What landlords appreciate – and what details tenants fear

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A rental agreement in Germany: Landlords are increasingly wanting to agree on an indexed rent. What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages?

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Frankfurt For some they are the stuff of the devil, for others a tried and tested means: index rents. More and more landlords, including large housing groups, are flirting with the type of contract in which the rents are increased annually according to the value of the consumer price index of the Federal Statistical Office – and in return other forms of rent adjustment are no longer necessary.

Because inflation in Germany has reached unimagined heights, which is also putting many owners under cost pressure.

However, tenants’ associations and politicians view this development with suspicion in the case of residential real estate. She is “not a fan of index rents,” said Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz recently. The SPD politician even wants to have new measures against sharply rising index rents examined.

The German Tenants’ Association is calling for a cap on rent increases for index rental contracts. New disputes between tenants and landlords seem to be inevitable in many cases.

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So what do landlords need to consider to avoid trouble? And what should renters know? Below is an overview of the most important questions and answers.

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