‘My flat is now a commodity’: Berlin to vote on seizing rental properties
7 mins | Aug 18, 2021

Could it work? A radical campaign is urging Berlin’s government to confiscate properties from Germany’s biggest publicly listed residential landlords, with campaigners accusing them of squeezing out lower-income, long-term residents through poor maintenance and increasing rents. Erika Solomon and George Hammond reveal how this could set a precedent for other cities with high rents.

From Financial Times