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Re:Hundreds demonstrate against high rents in Zurich by mcntsh on Sunday November 05, 2023 @03:02PM (#38155035)
In Berlin you'd get hundreds of applicants, and when you go show up to check out the apartment there will be 50+ people waiting in line scheduled at the same time you were.

Germany's rental market is absolutely insane.

(but obviously this article is not about Germany)

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Re:Hundreds demonstrate against high rents in Zurich by DangerousPie on Sunday November 05, 2023 @03:04PM (#38155064)
That's what happens when you artificially cap prices.
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Re:Hundreds demonstrate against high rents in Zurich by lnsru on Sunday November 05, 2023 @03:07PM (#38155097)
No. You can rent furnished real estate without any limits.
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Re:Hundreds demonstrate against high rents in Zurich by DangerousPie on Monday November 06, 2023 @04:13AM (#38160329)
Aren't most properties in Germany unfurnished?
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Re:Hundreds demonstrate against high rents in Zurich by lnsru on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:34AM (#38161224)
They are. But it’s official loophole that if you put a bed, table and shelf from IKEA it’s suddenly furnished and all rent limitations do not apply anymore.
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Re:Hundreds demonstrate against high rents in Zurich by Dudester230602 on Sunday November 05, 2023 @03:07PM (#38155099)
You wrote "Berlin" in one sentence yet "Germany" in another. Is Germany a city-state?
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Re:Hundreds demonstrate against high rents in Zurich by mcntsh on Sunday November 05, 2023 @03:10PM (#38155128)
Berlin is actually "cheaper" than many other larger German cities like Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt. Rent is not so bad in small towns but as you can imagine, neither are the economies.
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