Germany's Interior Ministry sets out conditions to restrict housing socialisation

On 25 October 2026 the Federal Interior Ministry presented key points for an Investment Protection Act. There is no draft bill yet. A state would have to show a compelling need for socialisation and that alternatives such as building or subsidising housing had been exhausted, and pay full market value in cash. The Federal Justice Ministry called this constitutionally new territory. Article 15 of the Basic Law, which allows socialisation against compensation, has never been used.