Rent control is in its infancy in Berlin. The long-run effects will begin to emerge at some point. Also a direct comparison with London is not useful. What mat

Rent control is in its infancy in Berlin. The long-run effects will begin to emerge at some point. Also a direct comparison with London is not useful. What matters is the relative change in rent in one place over time. Berlin's rent will increase. You can't outrun the hard reality of economics.