What do the parties in Saxony say on housing?

The AfD wants to do more to support buying affordable homes, mainly through a Saxon Baukindergeld (home-buying grant for families). Building rules are to be loosened, and at the federal level it wants to exempt homes inherited within the family from inheritance tax. In its view, more deportations would ease pressure on the housing market.

The AfD wants more people to be able to buy their own home. Families should get money from the state for this. There should be fewer building rules. Homes inherited in the family should be tax-free. The AfD also wants to deport more people who have no right to stay.

The BSW wants new construction in big cities while putting vacant homes in smaller towns and rural areas to use. A program should secure social and nonprofit housing where it is needed; for owner-occupied homes the party considers a lower real estate transfer tax conceivable.

Leipzig and Dresden do not have enough homes. In rural areas, homes stand empty. The BSW wants to build new homes in the big cities. Empty homes in small towns should be used. Better transport links should connect the two.

The CDU advocates requiring buildings throughout Germany to be insured against natural hazards. It cites climate change as the reason. It also intends to stay committed to flood preparedness and technical flood protection.

The CDU wants mandatory insurance for buildings. It should pay for damage from natural hazards such as floods. The rule should apply in all of Germany. The reason is climate change. Saxony should keep protecting itself from floods.

The CDU rejects rent caps, expropriations and other interference with property rights in the housing market. In its view, reliable conditions for investment and new construction are what keep rents affordable.

The CDU does not want a rent cap. A rent cap is a fixed upper limit for rents. It also does not want the state to take away property. It says builders need reliable rules. Then rents stay affordable.

The CDU wants to refund part of the real estate transfer tax to first-time buyers of a home they live in: 10,000 euros per buyer and 5,000 euros per child. The aim is for young families in particular to afford their own home and for Saxony's ownership rate to move closer to the national average.

The CDU wants to introduce a payment called Sachsengeld. People who buy their first home to live in get money back. They get 10,000 euros per buyer and 5,000 euros per child. This should mainly help young families.

The CDU wants to keep funding social housing for both new construction and renovation, and to tie the state housing benefit to an index so it is adjusted regularly. Cooperatives, the renovation of vacant apartments and barrier-free building are also to be supported.

The CDU wants to keep paying for social housing. This covers new buildings and renovations. The state housing benefit should rise regularly. Empty apartments should be renovated faster. The CDU also wants to support homes without barriers.

The CDU wants to make building permits simpler and faster and help municipalities set up fully digital building authorities. Building land is to be found mainly within existing built-up areas, and town centers are to be revitalized.

The CDU wants building permits to go faster. Building offices should work digitally. Empty lots and unused land should be built on. City centers should stay lively.

The Free Voters want to give families more financial support when buying or building a home. Plans include a Baukindergeld (home-building grant for families with children), waiving the property transfer tax for young families, and an interest-free loan for parents.

The Free Voters want to help families buy a home. Families with children who build should get money. Young families should pay no property transfer tax. There should again be a loan for parents without interest.

The Free Voters want to strengthen social housing in the areas surrounding big cities rather than making cities ever denser. Young families would pay no real estate transfer tax on their first home purchase. The party rejects new requirements for builders and demands that the planned ban on oil and gas heating be withdrawn at once.

The Free Voters want more affordable homes. These should also be built around the big cities. Young families should not pay a tax when they buy their first home. Building permits should come faster. Oil and gas heating should stay allowed.

The Greens want to make preserving, converting and repurposing existing buildings the guiding principle and give it priority over new construction. Saxony's building code is to become a "conversion code," and building materials are to be reused more often.

The Greens would rather convert old buildings than build new ones. That saves raw materials and energy. Saxony's building rules should make conversion easier and cheaper. Before a demolition, there should be a check of which parts can still be used. Empty train stations, department stores or churches should get a new use.

The Greens want to pass federal social housing funds on to municipalities in full and top them up where needed. Rent and occupancy commitments would last at least 20 years and be unlimited where possible.

Social housing has low rents. The Greens want to give more money for it to cities and towns. The homes should stay cheap for at least 20 years. Where possible, they should stay cheap forever.

The Greens want the state to make full use of existing tools such as the rent brake and the cap on rent increases to slow rising rents. An appropriate quota would apply for barrier-free and wheelchair-accessible apartments.

In some cities, rents are rising fast. The Greens want to use all existing rules against this. One example is the rent brake. There should also be more homes for people in wheelchairs. A fixed quota should ensure this.

The Greens want funding programs to renovate and repurpose vacant buildings in small towns and villages. In their view this preserves the rural building culture that has grown over time; municipal property should no longer be sold off.

Many old houses in rural areas stand empty. The Greens want to give money to renew them. Examples are old farmsteads, train stations and village schools. Towns should stop selling their buildings. Village shops can open there.

The Greens want good planning and building culture throughout Saxony, in cities and villages alike. The platform argues that heritage protection, climate action, accessibility, and affordability can be reconciled through joint, participatory planning.

The Greens want good planning and building in Saxony. This should apply in cities and in villages. Old buildings should stay protected. Building should also help the climate. Local people should have a say.

The Greens want binding minimum quotas for recycled materials and circular building materials in construction. In the state's own tenders, reusing building components is to gradually become a planning principle. The platform points to the construction sector's high carbon emissions and raw material use.

Construction produces a lot of CO2. It also uses a lot of raw materials. So the Greens want fixed rules for building. Part of the building materials should be recycled. The state should start with its own buildings.

The Left wants energy retrofits to leave tenants' total rent including heating unchanged. Landlords would be allowed to pass on costs only up to the amount tenants save on energy. The same would apply when old oil and gas heating systems are replaced.

Homes should use less energy. For that, they need building work. The Left wants rent plus heating costs to stay the same after this work. Tenants should pay only as much extra as they save on energy.

For affordable housing in Dresden and Leipzig, the Left wants an effective rent brake, a ban on converting homes to other uses, and a state housing construction company for social housing. In rural areas, it wants to subsidize building and renovating age-appropriate and family-friendly homes.

Homes in Dresden and Leipzig are expensive. The Left wants to limit rents. Homes should not be used for other purposes. A state-owned company should get many affordable homes built.

The Left calls for more state money for social housing and changed funding rules. Social housing units should stay rent-controlled for as long as possible, ideally permanently. At the federal level, the party backs a new nonprofit housing status.

The Left wants more social housing to be built. The state should pay more for it. Social housing should stay cheap, if possible forever. Public housing companies should get support first.

The Left wants a socialization law for profit-oriented housing companies. In its view, this is the only way to secure affordable housing for everyone in the long run. A public-law institution would manage the housing.

The Left wants to bring large housing companies into public hands. This is called socialization. There should be a law for it. A public body would then manage the apartments. This is meant to keep rents affordable.

The Left wants to protect tenants from sharply rising rents. It plans an effective rent brake, stronger protection against eviction, a ban on converting rentals into condos and, for the interim, a rent freeze. Rental apartments would no longer be allowed to serve as vacation rentals or stand empty for speculation.

The Left wants to limit rents. Tenants should be better protected from losing their home. Rental apartments should not be turned into condos. Until then, rents should not rise. Apartments should not be used as vacation rentals.

The Left wants to ban forced evictions and set up a state program against homelessness. Under the Housing First approach, homeless people would get an apartment as the first step. Young people would receive money from the state when moving into their first own home.

The Left wants to ban forced evictions. Nobody should lose their home and end up on the street. Homeless people should get an apartment first. The state should pay the first deposit for young people. They should also get 500 euros to start out.

The Left wants to found a state-owned housing construction company that develops land and helps municipalities build. A fund would pay off legacy debts of Saxon housing companies dating from East German times. According to the party, these debts hold back investment and can lead to privatization.

The Left wants to found a state housing company. It should buy land and help towns build homes. It should also rescue municipal housing companies in trouble. A fund should pay off old debts of these companies.

The Left wants a state program for energy retrofits of residential buildings that keeps rents stable. The requirements of the federal heating law are to be cushioned socially for tenants. Measures to adapt to heat and heavy rain are added.

The Left wants buildings to be renovated. They should use less energy. Rents should stay stable. District heating should become climate-friendly. The Left wants to ban gravel gardens.

To address housing shortages and rising rents in big cities, the Left wants a rent cap, the socialization of real estate corporations and a state-owned housing construction company. That company would build social housing on a large scale.

Rents are high in big cities. The Left wants a firm limit on rents. Large housing companies should belong to the public. The state should set up its own housing company. It should build many low-cost homes.

The SPD wants to set up a Saxon housing construction company to provide affordable, accessible homes. It sees a need for at least 15,000 new social housing units and 30,000 affordable apartments. Rent increases are also to be limited and misuse of housing tackled.

The SPD wants to start a state company that builds homes. It should provide cheap homes without barriers. The SPD says Saxony needs 15,000 new social housing units. It also needs 30,000 affordable apartments. Rents should not rise so fast.

The SPD wants to fund accessible housing and increase construction of affordable homes. Older people should be able to stay in their familiar surroundings for as long as possible.

Old people should be able to stay in their homes for a long time. The SPD wants to fund homes without barriers. More affordable homes should be built. Houses where young and old live together would also get support.