German Federal Minister of the Environment, Klara Geywitz (SPD), has accused former Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) of deliberately delaying planned rent law changes. “From my perspective, Marco Buschmann, as the responsible Justice Minister, deliberately delayed the rent brake as long as he could in some way” Geywitz told the “Rheinische Post” (Tuesday edition) in reference to the former coalition partner in the failed Ampel coalition.
Regarding the rent brake, she said, “When it runs out, it will be very expensive for millions of people, and, by the way, also for many who already have an affordable apartment, because high new rents affect the rent index. Landlords can take that and use it to justify their rent increases.”
The FDP had “planned and intentional” ended its government participation. “That was no accident. To put it mildly, I feel deceived in hindsight, as I spent many hours negotiating finances and laws with FDP ministers, only to find out later that nothing was going to come of it because they had already left” Geywitz said.