatically checks property adverts for breaches of the rent control scheme. Almost half of the adverts checked were suspected of breaching the scheme.
Domestic violence: Draft bill makes it easier to terminate a joint tenancy agreement
In future, victims of domestic violence should be able to terminate a joint tenancy agreement without the perpetrator’s consent.
Obligation to provide heating in tenancy agreements: What temperatures landlords must guarantee
The heating season begins in October: what temperatures landlords are obliged to maintain, and when tenants may be entitled to a rent reduction.