Improvements and amendments

The plan's housing policy is explicitly about climate-smart renovations and lower rents, and it accuses the current system of requiring tenants to pay ever higher rents. The programme wants renovations to be borne by state support and that rental housing be promoted with strengthened tenant influence. Slower introduction of rent increases, a stop to replacement rent increases and tightened scrutiny in the tenant's favour are thereby the plan's own line.

• climate-smart renovations and lower rentsdecisive»Vänsterpartiets nästa steg handlar om en politik för massivt bostadsbyggande, klimatsmarta renoveringar och sänkta hyror som går hand i hand med den gröna omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party's next step is about a policy for massive housing construction, climate-smart renovations and lower rents that go hand in hand with the green transition.”
• stop rent increases»Byggtakten har hållits nere för att bostadspriserna ska fortsätta att stiga, hyresgäster krävs på allt högre hyror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The pace of construction has been held down so that housing prices continue to rise, tenants are charged ever higher rents”
• state support for renovations»Detta kräver dock ett politiskt och samhälleligt ansvarstagande genom statliga stöd till renoveringarna.« (party programme ↗)“This however requires political and societal responsibility through state support for renovations.”
• strengthened tenant influence»Hyresrätten med stärkt boendeinflytande och delaktighet ska främjas och kooperativa bostadsformer utan vinstsyfte ges möjlighet att utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Rental housing with strengthened tenant influence and participation shall be promoted and cooperative housing forms without profit motive shall be given opportunity to develop.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's housing line is rental apartments that ordinary people can afford to live in, with public-utility enterprises as a tool to keep housing costs down and counteract segregation. Renovations that displace tenants through rapid rent increases go directly against that, which speaks for longer phase-in and stricter assessment criteria. However, the rent tribunal's examination is not explicitly addressed in the documents.

• rents ordinary people can afforddecisive»Vi ska fortsätta att bygga hyresrätter som vanligt folk har råd att bo i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall continue to build rental apartments that ordinary people can afford to live in.”
• low housing costs»för att hålla nere boendekostnaderna och för att motverka segregation« (party programme ↗)“to keep housing costs down and to counteract segregation”
• housing as a social right»socialdemokrater ser bostaden som en social rättighet och bostadspolitiken som en del av« (party programme ↗)“Social Democrats see housing as a social right and housing policy as part of”
• tenants' influence»inflytande över sin bostad och sitt bostadsområde ska öka.« (party programme ↗)“influence over one's housing and neighbourhood shall increase.”

The election manifesto explicitly demands that renovation bills be stopped and that tenants' position in renovations be strengthened. The party programme wants to protect rental rights and regulation of the rental market and states that upgrading should not only be borne through rent increases. Slower phase-in, stop for replacement increases and a stricter review basis are exactly such a strengthening, in conflict with the committee's assessment that regulation is well-balanced.

• stop renovation billsdecisive»stoppa renovräkningar. Renovering ska inte vara så lyxig att människor måste vräkas från sina hem. Vi vill stärka hyresgästernas ställning vid renovering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stop renovation bills. Renovations should not be so luxurious that people must be evicted from their homes. We want to strengthen tenants' position in renovations.”
• upgrading not via rent increases»Miljonprogrammet står inför en stor klimatupprustning. Denna ska ses som en samhällelig investering, och inte enbart bäras genom hyreshöjningar i områden där många har låg inkomst.« (party programme ↗)“The Million Programme is facing a major climate upgrade. This should be seen as a societal investment, and not only be borne through rent increases in areas where many have low income.”
• regulated rental market»Därför är det särskilt viktigt att värna hyresrätten och en reglering av hyresmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“It is therefore particularly important to protect rental rights and regulation of the rental market.”
• state renovation support»införa ett rot-stöd för hyresrätter och stimulera hållbar renovering genom statligt långsiktigt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce a deduction scheme for rental properties and stimulate sustainable renovation through long-term state support.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan builds housing policy on strong property rights and on strong incentives to invest in housing, with a market characterized by mobility and low thresholds. Sharpening the rental board's assessment criteria and extending the phase-in of rent increases after renovation reduces precisely these incentives to renovate and own. The plan does not address tenants' position in renovation, so the assessment is uncertain.

• strong property rightsdecisive»Äganderätten är central för ett samhälle där människor kan förverkliga sig själva och sina drömmar.« (party programme ↗)“Property rights are central to a society where people can realize themselves and their dreams.”
• incentives to invest»starka drivkrafter att investera i bostäder, kan byggandet öka i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“strong incentives to invest in housing, building can increase throughout the country.”
• mobile housing market»präglas av rörlighet, låga trösklar, långsiktighet och mångfald.« (party programme ↗)“characterized by mobility, low thresholds, long-term thinking and diversity.”

The party programme explicitly requires rules that give tenants long-term predictable conditions and protection against sudden rent increases in the existing dwelling, which is the core of the requirement for slower phase-in after renovation. The plan also values strong possession protection, which speaks against renovations aimed at changing out tenants. The plan's desire for freer rent-setting applies to new production and does not affect the existing dwelling.

• protection against sudden rent increasesdecisive»ett skydd mot plötsliga höjningar av hyran för den befintliga bostaden« (party programme ↗)“protection against sudden increases in rent for the existing dwelling”
• strong possession protection»vi kombinera ett starkt besittningsskydd med att hyran i nybyggda hyresrätter ska få avtalas fritt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“we combine strong possession protection with free negotiation of rent in newly built rental apartments”
• free rent-setting in new production»Fri hyressättning ska tillåtas« (party programme ↗)“Free rent-setting shall be permitted”
• reformed usufruct system»Bruksvärdessystemet ska reformeras för ökad rörlighet.« (party programme ↗)“The usufruct system should be reformed for increased mobility.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that some form of rent regulation protects residents from unreasonable rent increases and that tenants' views are considered in renovations of apartment buildings. Residents shall have real opportunities to influence their housing costs. Slower phasing in of rent increases and stop for renovations aimed at changing out tenants follow from that, but the plan at the same time requires that the property owner can be paid for their investments.

• protection against unreasonable rent increasesdecisive»Någon form av hyresreglering som skyddar de boende från oskäliga hyreshöjningar bör finnas.« (party programme ↗)“Some form of rent regulation that protects residents from unreasonable rent increases should exist”
• tenant's influence in renovation»bör beaktas vid ombyggnader av flerfamiljshus.« (party programme ↗)“should be considered in renovations of apartment buildings”
• influence over housing costs»påverka sin boendemiljö och sina boendekostnader genom medansvar och inflytande.« (party programme ↗)“influence their environment and their housing costs through co-responsibility and influence”
• property owner's investments»Samtidigt måste fastighetsägarens möjlighet att få betalt för« (party programme ↗)“At the same time the property owner's opportunity to be paid for”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's commitment on the rental market goes in the opposite direction: rents shall become more fair through tenants' own valuation of housing being given greater weight, not through stricter scrutiny and longer phase-in of rent increases. The programme moreover gives ownership strong protection and establishes that the person who owns shall be able to use his ownership as he sees fit, which argues against stricter terms for renovation.

• market-based rent settingdecisive»Möjliggöra mer rättvisa hyror genom att potentiella hyresgästers värdering av boendet ges större vikt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Enable more fair rents by giving potential tenants' valuation of housing greater weight”
• strong ownership rights»Äganderätten och näringsfriheten ska ha ett starkt skydd i« (party programme ↗)“The right of ownership and freedom of enterprise shall have strong protection in”
• property owner's disposal right»rätt att använda sitt ägande efter eget huvud ska vara vägledande.« (party programme ↗)“right to use his ownership as he sees fit shall be guiding.”
• more housing ahead of new regulations»Vi vill genomföra reformer som ökar byggandet av såväl hyressom bostadsrätter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to carry out reforms that increase the building of both rental and owner-occupied housing.”

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The plan requires measures to be taken to curb soaring housing costs so that more can afford a home, and points to displacement effects on the rental market as a problem. This speaks in favour of the counter-proposal's demand for longer phasing-in of rent increases after renovation and a stop for renovations aimed at replacing tenants. However, the plan does not address the rent board's grounds for review, which is why the certainty is low.

• curb housing costsdecisive»Åtgärder behöver också vidtas för att bromsa de skenande boendekostnaderna så att fler har råd till ett hem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures need also to be taken to curb soaring housing costs so that more can afford a home.”
• protection against displacement»Resultatet av de samlade faktorerna har under 2000-talet blivit kraftigt ökade bostadspriser, undanträngningseffekter på hyresmarknaden, utbredd trångboddhet och ökad hemlöshet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The result of the combined factors over the 2000s has been sharply increased housing prices, displacement effects on the rental market, widespread overcrowding and increased homelessness.”
• housing of good standard»Alla ska ha tillgång till en bostad med god standard och kunna leva i en säker, trygg och trivsam miljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone shall have access to housing of good standard and be able to live in a safe, secure and pleasant environment.”

Worldstate weighed in: Inflation 12 per cent per annum — Rapidly rising cost of living reinforces the plan's commitment to curb rent and housing costs.

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.