Politics · Germany · 11 hrs ago
Berlin plan to transfer large housing portfolios faces legal uncertainty
Berlin’s emerging government plans to transfer about 160,000 homes from large housing companies to public ownership.
The plan is linked to a government led by the Left party and would apply to housing portfolios in Berlin.
It would rely on Article 15 of Germany’s constitution, a provision that has not previously been used for this purpose.
Property lawyer Carsten Loll says the legal questions are untested and the plan could face major obstacles.
The legal uncertainty could put the whole plan at risk, making the proposed transfer harder than supporters expect.
The government aims to make the transfer possible, but the supplied information does not say what happens next.
Berlin’s plans could transfer about 160,000 homes owned by large housing companies into public ownership under Article 15 of Germany’s constitution.
The plan is linked to the emerging state government led by the Left party.
Real estate lawyer Carsten Loll says the proposal faces legal obstacles and would be more difficult than many supporters expect.
The constitutional provision has not previously been used, according to Handelsblatt.
- Who
- Berlin’s emerging state government, led by the Left party, and large housing companies.
- What
- Berlin plans to transfer large housing portfolios into public ownership under Article 15 of Germany’s constitution.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Berlin, Germany.
- Why
- The plan aims to enable the transfer of large housing portfolios into public ownership.
Berlin’s emerging state government
Carsten Loll
Legal feasibility
Berlin’s emerging state government
The government plans to enable the transfer of large housing portfolios under Article 15.
Carsten Loll
Loll says the plan faces legal obstacles and would be more difficult than many supporters expect.
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- Potential homes affected
- About 160,000
- Legal basis
- Article 15 of Germany’s constitution
- Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Proposed government leadership
- The Left party
What people are saying
Legally, we are entering completely uncharted territory.