It has come to this because the government has continually blocked the implementation of the 1st referendum (from Sep 2021) where 59.1% of Berliners voted for the socialization of large corporate landlords.

Despite an expert commission handpicked by the government themselves confirming its legality

The Radical Housing Journal is more than a publication — it's a collective project and a space where activism meets critical scholarship.

Quick final thought: closing these loopholes and tightening the regulations is still a clear positive thing to do and helps tenants be able to afford/stay in their homes

In other words landlords relentless attempts to maximize profit at the expense of tenants that has more to do with the nature of landlordism than the actual regulations.

Great that it concludes with enteignen and talking about the second volksentscheid

And even in line with landlords' previous attempts to move apartments from the long-term to short-term rental market via platforms like Airbnb.