A new private rental law

The plan's housing policy line is to stop market rents, lower rents and give tenants strong legal support; housing shortage shall be built away with state building companies and investment support, not solved through easier private rental. A new private rental law that risks higher rents and worse protection for subtenants goes against that. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's motion to reject.

• stop 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.”
• strong tenant protection»lagstiftningen för att tillsammans stå starka och försvara sina intressen.« (party programme ↗)“legislation to together stand strong and defend their interests.”
• build more housing instead»Vänsterpartiet vill se ett statligt byggbolag, investeringsstöd för ökat bostadsbyggande och en aktiv markpolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a state building company, investment support for increased housing construction and active land policy.”
• the right to housing»Vi vill bygga ett samhälle där varje människas rätt att ha någonstans att bo« (party programme ↗)“We want to build a society where every person's right to have somewhere to live”

The plan defends the collective rental-setting model and argues that the housing shortage should be built away through collective measures and more rental apartments, not through freer private rental. A new private rental law that makes rental more attractive risks higher rents and worse protection for subtenants, which the counter-proposal wants to stop. The plan's answer to the housing shortage is state support and construction, especially for young people.

• collective rent-settingdecisive»Försvar för den kollektiva hyressättningsmodellen.« (party programme ↗)“Defense of the collective rental-setting model.”
• housing shortage is built away collectively»Bostadsbrist och segregation byggs bort genom kollektiva insatser, fler hyresrätter« (party programme ↗)“Housing shortage and segregation are built away through collective measures, more rental apartments”
• rental apartments for ordinary people»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.”
• state support against housing shortage»Statligt stöd för att häva bostadsbristen, särskilt för unga.« (party programme ↗)“State support to lift the housing shortage, especially for young people.”

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 wants to restore housing as a social right and meet the housing shortage with state support for housing with reasonable rents, especially for young people and low-income households. A new private-rental law that makes renting more attractive risks instead higher rents and weaker protection for sub-tenants. The counter-proposal's demand to reject the proposal is therefore in line with the plan.

• housing as social rightdecisive»Miljöpartiet vill återupprätta bostaden som en social rättighet.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to restore housing as a social right.”
• reasonable rents through state support»Statliga stöd ska underlätta byggandet av bostäder med rimliga hyror,« (party programme ↗)“State support shall facilitate the building of housing with reasonable rents,”
• build more rental housing»bygga fler klimatsmarta hyresrätter med rimliga hyror, utveckla och utöka investeringsstödet som gjorde det billigare att bygga och se till att fler kan äga sin bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build more climate-smart rental housing with reasonable rents, develop and expand the investment support that made it cheaper to build and ensure more people can own their 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.

The plan wants to see a housing market with mobility, low barriers and diversity, built on simple rules and strong property rights for homeowners. A unified and simplified private rental law is in line with this, whereas the counter-proposal's demand to reject it maintains today's more restrictive order. The plan does not explicitly address private rental, so the position is derived.

• mobile housing marketdecisive»präglas av rörlighet, låga trösklar, långsiktighet och mångfald.« (party programme ↗)“characterized by mobility, low barriers, long-term perspective and diversity.”
• property rights over housing»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.”
• reduced regulatory red tape»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clean up the regulatory red tape for entrepreneurs, large and small.”

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The plan wants explicitly to allow freer rent-setting for rental of single-family homes, housing cooperatives, and owner-occupied apartments and to improve tax conditions for subletting. The counter-proposal wants to reject the new private rental law and considers current rules already too generous. It goes directly against the plan's aim to break the lock-in effects on the housing market; the plan solves the protection of subtenants with rental deposits.

• freer private rentaldecisive»Friare hyressättning vid uthyrning av villor, bostadsrätter och ägarlägenheter ska tillåtas.« (party programme ↗)“Freer rent-setting for rental of single-family homes, housing cooperatives, and owner-occupied apartments shall be allowed.”
• better conditions for rental»Skattevillkoren vid andrahandsuthyrning ska förbättras.« (party programme ↗)“Tax conditions for subletting shall be improved.”
• more mobile housing market»Bostadsmarknaden på expansiva orter präglas av inlåsningseffekter och stelhet. Detta drabbar särskilt dem som vill få fotfäste och komma in på bostadsmarknaden: ungdomar, invandrare och nyinflyttade.« (party programme ↗)“The housing market in expanding areas is characterized by lock-in effects and rigidity. This particularly affects those who want to gain a foothold and enter the housing market: young people, immigrants, and newcomers.”
• protection through rental deposits»Andrahandshyresgästernas trygghet ska öka genom ett svenskt system för hyresdepositioner.« (party programme ↗)“The security of subtenants shall increase through a Swedish system for rental deposits.”

The plan wants Sweden to establish a functioning housing market and that red tape and unnecessary rules do not prevent municipalities from meeting their responsibilities or individuals from developing their housing. A unified and simplified private rental law serves this. The counter-proposal wants to reject the law, which goes against the plan's line, even though the plan's requirement to protect against unreasonable rents qualifies the assessment.

• functioning housing marketdecisive»Det är viktigt för bostadsförsörjningen att Sverige får till stånd en fungerande bostadsmarknad.« (party programme ↗)“It is important for housing provision that Sweden establishes a functioning housing market.”
• avoid unnecessary housing rules»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 ↗)“Red tape and unnecessary rules must not stand in the way of a municipality meeting its responsibility or individuals' opportunities to develop their housing.”
• freedom of choice in housing»Möjlighet ska finnas att välja, inte bara mellan olika upplåtelseformer och olika storlekar, utan också mellan bostäder med varierande standard.« (party programme ↗)“Possibility shall exist to choose, not only between different lease forms and different sizes, but also between housing with varying standards.”
• protection against unreasonable rents»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 is based on housing shortage in 207 of 290 municipalities and wants reforms that increase the supply of housing, while those who own shall be allowed to use their ownership as they see fit. A comprehensive and simplified private letting law makes it more attractive to let and uses the stock better. The counter-proposal's demand for rejection therefore goes against the plan.

• 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 discretion»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.”
• reforms for more housing»Vi vill genomföra reformer som ökar byggandet av såväl hyressom bostadsrätter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to implement reforms that increase construction of both rental and cooperative housing.”
• freer rent-setting»Möjliggöra mer rättvisa hyror genom att potentiella hyresgästers värdering av boendet ges större vikt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Enable fairer rents by giving greater weight to potential tenants' valuation of the dwelling”

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The plan wants to simplify and speed up the regulations governing the housing market, make it easier to move or change accommodation, and increase available housing supply. A unified private rental law that makes it more attractive to let out housing aligns with this, which is why the demand for rejection is dismissed. The plan's commitment to slow the soaring housing costs provides a counterweight and makes the assessment uncertain.

• simplified regulationsdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill underlätta bostadsbyggande genom att förenkla och snabba på beslutsprocesser och se över de omfattande regelverk och krav som styr bostadsbyggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“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.”
• mobility in the housing market»Det ska vara enklare att kunna flytta eller byta bostad vid behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should be easier to move or change accommodation when needed.”
• more housing»Öka bostadsbyggandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase housing construction”
• check housing costs»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 slow the soaring housing costs so that more can afford a home.”