Expensive new beginning a move brings many changes with it. Often as an increase of the rent for a new contract in addition to the new environment and the new neighbors, while lately. The real estate portal myimmo.de reported on this trend to the increase in rent, which asserts itself particularly in the big cities. According to the real estate Association of Germany (IVD), rents for new withdrawals rise significantly in recent times. Leaders are in Dresden, Monchengladbach and Karlsruhe, where new tenants have to reckon with an average 15 percent increase.

The President of IVD founded this development with a shift in the relationship between supply and demand. While many people from the country pull back in the cities, this needs not adequately through the construction of new housing. Although is still not speak of a housing shortage that permits the increased demand but some liberties in the price war of rents. In the normal tenant / landlord relationship can be Often difficult to enforce rent increases. Owner, therefore, use the opportunity to introduce appropriate increases in the price of the apartment at the conclusion of new contracts. Apartments in the building are particularly in demand lately.

Thus there were the biggest rent increases. However, average rents for new buildings are as a whole more expensive than old or post-war buildings. They were in 390 surveyed cities at 6.93 euros net rents per square meter for new contracts. Only 5,95 euro per square metre was required for an apartment in the post-war construction. An apartment in the building despite rent increases remains the cheapest option with 5.52 euro per square meter.