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Moving back in with your parents at the age of 35: not uncommon given the high rents in Munich.
An expert warns about developments on the Munich rental market.
Munich - You can tell that it is not an easy topic for the young woman.
Tears well up and she briefly turns away from the camera.
“I'm getting a bit emotional right now, sorry.” It's a broadcast from ZDF in which Pilar from Munich talks about her life situation: The 35-year-old recently moved back in with her parents, into her old childhood room.
She simply cannot find an apartment in Munich that is affordable for her.
I would like to draw attention to the problems on the Munich rental market: Pilar moved back in with her parents at the age of 35.
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Rents continue to rise in Munich - more and more people can no longer afford an apartment
Nowhere are rents as high as in Munich, the article says.
And this despite the fact that Munich is the “capital of luxury”.
The former working-class district of Giesing was considered cheap just a few years ago.
But here too the situation has now worsened.
Just like for the young woman from Munich.
She lived in Hamburg for three years and came back to Giesing because of her family, she says she has roots there.
But: The income from her job as a communications designer and IT consultant for seniors is not enough for an apartment in Munich.
The 35-year-old says she is primarily faced with the problem that she is self-employed and doesn't earn very much and is therefore often rejected.
The young woman receives encouragement in the comment column.
And it turns out: many people feel the same way.
“I could also cry that I can no longer afford my own hometown and had to move away from Munich,” they say, for example.
“I'm 36 years old and I'm also out of my apartment.
After increasing the heating costs from 120 euros to 240 euros, I drew a line in the sand.
I am now at around 42 percent of my net salary.
How am I supposed to save anything?” commented another person.
Or another comment: “It reassures me to see this example – I just moved back in with my parents in Munich when I was 35.”
Expert: Self-employed people, pensioners and single parents have it particularly difficult in Munich
Beatrix Zurek, chairwoman of the Munich Tenants' Association, also reports that there are always cases in which people with normal or even above-average income cannot find an affordable apartment in Munich.
“Self-employed people, pensioners and single parents have it particularly difficult,” she explains to our editorial team.
Many students would no longer be able to move out of home and would continue to live in their children's room while studying.
But how high are the rents?
The 2023 rent index reflects the usual local rent and shows an “average net rent of 14.58 euros per square meter,” says Zurek, “an increase of 21 percent compared to the rent index of 2021 with a net rent of 12.05 euros per square meter. “But: These are just average values.
“If you are currently looking for an apartment on real estate portals, you will hardly find offers for less than 20 euros per square meter,” reports Zurek.
And cheaper apartments often don't even make it onto the portals because they are already allocated beforehand.
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Particularly problematic in Munich: the high land prices
A big problem in Munich is land prices.
“Due to the extremely high and ever-increasing land prices, affordable new buildings can actually only be built on land that belongs to the city of Munich itself.
These plots of land are extremely limited.” Measures would be necessary to make the housing problem smaller, says Zurek – such as using former commercial areas as living space.
“However, the requirements are often very strict and in reality it is difficult to convert commercial space into living space.”
It is more important that it is once again seen as a task for society as a whole to create and maintain affordable housing.
“And that those who are looking for quick and maximum profits are shown limitations in the housing sector.
Because this is about people's homes, which is at stake." If developments continue like this, it will become increasingly difficult for everyone except absolute top earners to live in Munich, warns the expert.
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