Two years ago the Berlin Government approved a five-year freeze on housing rents in an attempt to curb property speculation.  Now the German Constitutional Court has contested this law, considering the capital's government incompetent to legislate on this matter.

Two years ago the Berlin Government approved a five-year freeze on housing rents in an attempt to curb property speculation.  Now the German Constitutional Court has contested this law, considering the capital's government incompetent to legislate on this matter.