Private landlords in Germany: Social situations, positioning, and courses of action
As the largest group of providers on the German rental housing market, very little is known about private landlords and landladies – even in times of heated public debates on rising rents and their social consequences including inequality dynamics.
Brief description
In our research, we observe the biggest provider group of appartments in Germany: private small-scale landlords. We investigate which motives, experiences, pattern of action and attitudes small-scale landlords have, and how they asses their role as important housing providers in the light of specific conditions. In this way, we broaden our view beyond clichés such as the greedy “rent shark” or the rented apartment as a poverty-avoiding old-age provision. With a perspective on theories of social inequality, we focus on the conflict potential of tenancy relationships as well as on real estate as a special component of wealth. Empirically, we are addressing the questions with a mixture of quantitative secondary (also cross-country comparative) data analyses and qualitative guides interviews.
Research Team
Head | Prof. Dr. Nicole Burzan |
Research Associate | Philipp Kadelke |
Student Assistant | Claudio Möller |
Publications
2023 | Kadelke, Philipp: Private Kleinvermieter*innen in Deutschland. Ein Sozialprofil der größten Anbietergruppe auf dem Mietwohnungsmarkt. Easy Social Sciences, Mixed , 1 – 11. | Link |
2023 | Kadelke, Philipp: Landlords vs Tenants = Top vs Bottom? Class Positions in Rental Housing in Germany. Critical Housing Analysis, 10 (1), 66 – 76. | Link |
2023 | Kadelke, Philipp: Private Vermieter*innen in Deutschland: Kleine Gruppe mit großer Wirkung, in: Villa Braslavsky, P.-I. (Hrsg.): Polarisierte Welten: 41. Kongresses der DGS 2022. | Link |
Presentations
Project duration
04/2024 - 03/2027 (36 months)