German rent control under scrutiny

As announced this week, the Landgericht (LG, Regional Court) Berlin has submitted the German rent control regulation, the so-called „Mietpreisbremse“, to the Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG, Federal Constitutional Court). This means that the constitutionality of this controversial regulation will now be reviewed. Currently, the Mietpreisbremse caps the permitted rent for the new…