However, a different form of rent control, known as the "Mietpreisbremse" (rent brake), remains in force in many parts of Germany. Although it is less restrictive than Berlin's rent cap, it has led to ...

When Helna relocated to Berlin at the start of the year, she encountered an experience familiar to many moving to the capital: the ordeal of finding an apartment. But it turned into a nightmare when ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a city of renters, 30-year-old Martin Rowe, who works for a music software company, considers himself one of ...