Berlin police scuffled on Wednesday with activists protesting against the gentri...
Protesters face the police during a left wing May Day demonstration in Berlin, Germany, May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Mang
Protesters focused on the eastern district of Friedrichshain, which has followed others in becoming a target for property developments that many people complain are squeezing them out of the housing market. “People on low and middle incomes can’t afford to rent a new home any more,” complained local resident Wolfgang Hardt.
For decades after unification in 1990, Berlin became a magnet for artists, musicians and students drawn by housing that was far cheaper than in other major European cities. Around 85 percent of Berliners rent their homes rather than own them.
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