Rent cap for coastal towns: Protection for tenants in MV until 2028!

Rent cap for coastal towns: Protection for tenants in MV until 2028!

Important things are happening in the area of ​​housing in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: The rent brake will not only be extended for Rostock and Greifswald by three years until September 30, 2028, but will also be expanded to eight attractive coastal towns. These locations are Binz, Graal-Müritz, Heringsdorf, Kühlungsborn, Rerik, Sellin, Zingst and Zinnowitz. A decision that could cause some excitement among holiday resorts has been under discussion since November 11, 2025, as [n-tv](https://www.n-tv.de/regionales/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Mietpreisbremse-soll-auf-Kuestenorte-in-MV-ausgeehnt- Werden-id30007895.html) reports.

The expansion is based on a legal authorization that was passed at the federal level in July 2025. This gives countries the opportunity to select areas with a tight housing market and to do so for a maximum period of five years. The key question remains – how exactly does this tense market arise? It is the rising rents that can often be up to ten percent higher than the typical local rent for new contracts. Existing rental agreements are also not secure, because the rent brake also has a hand in this and ensures restrictions on rent increases, as government-mv explains.

A necessary step for the housing market

Construction Minister Christian Pegel (SPD) strongly emphasizes the need to continue using this instrument to curb rental prices. “There is something going on,” he clarifies, addressing the challenge that many people face in the competitive housing market. In particular, the increasing pressure for re-letting is a problem that cannot be ignored.

A report by the social science research institute Empirica has already examined 17 communities that suffer from a tight housing market. The results make it clear that room for maneuver is necessary to ensure social stability. That is why the state is investing in social housing: since 2017, 808 subsidized apartments have been created in Rostock and 356 in Greifswald.

Financial support for social housing

Particularly noteworthy is the increase in funding for social housing, which quadrupled from 32 to 127 million euros annually. These funds should remain at the same level in 2026/2027 in order to reduce the pressure on the housing market. The state government is pursuing a clear strategy that consists of three pillars: rent control, promotion of social housing and acceleration of construction processes.

The regulation to extend the rent control to the new coastal towns is eagerly awaited in spring 2026. The development remains exciting – not only for the local tenants, but also for all future interested parties in these popular holiday destinations. The question remains whether these measures will actually have the desired effect or whether rents will continue to skyrocket. Only time will tell whether the state government's good hand here falls on fertile ground.