German rent-control law violates constitution, court rules
(The Guardian Germany)

Ruling throws key project of Merkel´s coalition into doubt days before electionsOne of the prestige projects of Angela Merkel´s outgoing coalition government has been thrown into doubt after a Berlin court ruled that a recently introduced rent-control law violates Germany´s constitution.The so-called Mietpreisbremse or `rental price brake` was introduced two years ago with the aim of barring landlords in property hotspots from increasing rents by more than 10% above a local benchmark. In June 2015 Berlin became the first German state to implement the new regulation. Continue reading...