2026-05-202025/26:CU31 · p.2CUCivil law & housing
Expanded opportunities for condominium owners to sublease their apartments
Expanded subletting rights for housing-cooperative owners
What's at stake: The decision affects how easy it becomes for housing-cooperative owners to sublet their homes and whether more apartments thereby become available, but also whether there is an increased risk of speculative purchases of cooperative apartments and worse conditions for subtenants.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether housing-cooperative owners should get expanded rights to sublet their apartments, or whether current rules should remain unchanged given the risk of speculation and higher rents for subtenants.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee considers that housing-cooperative owners should get expanded subletting rights, since a more flexible rule could make more apartments available and make better use of the existing housing stock, and judges that the proposal represents a reasonable balance between the interests of cooperatives and owners.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 2 (S, V, MP)
The government's proposal for expanded subletting rights for cooperative apartments should be rejected. The reason given is that several consultation bodies, including public agencies, consider that current rules are already generous and warn of speculative purchases of cooperative apartments as well as negative effects on how cooperatives function and on neighbors' sense of security.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: adopting the government's legislative proposal and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 2 by S, V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/21/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| S | No | No 0/106/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | No 0/18/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | Yes | Yes 24/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | Yes | Yes 16/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | Yes | Yes 19/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 65/0/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| SD | Yes | Yes 70/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: low | derived |
Committee proposal
Parliament adopts the government's proposal for a law amending the condominium act (1991:614) to the extent it concerns chapter 7, section 11. Thus parliament approves proposition 2025/26:187 point 5 in this regard and rejects the motions 2025/26:3995 by Andreas Lennkvist Manriquez et al. (V) point 2, 2025/26:4011 by Joakim Järrebring et al. (S) point 1 and 2025/26:4065 by Amanda Palmstierna et al. (MP) point 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till lag om ändring i bostadsrättslagen (1991:614) i de delar det avser 7 kap. 11 §. Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2025/26:187 punkt 5 i denna del och avslår motionerna 2025/26:3995 av Andreas Lennkvist Manriquez m.fl. (V) yrkande 2, 2025/26:4011 av Joakim Järrebring m.fl. (S) yrkande 1 och 2025/26:4065 av Amanda Palmstierna m.fl. (MP) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: Parliament approved the government's proposal for a private rental act and amendments to, among other things, the land code and the condominium act. The amendments are intended to create a more flexible rental market and increase access to housing. A new private rental act is to be introduced with the aim of simplifying and clarifying the rules for private individuals who rent out their homes. The possibilities to rent out one's condominium to third parties are also expanded. The fact that the apartment was previously rented out is only to be taken into account in this context when the apartment is rented out again if the previous rental occurred to a significant extent. New rules are also being introduced to meet companies' needs for housing for their staff and to facilitate the increasingly common living arrangement where tenants rent individual rooms and share common areas. The new rules mean that the conditions for accommodating these forms of housing through so-called block rental are improved. Block rental means that a landlord rents out several apartments in a "block" to a single tenant, instead of renting out each apartment directly to private individuals. Furthermore, compensation for rental brokers is increased and rules are introduced regarding, among other things, leave to appeal in cases concerning the return of rent in order to streamline the process. The new law and legal amendments come into force on 1 July 2026.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants parliament to reject the government's proposal for private rental legislation. (S, V, MP) — Reservation 2
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan opposes the ownership interests that benefit from housing shortage and against housing becoming a speculation object; the answer is massive construction and reduced rents, not easier second-hand rental.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan opposes the ownership interests that benefit from housing shortage and against housing becoming a speculation object; the answer is massive construction and reduced rents, not easier second-hand rental. Extended rental opportunities in tenant-owned apartments risk instead speculation purchases and reduced security for residents. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand that the proposal be rejected.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vänder sig mot de ägarintressen som tjänar på bostadsbristen och mot att bostaden blir ett spekulationsobjekt; svaret är massivt byggande och sänkta hyror, inte lättare andrahandsuthyrning. Utökade uthyrningsmöjligheter i bostadsrätt riskerar tvärtom spekulationsköp och sämre trygghet för boende. Planen stöder därför motförslagets krav att förslaget avslås.
- against profits from housing shortagedecisive»Mot det står de ägarintressen som vinner på bostadsbristen« (party programme ↗)“Against this stand the ownership interests that benefit from the housing shortage”
- against housing speculation»Byggtakten har hållits nere för att bostadspriserna ska fortsätta att stiga, hyresgäster krävs på allt högre hyror medan den som köper bostadsrätt lägger allt större del av sin inkomst på bostaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Building pace has been kept down so that housing prices continue to rise, tenants are charged ever higher rents while those who buy tenant-owned apartments pay an ever larger part of their income on housing.”
- build away housing shortage»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 reduced rents that go hand in hand with the green transition.”
- strong protection for residents»lagstiftningen för att tillsammans stå starka och försvara sina intressen.« (party programme ↗)“legislation to collectively stand strong and defend their interests.”
The plan defends the collective rent-setting model and argues that housing shortage shall be addressed through collective measures and more rental apartments, not through a freer secondary rental market.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan defends the collective rent-setting model and argues that housing shortage shall be addressed through collective measures and more rental apartments, not through a freer secondary rental market. Expanded opportunities for subletting in owner-occupied apartments drives toward speculation purchases and rents outside the collective model, which the counter-proposal wants to stop. The plan sees housing as a social right, not as an income-generating asset.
Original (Swedish)
Planen försvarar den kollektiva hyressättningsmodellen och menar att bostadsbristen ska byggas bort genom kollektiva insatser och fler hyresrätter, inte genom en friare andrahandsmarknad. Utökade möjligheter till andrahandsuthyrning i bostadsrätter driver mot spekulationsköp och hyror utanför den kollektiva modellen, vilket motförslaget vill stoppa. Planen ser bostaden som en social rättighet, inte som en avkastningstillgång.
- collective rent-settingdecisive»Försvar för den kollektiva hyressättningsmodellen.« (party programme ↗)“Defence of the collective rent-setting model.”
- housing shortage addressed collectively»Bostadsbrist och segregation byggs bort genom kollektiva insatser, fler hyresrätter« (party programme ↗)“Housing shortage and segregation are addressed through collective measures, more rental apartments”
- housing as social right»Bostaden är en social rättighet.« (party programme ↗)“Housing is a social right.”
- active social housing policy»Aktiv och social bostadspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“Active and social housing policy.”
The plan wants to restore housing as a social right and solve the housing shortage with state responsibility, non-profit housing and reasonable rents, not with increased rental market.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to restore housing as a social right and solve the housing shortage with state responsibility, non-profit housing and reasonable rents, not with increased rental market. According to the counter-proposal, expanded subletting in condominiums risks speculation purchases and insecurity, which goes against the plan's view of housing. The counter-proposal's demand to reject the proposal is therefore in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill återupprätta bostaden som en social rättighet och lösa bostadsbristen med statligt ansvar, allmännytta och rimliga hyror, inte med ökad uthyrningsmarknad. Utökad andrahandsuthyrning i bostadsrätter riskerar enligt motförslaget spekulationsköp och otrygghet, vilket går emot planens syn på bostaden. Motförslagets krav att avslå förslaget ligger därför i linje med planen.
- housing as a social rightdecisive»Miljöpartiet vill återupprätta bostaden som en social rättighet.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to restore housing as a social right.”
- security in housing»En trygg bostad är ofta nyckeln till att få ordning på andra delar av livet.« (party programme ↗)“A secure home is often the key to getting other parts of life in order.”
- build away the housing shortage»bygga fler klimatsmarta hyresrätter med rimliga hyror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build more climate-smart rental apartments with reasonable rents”
- equivalent forms of tenure»subventioner och byggande som är lika för alla upplåtelseformer.« (party programme ↗)“subsidies and construction that are equal for all forms of tenure.”
The plan is based on a housing market characterized by mobility, low barriers and diversity and on strong property rights for the owner of their home.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan is based on a housing market characterized by mobility, low barriers and diversity and on strong property rights for the owner of their home. Expanded opportunities to sublease are in line with this, while the counter-proposal's demand for rejection maintains today's limitations. The plan does not address the internal affairs of housing associations, so the position is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen bygger på en bostadsmarknad som präglas av rörlighet, låga trösklar och mångfald och på en stark äganderätt för den som äger sin bostad. Utökade möjligheter att hyra ut i andra hand ligger i linje med det, medan motförslagets krav på avslag håller kvar dagens begränsningar. Planen berör inte bostadsrättsföreningars inre förhållanden, varför ställningstagandet är härlett.
- mobile housing marketdecisive»präglas av rörlighet, låga trösklar, långsiktighet och mångfald.« (party programme ↗)“characterized by mobility, low barriers, long-term sustainability and diversity.”
- property rights in housing»Äganderätten är central för ett samhälle där människor kan förverkliga sig själva och sina drömmar.« (party programme ↗)“The right to property is central to a society where people can realize themselves and their dreams.”
- strengthened property rights»Våra grundläggande rättigheter får inte tas för givna. Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning, och grundlagsskydda rätten till abort och reproduktiv hälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our fundamental rights must not be taken for granted. We want to strengthen, among other things, the right to property, the ban on discrimination, minority protection and the status of minority languages, and provide constitutional protection for the right to abortion and reproductive health.”
The plan explicitly wishes to allow freer rent-setting on rental of housing cooperatives and improve tax conditions for second-hand rental, to break the housing market's lock-in effects.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly wishes to allow freer rent-setting on rental of housing cooperatives and improve tax conditions for second-hand rental, to break the housing market's lock-in effects. The counter-proposal wishes to reject the expanded opportunities for second-hand rental in housing cooperatives. This goes against the plan's line that existing stock shall be better utilized; the plan addresses concerns about the second-hand market with rental deposits instead of with limited rental.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill uttryckligen tillåta friare hyressättning vid uthyrning av bostadsrätter och förbättra skattevillkoren vid andrahandsuthyrning, för att bryta bostadsmarknadens inlåsningseffekter. Motförslaget vill avslå de utökade möjligheterna till andrahandsuthyrning i bostadsrätter. Det går emot planens linje att befintligt bestånd ska utnyttjas bättre; planen möter oron för andrahandsmarknaden med hyresdepositioner i stället för med begränsad uthyrning.
- freer rental of housing cooperativesdecisive»Friare hyressättning vid uthyrning av villor, bostadsrätter och ägarlägenheter ska tillåtas.« (party programme ↗)“Freer rent-setting on rental of villas, housing cooperatives and owner-occupied apartments shall be permitted.”
- better conditions for second-hand rental»Skattevillkoren vid andrahandsuthyrning ska förbättras.« (party programme ↗)“Tax conditions for second-hand rental shall be improved.”
- break lock-in effects»Bostadsmarknaden på expansiva orter präglas av inlåsningseffekter och stelhet.« (party programme ↗)“The housing market in expanding areas is characterized by lock-in effects and rigidity.”
- security for second-hand tenants»Andrahandshyresgästernas trygghet ska öka genom ett svenskt system för hyresdepositioner.« (party programme ↗)“Security for second-hand tenants shall increase through a Swedish system for rental deposits.”
The party programme establishes that bureaucracy and unnecessary regulations must not stand in the way of individuals' opportunities to develop their housing and that Sweden needs a functioning housing market that provides sufficient housing supply.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that bureaucracy and unnecessary regulations must not stand in the way of individuals' opportunities to develop their housing and that Sweden needs a functioning housing market that provides sufficient housing supply. Expanded secondary rental of cooperative housing serves both these goals. The counter-proposal wants to reject the proposal and thus goes against the plan's line, even though the plan also emphasizes that housing is not just any commodity.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att krångel och onödiga regler inte får stå i vägen för enskildas möjligheter att utveckla sitt boende och att Sverige behöver en fungerande bostadsmarknad som ger tillräckligt bostadsutbud. Utökad andrahandsuthyrning i bostadsrätt tjänar båda dessa mål. Motförslaget vill avslå förslaget och går därför emot planens linje, även om planen också betonar att boendet inte är vilken vara som helst.
- avoid unnecessary housing regulationsdecisive»Krångel och onödiga regler får inte stå i vägen för en kommun att leva upp till sitt ansvar eller för enskildas möjligheter att utveckla sitt boende.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and unnecessary regulations must not stand in the way of a municipality fulfilling its responsibility or individuals' opportunities to develop their housing.”
- functioning housing market»Det är viktigt för bostadsförsörjningen att Sverige får till stånd en fungerande bostadsmarknad.« (party programme ↗)“It is important for housing supply that Sweden establishes a functioning housing market.”
- self-determination in housing»Människans rätt att bestämma över sitt liv måste också prägla bostadspolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's right to determine their own life must also characterize housing policy.”
- housing is not just any commodity»Boende kan därför inte jämföras med vilken vara eller tjänst som helst« (party programme ↗)“Housing cannot therefore be compared with just any commodity or service”
The plan assumes that there is a housing shortage in 207 of the country's 290 municipalities and that a functioning housing market is a prerequisite for growth, while the owner should be able to use their ownership as they see fit.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan assumes that there is a housing shortage in 207 of the country's 290 municipalities and that a functioning housing market is a prerequisite for growth, while the owner should be able to use their ownership as they see fit. Expanded possibilities for subletting use the existing stock better and strengthen the owner-occupier's control. The counter-proposal's requirement to reject therefore goes against the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen utgår från att det råder bostadsbrist i 207 av landets 290 kommuner och att en fungerande bostadsmarknad är en förutsättning för tillväxt, samtidigt som den som äger ska få använda sitt ägande efter eget huvud. Utökade möjligheter till andrahandsuthyrning använder det befintliga beståndet bättre och stärker bostadsrättshavarens rådighet. Motförslagets krav på avslag går därför emot planen.
- acute housing shortagedecisive»Det är bostadsbrist i 207 av landets 290 kommuner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a housing shortage in 207 of the country's 290 municipalities.”
- owner's control»rätt att använda sitt ägande efter eget huvud ska vara vägledande.« (party programme ↗)“the right to use one's ownership as one sees fit shall be guiding.”
- functioning housing market»En fungerande bostadsmarknad är en förutsättning för ökad tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A functioning housing market is a prerequisite for increased growth.”
- own ownership of housing»I Moderaternas Sverige ska alla våga drömma om att äga sin egen bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the Moderates' Sweden, everyone should dare dream of owning their own home.”
The plan seeks to make it easier to move or change housing and to increase choice among housing forms, and to simplify rules and processes in the housing sector.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan seeks to make it easier to move or change housing and to increase choice among housing forms, and to simplify rules and processes in the housing sector. Expanded opportunities for subletting of tenant-owned apartments aligns with this, so the counter-proposal's requirement for rejection is dismissed. The plan's desire to create safe and pleasant residential areas constitutes a counterweight but does not outweigh this.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill att det ska bli enklare att flytta eller byta bostad och att valfriheten mellan boendeformer ökar, och att regler och processer på bostadsområdet förenklas. Utökade möjligheter till andrahandsuthyrning i bostadsrätt ligger i linje med det, varför motförslagets krav på avslag avvisas. Planens vilja att skapa trygga och trivsamma bostadsområden utgör en motvikt men väger inte över.
- mobility in the housing marketdecisive»Det ska vara enklare att kunna flytta eller byta bostad vid behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should be easier to move or change housing when needed.”
- choice in housing»Valfriheten mellan olika boendeformer ska öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Choice among different housing forms shall increase.”
- simplified rules»Anpassa och förenkla regler och processer för planering och byggnation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt and simplify rules and processes for planning and construction”
- safe residential areas»Sverigedemokraterna vill verka för trivsamma och trygga områden med klassisk arkitektur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wish to work toward pleasant and safe areas with classical architecture.”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:CU31)
- Committee report full text (HD01CU31)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:3995 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:187 En mer flexibel hyresmarknad av Andreas Lennkvist Manriquez m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:4011 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:187 En mer flexibel hyresmarknad av Joakim Järrebring m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:4065 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:187 En mer flexibel hyresmarknad av Amanda Palmstierna m.fl. (MP)
- Proposition 2025/26:187 — En mer flexibel hyresmarknad
Source: The Swedish Parliament