Rent setting and normative rents

The election manifesto makes a main point of the party drawing a line and stopping market rents, and that such a market reform in the long run would have led to higher rents for practically all tenants. Free rent setting in new production is exactly the reform the plan rejected. The programme instead wants to promote tenant ownership with strengthened residential influence, which excludes the counter-proposal's demands.

• stop for market rentsdecisive»Vänsterpartiet drog upp en gräns och stoppade marknadshyrorna sommaren 2021.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party drew a line and stopped market rents in summer 2021.”
• market rents raise all 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 power while implementing the next major market reform, which in the long run would have led to higher rents for practically all tenants.”
• defence of collective bargaining»Efter att Vänsterpartiet tagit och vunnit fajten om att stoppa marknadshyrorna tillsammans med Hyresgästföreningen och en bred massiv rörelse är det tid för nästa steg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“After the Left Party has taken and won the fight to stop market rents together with the Tenants Association and a broad massive movement, it is time for the next step.”
• promote tenant ownership»Hyresrätten med stärkt boendeinflytande och delaktighet ska främjas och kooperativa bostadsformer utan vinstsyfte ges möjlighet att utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Tenant ownership with strengthened residential influence and participation shall be promoted and cooperative housing forms without profit motive shall be given the 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 housing that ordinary people can afford to live in, with strong public housing companies to keep housing costs down, and the party programme holds that social rights that shall reach everyone regardless of income shall not be distributed by the market. Free rent-setting in new construction is the opposite of this. The plan thus speaks against the counter-proposal's demand, even though presumption rents specifically are not mentioned.

• 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 housing that ordinary people can afford to live in.”
• public housing company keeps rents down»för att hålla nere boendekostnaderna och för att motverka segregation« (party programme ↗)“to keep housing costs down and to counteract segregation”
• social rights not market-driven»De sociala rättigheter, som ska komma alla till del« (party programme ↗)“The social rights, which shall reach everyone”
• 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 a part of”

Worldstate weighed in: Inflation at 12 per cent and policy rate at 3 per cent — makes free rent-setting even more burdensome for households

The counter-proposal requires free rent-setting in new construction. The plan states the opposite, that it is especially important to protect tenant ownership and regulate the rental market, and that new models for rent-setting have made it harder for people to find housing. The plan's goal is more rental apartments with reasonable rents, which directly contradicts the committee's question about free rent-setting.

• regulated rental marketdecisive»Därför är det särskilt viktigt att värna hyresrätten och en reglering av hyresmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore it is especially important to protect tenant ownership and regulation of the rental market.”
• new rental models harm»Nya mod- eller för hyressättning har också inneburit svårigheter för människor att finna en bostad.« (party programme ↗)“New models for rent-setting have also meant difficulties for people to find housing.”
• reasonable rents»bygga fler klimatsmarta hyresrätter med rimliga hyror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build more climate-smart rental apartments with reasonable rents”
• protect rental apartment stock»Den höga ombildningstakten från hyresrätt till bostadsrätt i storstadsområdena har ställt till stora problem.« (party programme ↗)“The high conversion rate from rental apartments to owner-occupied apartments in major urban areas has caused major problems.”

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The party programme establishes that construction increases with simple rules and strong incentives to invest in housing, and that the market shall be characterized by mobility and low thresholds in a market economy free from planned economy directives. Free rent-setting in new construction with maintained tenant protection and an improved negotiation system follow from that line. Rent-setting is not treated explicitly in the documents.

• incentives to build rental propertiesdecisive»starka drivkrafter att investera i bostäder, kan byggandet öka i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“strong incentives to invest in housing, construction can increase across 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.”
• more housing as a goal»En förutsättning för utveckling är att det finns tillräckligt med bostäder i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for development is that there is sufficient housing across the country.”

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The election manifesto wants rent in new rental apartments to be freely agreed between landlord and tenant, combined with strong security of tenure, and the party programme establishes that free rent setting shall be allowed in new construction. The counter-proposal's demand to implement the investigation proposal on free rent setting in new production with maintained security of tenure is exactly this. The plan also wants to reform the use-value system for increased mobility, which also covers the proposal for a better negotiation system for existing rental apartments.

• free rent setting in new productiondecisive»hyran i nybyggda hyresrätter ska få avtalas fritt mellan hyresvärd och hyresgäst« (2022 manifesto ↗)“rent in new rental apartments shall be freely agreed between landlord and tenant”
• free rent setting in new construction»Fri hyressättning ska tillåtas« (party programme ↗)“Free rent setting shall be permitted”
• reformed use-value system»Bruksvärdessystemet ska reformeras för ökad rörlighet.« (party programme ↗)“The use-value system shall be reformed for increased mobility.”
• more rental apartments, shorter queues»För att få upp byggandet av fler hyresrätter och korta köerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To get more rental apartments built and shorten the queues”

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 market economics and establishes that property owners must be able to get paid for their investments, which supports free rent-setting in new construction as a means for more housing. The counter-proposal maintains occupancy protection and protection against sudden rent increases, which is compatible with the plan's requirement for some form of rent regulation. Thus the plan supports the demand in substance.

• return on property investmentsdecisive»Samtidigt måste fastighetsägarens möjlighet att få betalt för« (party programme ↗)“At the same time, the property owner's opportunity to get paid for”
• more housing»FLER BOSTÄDER« (2022 manifesto ↗)“MORE HOUSING”
• maintained occupancy protection»Ett lagstadgat besittningsskydd ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“A statutory occupancy protection shall exist.”
• protection against unreasonable rent increases»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.”

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 election manifesto wants to enable more just rents by giving potential tenants' assessment of the property greater weight, which in substance is the same as market-driven rent-setting in new production. The plan motivates this with the housing shortage and the need for reforms that increase the building of both rental and tenant-owned apartments. The counter-proposal's requirement thus coincides with the plan's line.

• the tenant's assessment sets the rentdecisive»Möjliggöra mer rättvisa hyror genom att potentiella hyresgästers värdering av boendet ges större vikt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Enable more just rents by giving potential tenants' assessment of the property greater weight”
• reforms for increased building»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 tenant-owned apartments.”
• functioning housing market»En fungerande bostadsmarknad är en förutsättning för ökad tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A functioning housing market is a precondition for increased growth.”
• market economy and contractual freedom»Grunden för Sveriges välstånd är en marknadsekonomi baserad« (party programme ↗)“The foundation for Sweden's prosperity is a market economy based”

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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 in the housing area is to slow the soaring housing costs so that more people can afford a home and to make it easier for young people to acquire their first home. The obstacles to building are located in regulations, building standards and decision processes, not in the rent-setting model, and the party programme establishes that the market alone cannot guarantee everyone a home. Free rent-setting in new construction instead pushes rents upward and is therefore rejected by the plan. The committee's reasons are not addressed.

• lower housing costsdecisive»Åtgärder behöver också vidtas för att bromsa de skenande boendekostnaderna så att fler har råd till ett hem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures need to also be taken to slow the soaring housing costs so that more people can afford a home.”
• regulatory simplification drives construction»Sverigedemokraterna vill underlätta bostadsbyggande genom att förenkla och snabba på beslutsprocesser och se över de omfattande regelverk och krav som styr bostadsbyggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats want to facilitate housing construction by simplifying and speeding up decision processes and reviewing the extensive regulations and requirements that govern housing construction.”
• the market alone is not enough»Sverigedemokraternas bedömning är att marknaden inte ensam kan garantera alla medborgare« (party programme ↗)“The Sweden Democrats' assessment is that the market alone cannot guarantee all citizens”
• young people's first home»Förbättra möjligheterna för unga att skaffa sin första bostad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve the opportunities for young people to acquire their first home”