The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Report reveals how landlords discriminate against flat-hunting foreigners An investigation released on Thursday by Spiegel and Bayerischer Rundfunk has exposed how people with typical German names are more likely to be invited to an apartment viewing than someone with a foreign-sounding name. https://www.thelocal.de/20170622/landlords-discriminate-against-foreigners-on-the-rental-market-report Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:23:04 +0200 landlords-discriminate-against-foreigners-on-the-rental-market-report Shy tenants take sting out of German rent controls With rents shooting up in Berlin, the government stepped in last year on the side of the tenant. But so far the measures haven’t worked. https://www.thelocal.de/20160517/rent-controls-not-working-due-to-shy-tenants Tue, 17 May 2016 16:34:22 +0200 rent-controls-not-working-due-to-shy-tenants