The Gesellschaft für Immobilienwirtschaftliche Forschung (gif) is evaluating rent indexes and their documentation in Germany for the third time this year. According to the data from January 2021, it can be observed that of the 200 largest German cities, only 124 have a rent index. In the last evaluation of the gif it was still 164 cities with rent index. Thus, in 74 of the largest cities in Germany, there was either no rent index at all or it had expired as of January 2021.
In 65 of the 200 cities surveyed (and thus in 32 percent of the cities), the Mietpreisbremse applies. Thus, 135 of the cities do not have a rent brake, which accounts for a share of 68 percent. The share of cities with a qualified co-mirror (in which no rent brake applies) increased slightly compared with the previous evaluation, from 73 to 76 cities, and thus from 37 to 38 percent. The share of cities with a simple co-mirror fell from 91 to 48, and thus from 46 to 24 percent. 19 of the cities with a tight housing market that do not have a Mietpreisbremse also do not have a rent index.
The gif studies also show that the number of regression rent indexes has risen from 49 to 55. It can also be observed that commercial companies are increasingly being commissioned by local authorities to draw up new rent indexes. The percentage share here rose from 40 to 55 percent. As before, it must be said that the individual rent indexes of the respective cities are prepared and documented in a very heterogeneous manner. A comparison is therefore difficult to make. Experts are therefore calling for a uniformly applicable nationwide certificate of expertise and clear criteria for the commissioning of rent reviews.
Source: gif
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