Schweitzer visits Gauersheim: Dispute over rental price brake escalated!

Schweitzer visits Gauersheim: Dispute over rental price brake escalated!

Today, October 8, 2025, there are several important topics in focus in Germany. The situation is particularly explosive in Gauersheim, where Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer was there to set an example for an open society at a citizens' dialogue after recent disputes. During this dialogue, tensions arose between citizens and AfD supporters, which led to a police operation and several reports. Schweitzer insisted on speaking out against attempts at intimidation and emphasizing the importance of open communication. Loud Daily show the Prime Minister is a champion of freedom of expression and respectful dialogue among citizens.

Another explosive announcement affects the rental price brake in Trier. As of today, the regulation that was once introduced is eliminated to limit rent increases. This step happens against the background that there are many vacant apartments in Trier and rents are classified as low compared to income. This means that landlords will no longer be allowed to apply rental price brakes on new rental contracts.

The rental price brake in Germany

But what does the situation look like across Germany? In Germany, the rent brake now applies in 415 municipalities, where around 26.2 million people live. That corresponds to almost a third of the population. This is what the distribution of the rent control looks like in the federal states: Most municipalities are located in Bavaria (208 municipalities), followed by Baden-Württemberg with 89 and Hesse with 49 communities. In areas with a rental price brake, the rent in the event of reimbursements may not be more than 10% above the local comparison rent, except for new buildings and extensively modernized apartments.

In addition, there are also specific regulations for a lowered cap limit that limits rent increases in these municipalities to a maximum of 15% within three years. In areas without a lowered cap limit, existing rents may even increase by a maximum of 20%. In order to get the problems on real estate markets under control, these measures are crucial.

Innovations and operations by the authorities

News also come from the A61 motorway, where a large check for truck is carried out from 9 a.m. The focus is on traffic safety, overload and steering times. A fire in Kröv also revives the headlines, where an uninhabited building opened in flames. The exact amount of damage and the cause of the fire are currently still unclear.

A gas leak during excavation work near Lichtenberg Castle led to a large-scale operation by the fire department. The exit of the A643 from the Schiersteiner Bridge to Mainz-Mombach remains closed for the time being after a driving ban for trucks was ignored. Otherwise, the weather in Rhineland-Palatinate today expects fog and clouds, with light rain in the Westerwald in the afternoon and possible sunshine in the south of the Palatinate.

After all, the Federal Cabinet is also discussed this week in the discussion about the expansion of the powers of the federal police, including the drone defense. Meanwhile, a European step of Parliament in relation to vegan products, such as the ban on names such as “tofu sausage”, could have far-reaching effects on the industry. The Chemistry Nobel Prize is also announced today in Stockholm and ensures tension in the scientific community.