Rent Setting of Residential Apartments

The plan's most explicit housing policy commitment is that the party stopped market rents and that such a reform in the long run would lead to higher rents for practically all tenants. Free rent-setting in new construction is precisely the reform the plan rejects. Instead, the plan wants to prioritise rental apartments with reasonable rents and strengthen tenants' position.

• stop market rentsdecisive»Vänsterpartiet drog upp en gräns och stoppade marknadshyrorna sommaren 2021.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Left Party drew a line and stopped market rents in summer 2021.”
• market rents raise rents»Regeringen kunde inte tillåtas sitta kvar samtidigt som de genomförde nästa stora marknadsreform, som i längden skulle ha lett till högre hyror för praktiskt taget alla hyresgäster.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The government could not be allowed to remain in office while implementing the next major market reform, which in the long run would have led to higher rents for practically all tenants.”
• rental apartments with reasonable rents»Vi vill prioritera att bygga hyresrätter med rimliga« (party programme ↗)“We want to prioritise building rental apartments with reasonable”
• owner interests profit from housing shortage»Mot det står de ägarintressen som vinner på bostadsbristen« (party programme ↗)“Against this stand the owner interests that profit from the housing shortage”

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 party programme explicitly states a defence of the collective rent-setting model, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to depart from for new construction. The election manifesto also binds the party to continue building rental apartments that ordinary people can afford to live in, and the plan requires public-interest housing companies that contribute to reasonable rents. Free rent-setting conflicts with these commitments.

• collective rent-settingdecisive»Försvar för den kollektiva hyressättningsmodellen.« (party programme ↗)“Defence of the collective rent-setting model.”
• affordable rental apartments»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.”
• public housing as a price dampener»Allmännyttiga bostadsföretag i alla kommuner som bidrar till god bostadsförsörjning« (party programme ↗)“Public-interest housing companies in all municipalities that contribute to good housing provision”
• housing as a social right»Bostaden är en social rättighet.« (party programme ↗)“Housing is a social right.”

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 party programme wants to reestablish housing as a social right with strong state responsibility and state support for housing with reasonable rents, especially for young people and low-income households. Free rent-setting in new construction goes in the opposite direction and subordinates rent levels to the market. The election manifesto's requirement for more rental housing with reasonable rents points unambiguously in the same direction, so the counter-proposal's demands are rejected.

• housing as a social rightdecisive»Miljöpartiet vill återupprätta bostaden som en social rättighet. Det kräver ett starkt« (party programme ↗)“The Greens want to reestablish housing as a social right. It requires strong”
• state support for reasonable rents»Statliga stöd ska underlätta byggandet av bostäder med rimliga hyror,« (party programme ↗)“State support shall facilitate the construction of housing with reasonable rents,”
• rental housing with reasonable rents»bygga fler klimatsmarta hyresrätter med rimliga hyror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build more climate-smart rental housing with reasonable rents”
• strong public housing»större ansvar för bostadsförsörjningen, bland annat genom en stark och aktiv« (party programme ↗)“greater responsibility for housing provision, including through a strong and active”

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 party programme wants to see simple rules and strong incentives to invest in housing so that construction increases throughout the country, and a housing market characterized by mobility, low thresholds and diversity. The market economy must be free from planned economy suggestions, and the election manifesto wants to dampen prices through freer markets and better competition. Free rent-setting in new production follows from these commitments.

• incentives for increased constructiondecisive»starka drivkrafter att investera i bostäder, kan byggandet öka i hela landet« (party programme ↗)“strong incentives to invest in housing, construction 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”
• freer markets dampen prices»Genom att skapa friare marknader och förbättra konkurrensen kan vi dämpa priserna ytterligare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By creating freer markets and improving competition, we can dampen prices further.”

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The plan explicitly requires that free rent-setting shall be allowed in new construction and that rent in newly built rental apartments shall be freely negotiated between landlord and tenant, with the aim of increasing construction and shortening waiting lists. This is exactly what the counter-proposal asks for. The plan also wants rent-setting to better reflect location and demand.

• free rent in new productiondecisive»För att få upp byggandet av fler hyresrätter och korta köerna vill vi kombinera ett starkt besittningsskydd med att hyran i nybyggda hyresrätter ska få avtalas fritt mellan hyresvärd och hyresgäst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To increase construction of more rental apartments and shorten waiting lists we want to combine strong occupancy protection with rent in newly built rental apartments being freely negotiated between landlord and tenant.”
• free rent-setting new production»Fri hyressättning ska tillåtas i nybyggnation.« (party programme ↗)“Free rent-setting shall be allowed in new construction.”
• market-adjusted rent-setting»Hyressättningen behöver i större utsträckning avspegla bostadens läge och konsumentens« (party programme ↗)“Rent-setting needs to a greater extent to reflect the property's location and the consumer's”
• need-based housing instead of subsidies»Dagens dyra byggsubventioner ska avskaffas och ett nytt system med behovsbostäder ska införas för grupper med särskilt stora bostadsbehov, såsom våldsutsatta och familjer med mycket svag ekonomi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Today's costly building subsidies shall be abolished and a new system with need-based housing shall be introduced for groups with particularly large housing needs, such as victims of violence and families with very weak finances.”

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 wants Sweden to achieve a functioning housing market and that rent regulation and rent levels are carefully adapted to a sound market that promotes sufficient housing supply. Free rent-setting only in new production is such a careful adaptation, while the protection against unreasonable rent increases in the existing stock can be maintained. The property owner's possibility to receive payment for their investments should also be provided.

• careful adaptation to the marketdecisive»och hyresnivåer varsamt anpassas till en sund marknad som främjar ett tillräckligt« (party programme ↗)“and rent levels are carefully adapted to a sound market that promotes sufficient”
• functioning housing market»Sverige får till stånd en fungerande bostadsmarknad.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden achieves a functioning housing market.”
• compensation for investments»Samtidigt måste fastighetsägarens möjlighet att få betalt för« (party programme ↗)“At the same time, the property owner's possibility to receive payment for”
• protection against unreasonable rents»Någon form av hyresreglering som skyddar de boende från oskäliga« (party programme ↗)“Some form of rent regulation that protects residents from unreasonable”

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 commits to enabling fairer rents through giving potential tenants' valuation of the dwelling greater weight, which is market-based rent-setting of the same kind the counter-proposal wants to introduce in new construction. The aim is also shared: more housing in a situation with housing shortage in 207 of 290 municipalities. The new-construction exemption is not, however, mentioned explicitly.

• market-based rent-settingdecisive»• Möjliggöra mer rättvisa hyror genom att potentiella hyresgästers värdering av boendet ges större vikt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Enable fairer rents by giving potential tenants' valuation of the dwelling greater weight”
• functioning housing market»I 207 av landets 290 kommuner råder det idag bostadsbrist. En fungerande bostadsmarknad är en förutsättning för ökad tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In 207 of the country's 290 municipalities there is housing shortage today. A functioning housing market is a prerequisite for increased growth.”
• increased construction»Vi vill genomföra reformer som ökar byggandet av såväl hyressom bostadsrätter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to implement reforms that increase building of both rental and owner-occupied housing.”
• market economy's price-setting»Grunden för Sveriges välstånd är en marknadsekonomi baserad« (party programme ↗)“The basis for Sweden's prosperity is a market economy based”

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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 establishes that measures are needed to halt soaring housing costs so that more can afford a home, and the party programme states that the market alone cannot guarantee all citizens the right to housing. Free rent-setting in new construction pulls in the opposite direction. The plan's path to more housing is instead simplified rules and processes and better opportunities for young people to buy their first home.

• halt soaring housing costsdecisive»Åtgärder behöver också vidtas för att bromsa de skenande boendekostnaderna så att fler har råd till ett hem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures also need to be taken to halt soaring housing costs so that more can afford a home.”
• market insufficient for housing»Sverigedemokraternas bedömning är att marknaden inte ensam kan garantera alla« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats' assessment is that the market alone cannot guarantee all”
• build more through simpler rules»Anpassa och förenkla regler och processer för planering och byggnation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt and simplify rules and processes for planning and construction”
• housing for young people»Förbättra möjligheterna för unga att skaffa sin första bostad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve opportunities for young people to acquire their first home”