Berlin gentrification debate flares over Norwegian billionaire’s investment
- 24th September 2020,
Berlin residents are worried that billionaire property developer Ivar Tollefsen is buying up thousands of apartments...
Leftist violence undermines Leipzig’s gentrification debate
- 11th September 2020,
Germany’s eastern city of Leipzig has long had a hardcore alternative left-wing scene, which staged street..
Berlin’s new rent freeze: How it compares globally
- 23rd October 2019,
Berlin’s brand-new rent freeze (and cap) is hardly unique among cities with pressured housing markets. But..
Renters in Berlin are appealing to the local council to stop the sale of their homes...