Recently, a news that the government can intervene when Beijing's rent rises obviously appeared on Weibo Hot Search.
The reporter noted that this is because on September 1 day, the Beijing Housing Lease Regulations will be officially implemented. It is worth noting that the regulations clearly point out that the government can take price intervention measures to stabilize the rent level in the case of "obvious increase" or "possible obvious increase". Many provisions in this regulation are aimed at protecting the rights and interests of the lessee, thus giving the lessee a greater sense of security.
Guo Yi, chief analyst of Pegatron, said in an interview with China Times on August 12 that this was a wake-up call for both the lessor and the intermediary. Before, there were many intermediaries in the market to help lessors squeeze tenants together. The implementation of this regulation actually points out the direction for the future leasing market, and the lessor should dispel the idea of "excessive pursuit of return".
The reporter noted that the "Beijing Housing Leasing Regulations" clarified and standardized many hot issues in the leasing market. The "Lease Regulations" emphasizes that the intermediary "shall not earn the difference", and the commission generally does not exceed one month's rent. The deposit charged by a housing leasing enterprise to the lessee shall generally not exceed one month's rent, and shall be managed by a third-party special account in accordance with the regulations.
Remind lessors and intermediaries
Recently, the reporter of China Times was in official website, and the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People's Congress learned that the Beijing Housing Lease Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the Lease Regulations) will be officially implemented on September 1 day this year.
It is reported that the Lease Regulations have been revised for 8 years, including 6 chapters and 75 articles, covering many aspects of the lease market, especially the hot issues in the lease market. The most striking thing in the "Lease Regulations" is this sentence: "When the house rent rises obviously or is likely to rise obviously, the Municipal People's Government can take price intervention measures such as price increase declaration, rent restriction or rent increase according to law to stabilize the rent level and report it to the State Council for the record."
In short, when the housing rent is "obviously rising" or "possibly obviously rising", the government can take price intervention measures to "stabilize the rent". The industry believes that "stable rent" and housing are not speculative, and they all achieve the same goal by ensuring the delivery of the building. The "relevant regulations" mainly serve the lessee and give the renter more warmth and security.
In the past two years, the state has adhered to the principle of not speculating on housing and actively implemented a series of measures. Renters in Beijing are a huge group. For renters, rent is one of the main costs of their lives.
Over the years, in Beijing's huge leasing market, there are various contradictions between leasing links, and many people are insecure about renting houses. This is because landlords and intermediaries may raise prices in disguise at any time, and even some leasing agents are criticized as "black" by renters.
On the whole, before this, the state issued a number of detailed and comprehensive housing market policies to fulfill the principle of not speculating in real estate. The release of the "Lease Regulations" obviously covers the administration of the lease market more comprehensively.
"Housing is not speculation" is not only reflected in the sale, but also in the rental market. The industry believes that this is a signal that the era of driving up housing prices has passed, and rents will not rise or fall too much in the future.
Guo Yi, chief analyst of Heshuo, believes that in the era when government departments did not put forward rent control, the public generally believed that rents were regulated by market prices. This time, the "Lease Regulations" clearly stipulates the rent in the lease regulations, which once again shows that houses, like rigid daily necessities such as rice flour oil, should be controlled by market prices and managed by administrative means.
In addition, Guo Yi also pointed out that in the rental market, some landlords have such ideas and practices: "I will pay this price and love to rent." At this time, the intermediary agency is driven by interests and assists the lessor to squeeze the tenant. The "Lease Regulations" not only points out the direction of "stable rent" for the rental market, but also warns landlords, including intermediaries, to give up the idea of excessive pursuit of rental returns.
Regarding the "strengthening the monitoring of housing rental prices" mentioned in the lease regulations, Guo Yi said that at present, several head agents monopolize most of the rental market share in Beijing. From the perspective of rent monitoring, only a few leading leasing business organizations need to report rent figures regularly. In fact, at present, intermediaries have ready-made databases of various regional plates and communities.
The "Lease Regulations" proposes that the government can implement intervention measures when the housing rent rises sharply or is likely to rise sharply. However, the "Regulations" did not specify the extent of rent increase and the definition of "obvious increase". In fact, this is also a concern of many renters. What is the scope of "significant increase"?
Guo Yi said that it is really difficult to limit the rent increase, because it involves many factors, such as the peak season and off-season of the market, the location of the house, the quality of the house and supporting facilities, which will all affect the rent.
Give the lessee a sense of security
One of the purposes of "Lease Regulations" is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of lease parties and stabilize the relationship of house lease. The lease regulations clearly stipulate many hot issues in the market.
In order to protect the rights and interests of the lessee, the lease regulations particularly emphasize that the lessor shall not intentionally lower the service standard by stopping water supply, power supply, heat supply and gas supply, or force the lessee to change or terminate the house lease contract by illegal means such as violence or threats, and recover the leased house in advance. In addition, the amount of rent and deposit, the payment period and method, and the amount of deposit generally do not exceed one month's rent.
At the same time, the "Lease Regulations" clearly require intermediaries to recommend housing at the price entrusted by the lessor, and intermediaries "shall not earn the difference". In addition, it is pointed out that the commission charged by intermediary services should generally not exceed one month's rent. When the house lease contract expires and the lessor and lessee renew or re-sign the house lease contract, the real estate agency shall not charge the commission again.
Zhang Lin (pseudonym), who has rented a house in Beijing for five years, told the reporter of China Times on August 12 that he was very much looking forward to the lease regulations. "Finding rental information is a difficult problem. The information posted on some websites looks attractive, but only when I actually looked at the house in the past did I know it was fake. I hope that this link will be safer and more convenient after all standardization. " Zhang Lin also mentioned that when renting a house, she encountered "one mortgage pays three", "two mortgages pays two" and even "three mortgages pays three", which took up a lot of money at once and was a heavy burden. If the deposit can only be collected for one month in the future, it will be very affordable for tenants and tenants will feel more secure.
Previously, some Internet information platforms lacked false listing information. In this regard, the "Lease Regulations" clearly stipulates that for information publishers who illegally publish housing information and recommend housing for more than three times within two years, or during the period of suspension of business for rectification, Internet information platforms should take necessary measures such as restricting their information release within a certain period of time to protect consumers' rights and interests.
Not long ago, Suzhou Bridge Community, a youth entrepreneurial community in Beijing Youjia, announced that the operator had terminated the original lease contract due to non-payment of rent and property fees, and asked Beijing Youjia Company to vacate the house immediately. According to public information, in the past two years, news of thunderstorms in long-term rental apartments has appeared frequently. In this regard, the "Lease Regulations" have made special provisions.
According to the lease regulations, the deposit charged by the housing leasing enterprise to the lessee shall generally not exceed one month's rent, and shall be managed through a third-party special account as required. This is precisely to prevent enterprises from moving tenants' deposits.
It is worth mentioning that the Lease Regulations also point out that commercial banks are encouraged to provide credit products and services with matching terms, appropriate interest rates, controllable risks and sustainable business for the construction and operation of leased housing. Support enterprises that hold and operate rental housing to issue debt financing instruments, corporate bonds, corporate bonds and other funds in the open market, which are earmarked for the construction and operation of rental housing.