Housing
The statement in the quiz
Rents for new tenancies should stay limited by law under the rent brake (Mietpreisbremse).
Background
In areas with a tight housing market, as designated by each state, the rent for a new tenancy generally may not be more than 10% above the local reference rent. In June 2025 the Bundestag extended the rule to the end of 2029.
Sources for the background: Bundestag: Rent brake extended (26 June 2025)
ForLeaning forNeutral / mixedLeaning againstAgainstNot in manifesto
Backs effective protection for tenants, which it says includes rules on rent levels.
From the manifesto „Wir stehen für einen wirksamen und angemessenen Mieterschutz – dazu gehören auch die Regeln zur Miethöhe.“Source: CDU/CSU manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 73
Since the election: In government, it voted with the SPD in June 2025 to extend the rent brake to 2029.
Rejects the rent brake and the rent cap as over-regulation that holds back investment.
From the manifesto „lehnt staatliche Überregulierungen sowie Investitionshemmnisse wie die Mietpreisbremse oder den Mietendeckel ab“Source: AfD manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 39
Wants the rent brake to apply indefinitely, with loopholes such as furnished lets closed.
From the manifesto „Die Mietpreisbremse soll unbefristet und auch für Immobilien, die bis 2019 bezogen wurden, gelten“Source: SPD manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 20
Wants to extend the rent brake and tighten it by removing exceptions.
From the manifesto „Wir werden die Mietpreisbremse verlängern und sie durch die Abschaffung von Ausnahmen verschärfen.“Source: Greens manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 69
Sees the rent brake as too weak and wants a stricter nationwide rent cap and lower rents.
From the manifesto „Mieten müssen gesenkt und wirksam reguliert werden.“Source: Die Linke manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 8
Wants a nationwide rent cap in place of what it calls an ineffective rent brake, and a rent freeze until 2030 in areas where rents are too high.
From the manifesto „Wir fordern einen bundesweiten Mietendeckel statt einer wirkungslosen Mietpreisbremse.“Source: BSW manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 28
Calls the rent brake a brake on investment (Investitionsbremse) and wants to let it expire.
From the manifesto „Die Mietpreisbremse ist nachweislich eine Investitionsbremse. Deshalb lassen wir sie auslaufen.“Source: FDP manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 44
Positions are coded on five steps: for, leaning for, neutral or mixed, leaning against, against. A party whose manifesto says nothing on the statement is marked “not in manifesto”, and the quiz leaves the statement out of that party’s score. The coding method and its checks are on the method page.
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