The landlord-tenant problem and energy efficiency in the residential rental market

Housing, energy performance and social challenges in Greece. A quantitative approach

“…We asked the tenants of our sample to state the most serious problem of their residence regarding the energy performance. Our findings reveal that the energy performance and more generally the quality of the housing stock available for long-term rentals is low; a finding that is aligned with the situation in other European countries and reflects the landlord-tenant problem [23]. Just 18% of the tenants of our sample declared that there are no problems with the energy performance of their dwelling.…”

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.…”