Beyond good faith: Why evidence-based policy is necessary to decarbonize buildings cost-effectively in Germany

Investigating Inefficiencies in the German Rental Housing Market: The Impact of Disclosing Total Costs on Energy Efficiency Appreciation

“…For instance, Broberg and Egüez (2018) examine the efficiency of the housing stock in Sweden, where it is common that heating costs are included in the apartment rent so that there are no incentives for tenants to actively control their heating and ventilation behavior. Further, differences in energy efficiency measures between rental and owner-occupied properties were investigated for Ireland (Petrov and Ryan, 2021) and Germany (Singhal et al, 2023). Both studies find no significant divergence in the energy quality of properties according to the mode of tenure in the market of apartments.…”