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Latest news, important information, and practical advice for you on the property market, renting a flat, tenant rights, buying a home, apartments, houses, and more from Germany.Why are Berlin rents soaring by 20 percent when there's a rent brake?
The Berlin Tenants' Association says rents rose by 21 percent last year, and a recent report confirms a similar increase. Germany's rent price brake put in place in 2015 was intended to hold rents steady, so why are they continuing to soar?