Household survey in Fulda: Tenants can now influence!

Household survey in Fulda: Tenants can now influence!

Fulda, Deutschland - in Fulda the time has finally come: from June 16, 2025, an extensive budget survey will start, which will be of great importance for many tenants and landlords. As the city of Fulda announces in a current message, 4000 randomly selected households are written to by post. This survey is part of the continuous update of the qualified rent index, which has been in effect since January 1, 2024. This offers a comprehensive overview of the local comparison rent and serves as a valuable orientation aid for rental adjustments. "There is something", so many can imagine in Fulda, because participation in this survey is not only important, but also completely free of charge.

The rent index is brought up to date every two years and plays a central role when it comes to capturing the current rental prices in the city. Tenants and landlords in particular benefit from this data, which are now updated by the survey of ceremonies such as the year of construction, living space, rent and operating costs. The Rental Reform Act (MSRG) obliged to participate, and the questions were adjusted in such a way in comparison to the first survey in 2023 are answered.

The importance of rent index

But what makes a rent index so important? Quite simply: it creates market transparency and forms the basis for the legal rent increase process. Landlords can rely on the local comparative rent if they want to obtain approval for rental adjustments. After all, over a third of the 21 million tenant households in Germany are burdened by high housing costs-more than 3 million households pay over 40 percent of their income for rent and heating costs, such as the German Tenantbund reports.

The Rental Reform Act, which came into force on July 1, 2022, regulates the creation and adaptation of qualified rent index and urges municipalities with over 50,000 inhabitants to provide them. This is an important step for cities like Fulda that keep growing. Because in areas with a tense housing market, landlords are only allowed to set the reimbursement rent a maximum of 10 percent above the local comparison rent.

The current housing market

The rental prices are continuously increasing. According to current data, rental prices for advertised existing apartments nationwide increased by 4 percent in 2022 to an average of 9.66 euros per square meter of net cold. This can also be felt in Fulda where the demand for apartments is very popular. The population lives compared to the national average in smaller rental apartments. On average, 1.7 people live in a household with only 69 square meters, while owners have an average of over 100 square meters.

The survey not only offers Fulda the opportunity to observe their rental development, but also affects the quality of life of many citizens. Together with the EMA Institute for Empirical Market Analyzes from Regensburg, the working group, consisting of urban offices, Haus und Grund e.V. and the German Tenants' Association, will gain this valuable data and gain valuable knowledge.

The tenant's voice counts! The city of Fulda hopes for a lively participation in order to continuously adapt the rent index to the real conditions and to promote a fair rental climate. If you want to bring your opinion, you can conveniently do this online or by post - just as it suits you best.