Berlin on the way to socialization law: Coalition agrees!

Berlin on the way to socialization law: Coalition agrees!

Berlin, Deutschland - in Berlin something happens in the political landscape, and this is the main focus of the tenants: inside. Today, the top of the black and red coalition, consisting of the CDU and SPD, has agreed key points for a long hoped-for social framework law. This law is intended to determine the legal framework for possible socialization. CDU parliamentary group leader Dirk Stettner and SPD parliamentary group leader Raed Saleh announced this agreement on Sunday and thus signaled a step towards more control over large real estate companies. But what exactly does that mean?

The goal of the new law is clearly obvious: it should enable the state to intervene in areas such as living and energy in the event of undesirable developments without having to access expropriation directly. Instead, the law relies on a regulating effect. As Stettner emphasized, the measures should be targeted and proportionate. A draft law is to be brought into the House of Representatives by the end of the year and could come into force at the earliest two years after its announcement in order to resolve possible legal concerns (https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/schwarz-reot-auf-Seckpunkt-berin-Bekommt-1389535.html).

socialization and referendum

The background for this debate is a referendum from 2021, in which 58% of Berliners have spoken out for the socialization of large housing companies. However, the "Deutsche Wohnen & Co." initiative, which demanded this step, is dissatisfied with the current development. They criticize the planned framework law as inadequate and as a distraction from the original goal, such as [rbb24] (https://www.rbbb24.de/politik/biebtrag/2024/kein-ent-ent-verfunghungungs-s-deutsche-deutsche- huhnen-co-entml). Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) also categorically excluded a socialization of large housing companies.

The initiative plans a further legislative advance to enforce its claims. An expert opinion on the constitutionality of the law has been announced, but is still pending. Finance senator Stefan Evers announced that this report could soon be commissioned. Here his administration is dependent on feedback from other Senate administrations in order to progress quickly.

insight into the details

The planned socialization framework law will affect both the housing stocks and other pre -benefits such as water, energy and health care. It remains to be seen whether the law actually includes all necessary regulations. An expert commission has already determined that socializing are legally possible under certain circumstances. It will also be important to determine adequate compensation that every company must observe that may be associated with. It remains unclear how this can be reconciled with the market value of the real estate, which is complicated through different opinions in the professional world, as [HTTPS://WWWW.Haufe.de/immobilien/wirtschaft-politik/berlin-debatte-igungen-weiter_8434222.html) explains.

whether the black-red coalition can ultimately prevail and the concerns of the tenants: Inside, it will be taken into account. The course of the debates and the upcoming steps are being followed for many Berliners: with excitement, because after all it is about their apartments and living conditions.