2025-05-142024/25:CU9 · p.16CUCivil law & housing

Poor property management and maintenance

Tighter controls on property transfers and measures against poor property management

What's at stake: Weak controls on property transfers and neglected maintenance affect tenants living in poorly managed buildings and create a risk that the property market is exploited for dubious dealings or crime.

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 the government's ongoing inquiry work on tighter controls over property transfers and protection against poor property management should be awaited, or whether parts of the proposals - such as stronger identity checks on property purchases - should be implemented soon, with the proposed property-acquisition act investigated further.

Yes Yes — the committee proposal

The Committee refers to new rules in the Housing Management Act in force since January 2022 and wants to await the outcome of these before considering further measures against poor property management. The Committee also notes that a proposal for a new property-acquisition act, intended to tighten controls on property transfers, is being prepared within the Government Offices, and does not want to pre-empt that work. The motions are therefore rejected.

No No — the reservations

Reservation 22 (S)

S backs the "Who owns the property" inquiry and wants the proposals on tenant-led conversion and stronger identity checks on property purchases implemented as soon as possible, to protect tenants against unscrupulous property transfers and crime in the property market. The party does, however, want the proposed new property-acquisition act itself to be investigated further in light of consultation responses, to find a more precise control system covering all types of property owners.

Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.

VSMPCLKDMSD
YesNoAbstainAbsent

What do the votes mean here?

Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).

No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 22 by S.

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.

PlanVoteConfidenceEvidence
VNoAbstain 0/0/21/3departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
Sown reservationNoNo 2/91/0/13follows the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
MPNoYes 15/0/0/3departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
CNoYes 21/0/0/3departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
LNoYes 14/0/0/2departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
KDNoYes 16/0/0/3departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
MNoYes 60/0/0/8departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
SDNoYes 63/0/0/9departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed

Broke with the party line

SArdalan Shekarabi (S, Uppsala län)Yes — party line: No
SLawen Redar (S, Stockholms kommun)Yes — party line: No

MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.

Committee proposal

The Riksdag rejects the motions 2024/25:1386 by Mikael Eskilandersson et al. (SD) amendments 20-22, 2024/25:1584 by Karin Sundin and Matilda Ernkrans (both S), 2024/25:1989 by Malcolm Momodou Jallow et al. (V) amendments 1, 2, 4 and 5, and 2024/25:3075 by Jennie Nilsson et al. (S) amendment 18.

Original (Swedish)

Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:1386 av Mikael Eskilandersson m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 20-22, 2024/25:1584 av Karin Sundin och Matilda Ernkrans (båda S), 2024/25:1989 av Malcolm Momodou Jallow m.fl. (V) yrkandena 1, 2, 4 och 5 samt 2024/25:3075 av Jennie Nilsson m.fl. (S) yrkande 18.

Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 80 proposals in motions concerning rental properties and other forms of housing, primarily with reference to ongoing work or current law in the matters and previous positions. The proposals came in motions from the general motion period 2024 and deal with, for example, rental properties, tenant-owner apartments, and other forms of tenure such as owner apartments and lease-to-own agreements.

Counter-proposals

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.

VVänsterpartietNoAbstaindeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan wants tenants to have strong support in legislation and for society to gain greater insight into companies where needed to prevent fraud.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants tenants to have strong support in legislation and for society to gain greater insight into companies where needed to prevent fraud. The counter-proposal's demands for protection against unreliable property transfers, strengthened identity checks and conversion on residents' terms follow from that, as does the demand that a control system shall cover all types of property owners. The plan moreover sees building, renewal and management as something that works better without one-sided profit motive.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill att hyresgäster har ett starkt stöd i lagstiftningen och att samhället får större insyn i företag där det behövs för att stävja fusk. Motförslagets krav på skydd mot oseriösa fastighetsöverlåtelser, stärkta identitetskontroller och ombildning på de boendes villkor följer av det, liksom kravet på att ett kontrollsystem ska omfatta alla typer av fastighetsägare. Planen ser dessutom byggande, förnyelse och förvaltning som något som fungerar bättre utan ensidigt vinstsyfte.

  • strong tenant protectiondecisive»lagstiftningen för att tillsammans stå starka och försvara sina intressen.« (party programme ↗)“legislation to together stand strong and defend their interests.”
  • transparency to prevent fraud»Vi vill gå mot en större samhällelig insyn« (party programme ↗)“We want to move towards greater societal insight”
  • strengthen public housing»hyror. Den gemensamt ägda Allmännyttan behöver stärkas. Allmän« (party programme ↗)“rents. The collectively owned public housing needs to be strengthened. Public”
  • societal control of housing»Det är hög tid att agera och ta tillbaka den samhällsviktiga verksamhet och infrastruktur som har privatiserats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is high time to act and reclaim the socially important activities and infrastructure that have been privatised.”

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.

SSocialdemokraternaNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The election manifesto wants to strike hard against organized crime's financing and stop money laundering, which supports the requirement for strengthened identity checks in real estate purchases and protection against fraudulent property transfers.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The election manifesto wants to strike hard against organized crime's financing and stop money laundering, which supports the requirement for strengthened identity checks in real estate purchases and protection against fraudulent property transfers. The party programme establishes that residents' influence over their housing and housing area shall increase, which supports that conversion happens on residents' terms. The plan does not address the control system for real estate acquisition in detail.

Original (Swedish)

Valmanifestet vill slå hårt mot den organiserade brottslighetens finansiering och stoppa penningtvätt, vilket bär kravet på stärkta identitetskontroller vid fastighetsköp och skydd mot oseriösa fastighetsöverlåtelser. Partiprogrammet slår fast att de boendes inflytande över sin bostad och sitt bostadsområde ska öka, vilket stödjer att ombildning sker på de boendes villkor. Planen behandlar inte kontrollsystemet för fastighetsförvärv i detalj.

  • against crime's financingdecisive»Slå hårt mot den organiserade brottslighetens finansiering och organisation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strike hard against organized crime's financing and organization.”
  • residents' influence»inflytande över sin bostad och sitt bostadsområde ska öka.« (party programme ↗)“influence over their housing and housing area shall increase.”
  • stop money laundering»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering shall be stopped.”
MPMiljöpartietNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan protects rental housing and the position of tenants and identifies the high conversion rate as a problem, which speaks for conversion on residents' terms.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan protects rental housing and the position of tenants and identifies the high conversion rate as a problem, which speaks for conversion on residents' terms. Strengthening identity checks in property purchases is also in line with the plan's demands for stricter authority cooperation against organized crime's enterprises. The plan does not address control systems in property acquisition in detail, so the conclusion is derived.

Original (Swedish)

Planen värnar hyresrätten och hyresgästernas ställning och pekar ut den höga ombildningstakten som ett problem, vilket talar för ombildning på de boendes villkor. Att stärka identitetskontrollerna vid fastighetsköp ligger också i linje med planens krav på skärpt myndighetssamverkan mot brottslighetens företag. Planen behandlar inte kontrollsystem vid fastighetsförvärv i detalj, varför slutsatsen härleds.

  • protected rental housingdecisive»det särskilt viktigt att värna hyresrätten och en« (party programme ↗)“it is particularly important to protect rental housing and”
  • conversion on residents' terms»Den höga ombildningstakten från hyresrätt till bostadsrätt i storstadsområdena har ställt till stora problem.« (party programme ↗)“The high conversion rate from rental to condominium in metropolitan areas has caused major problems.”
  • against crime in property sector»stoppa finansieringen av de kriminella gängen genom att stärka myndighetssamverkan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stop financing of criminal gangs by strengthening authority cooperation”
  • strengthened tenant position»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 costs. Renovation should not be so luxurious that people have to be evicted from their homes. We want to strengthen the position of tenants in renovation.”

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.

CCenterpartietNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan sees personal ownership as a path to self-determination and long-termism, which bears the requirement for conversion on residents' terms, and it wants criminal policy to both prevent and deter from crime — here criminality in the property market.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan sees personal ownership as a path to self-determination and long-termism, which bears the requirement for conversion on residents' terms, and it wants criminal policy to both prevent and deter from crime — here criminality in the property market. Simultaneously, the plan wants to clean up excess regulations, which supports the requirement that a new control system be investigated further so that it becomes more accurate. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

Original (Swedish)

Planen ser det personliga ägandet som en väg till självbestämmande och långsiktighet, vilket bär kravet på ombildning på de boendes villkor, och den vill att kriminalpolitiken både förebygger och avskräcker från brott — här brottslighet på fastighetsmarknaden. Samtidigt vill planen rensa bort överflödiga regler, vilket stödjer kravet på att ett nytt kontrollsystem utreds vidare så att det blir mer träffsäkert. Planen stödjer därför motförslaget.

  • personal ownership gives self-determinationdecisive»Det ger dem större självbestämmande och utrymme att tänka långsiktigt.« (party programme ↗)“It gives them greater self-determination and space to think long-term.”
  • prevent and deter crime»Kriminalpolitiken ska därför både förebygga och avskräcka från brott, stödja brottsdrabbade och stimulera dem som har begått olagliga handlingar till en ny livssituation utan brottslighet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy should therefore both prevent and deter from crime, support crime victims and stimulate those who have committed illegal acts to a new life situation without criminal conduct.”
  • accurate regulations»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall clean up excess regulations and bureaucracy.”
  • strong property rights»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 fulfil themselves and their dreams.”

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.

LLiberalernaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan points out deferred maintenance and unsafe street environments as what makes residential areas socially vulnerable, and requires that vulnerability is built away in cooperation with long-term property owners.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan points out deferred maintenance and unsafe street environments as what makes residential areas socially vulnerable, and requires that vulnerability is built away in cooperation with long-term property owners. Stricter identity controls at property purchase and protection against unserious transactions are means to get precisely such owners. Conversion on the residents' terms also lies close to the plan's commitment that more rental apartments in vulnerable areas are converted to owner-occupied apartments.

Original (Swedish)

Planen pekar ut eftersatt underhåll och otrygga gatumiljöer som det som gör bostadsområden socialt utsatta, och kräver att utsattheten byggs bort i samarbete med långsiktiga fastighetsägare. Skärpta identitetskontroller vid fastighetsköp och skydd mot oseriösa överlåtelser är medel för att få just sådana ägare. Ombildning på de boendes villkor ligger dessutom nära planens åtagande att fler hyresrätter i utsatta områden omvandlas till bostadsrätter.

  • deferred maintenance creates vulnerabilitydecisive»Det är områden med eftersatt underhåll, otrygga gatumiljöer och en låg andel ägt boende som blir socialt utsatta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is areas with deferred maintenance, unsafe street environments and a low proportion of owner-occupied homes that become socially vulnerable.”
  • long-term property owner responsibility»Därför måste vi också bygga bort utsattheten med tryggare kvarter där fler kan äga sitt boende och där fastighetsägare och det offentliga samarbetar långsiktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we must also build away vulnerability with safer neighbourhoods where more can own their homes and where property owners and the public cooperate long-term.”
  • conversion to owner-occupied apartment»Kommunala bostadsbolag ska både arbeta för att fler hyresrätter i utsatta områden omvandlas till bostadsrätter och för att få fler med egen försörjning och färre med försörjningsstöd att flytta till utsatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipal housing companies shall work both to have more rental apartments in vulnerable areas converted to owner-occupied apartments and to get more with self-support and fewer on social welfare to move to vulnerable areas.”
  • safety lifts residential areas»Ökad trygghet är en central fråga för att lyfta utsatta bostadsområden.« (party programme ↗)“Increased safety is a central issue for lifting vulnerable residential areas.”

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.

KDKristdemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The party programme sees personal ownership as positive for good stewardship of housing and wants to give those who wish the opportunity to own their home, which supports the demand for conversion on the residents' terms.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The party programme sees personal ownership as positive for good stewardship of housing and wants to give those who wish the opportunity to own their home, which supports the demand for conversion on the residents' terms. Strengthening identity checks in property purchases follows from the plan's requirement that all crimes are prosecuted effectively and without exception. The demand that the control system is investigated further to be more accurate responds to the plan's requirement that new rules be tested from a business owner perspective.

Original (Swedish)

Partiprogrammet ser det personliga ägandet som positivt för ett gott förvaltande av bostaden och vill ge dem som önskar möjlighet att äga sin bostad, vilket bär kravet på ombildning på de boendes villkor. Att stärka identitetskontrollerna vid fastighetsköp följer av planens krav att alla brott beivras effektivt och utan undantag. Kravet på att kontrollsystemet utreds vidare för att bli mer träffsäkert svarar mot planens krav att nya regler prövas ur ett företagarperspektiv.

  • own ownership of housingdecisive»Eftersom många vill äga sitt hem och det personliga ägandet är positivt för ett gott förvaltande av bostaden, är det angeläget att ge dem som så önskar möjlighet att äga sin bostad.« (party programme ↗)“Because many want to own their home and personal ownership is positive for good stewardship of housing, it is important to give those who wish the opportunity to own their home.”
  • all crimes shall be prosecuted»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception prosecuted”
  • residents' influence»Boende ska ha reella möjligheter att påverka sin boendemiljö och sina boendekostnader genom medansvar och inflytande.« (party programme ↗)“Residents shall have real opportunities to influence their living environment and their housing costs through co-responsibility and influence.”
  • accurate rules for owners»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Forthcoming laws should be tested from a small business owner perspective.”

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.

MModeraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan states that the rule of law shall be present with full force against crime in commerce and wants to seize criminals' assets, while at the same time wanting more people to be able to own their own home.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan states that the rule of law shall be present with full force against crime in commerce and wants to seize criminals' assets, while at the same time wanting more people to be able to own their own home. Strengthened identity checks at property purchase and conversion on the residents' terms are in line with both these commitments, as is the requirement that a new control system be made more accurate before it is introduced. The plan therefore supports the demand substantively.

Original (Swedish)

Planen slår fast att rättsstaten ska finnas där med full kraft mot kriminalitet i näringslivet och vill komma åt kriminellas tillgångar, samtidigt som den vill att fler ska kunna äga sin egen bostad. Stärkta identitetskontroller vid fastighetsköp och ombildning på de boendes villkor ligger i linje med båda dessa åtaganden, liksom kravet på att ett nytt kontrollsystem görs mer träffsäkert innan det införs. Planen stöder därför kravet i sak.

  • the rule of law against economic crimedecisive»Det är ett grundläggande politiskt ansvar att rättsstaten finns där med sin fulla kraft när företagare blir utsatta för brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is a fundamental political responsibility that the rule of law is present with its full force when entrepreneurs become victims of crime.”
  • seize criminals' assets»Ta gängens pengar och införa en omvänd bevisbörda för att kunna beslagta gängmedlemmarnas lyxprylar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Take gangs' money and introduce reverse burden of proof to be able to seize gang members' luxury items”
  • own one's own home»I Moderaternas Sverige ska alla våga drömma om att äga sin egen bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the Moderate Party's Sweden, everyone shall dare to dream of owning their own home.”

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.

SDSverigedemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan wants to increase safety in all residential areas and states that both fraud and systems that encourage fraud and corruption should be counteracted, and that the justice system's tools against criminals should be improved.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants to increase safety in all residential areas and states that both fraud and systems that encourage fraud and corruption should be counteracted, and that the justice system's tools against criminals should be improved. Strengthened identity checks in property purchases and protection for tenants against disreputable transfers address this. The demand that the control system be made more precise also aligns with the plan's demand for cost-effective regulations.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill öka tryggheten i alla bostadsområden och slår fast att både fusk och system som lockar till fusk och korruption ska motverkas, samt att rättsväsendets verktyg mot kriminella ska förbättras. Stärkta identitetskontroller vid fastighetsköp och skydd för hyresgäster mot oseriösa överlåtelser svarar mot detta. Kravet på att kontrollsystemet görs mer träffsäkert stämmer också med planens krav på kostnadseffektiva regler.

  • safety in residential areasdecisive»Öka tryggheten i hela Sverige och i alla bostadsområden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase safety throughout Sweden and in all residential areas”
  • counteract fraud and corruption»Både fusk och sådana system som tenderar att locka till fusk och korruption ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both fraud and systems that tend to encourage fraud and corruption should be counteracted.”
  • better tools against crime»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The justice system's cooperation between agencies and tools to detect and prosecute criminals should be improved.”
  • precise regulations»Nya regler ska vara kostnadseffektiva och befintliga regler behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New regulations should be cost-effective and existing regulations need to be reviewed.”

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.

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Source: The Swedish Parliament