Düsseldorf rent index 2026: using the new edition properly
A new Düsseldorf rent index applies from 1 August 2026; enter its figure above and the NRW rules are added.
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Maximum rent at the start of the tenancy
€750.20
€69.80 too much per month
| Local reference rent | €11.00/m² |
| Reference rent for your floor area | €682 |
| Rent brake | applies until 31 December 2029 |
| Increase cap | 15 % in three years |
| Limit: reference rent + 10% | €750.20 |
You can only reclaim after a written complaint. If it arrives within 30 months of the start and the tenancy is still running, it reaches back to the start (Section 556g(2) BGB).
How we calculateSince 1 August 2026, Düsseldorf has had a new rent index (Mietspiegel). It is published not by the city but jointly by the homeowners' association Haus und Grund Düsseldorf und Umgebung and the Düsseldorf tenants' association (Mieterverein); the city refers to it. It is a table index with ranges and means by year built and residential location, basic, average or good, plus premiums and deductions for individual features. It contains no reference to recognition as a qualified index, so it is a simple index: enough to justify an increase, but without the legal presumption. Every page of the PDF carries the note that reprinting is forbidden. This calculator therefore gives no Düsseldorf figures; you read your value in the index and enter it. Düsseldorf is in North Rhine-Westphalia's tenant-protection ordinance: rent brake until 31 December 2029 and a 15 per cent cap until 28 February 2030.
An index made by the two associations
The law knows two routes to a rent index: the municipality draws it up or recognises it, or tenant and landlord representatives draw it up or recognise it jointly (Section 558c BGB). Düsseldorf takes the second route. Haus und Grund and the Mieterverein agree a table with ranges and means for age groups and locations, and a list of premiums and deductions in euros or per cent. Agreement by both sides gives the index weight in practice, even without qualification.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Edition | Mietspiegel für die Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, gültig ab 1. August 2026 |
| Type | simple, Section 558c BGB |
| Valid from | 1 August 2026 |
| Valid until | not stated |
| Publisher | Haus und Grund Düsseldorf und Umgebung e.V. und Mieterverein Düsseldorf e.V. |
| Figures on this site | none: rights are reserved |
| Rent brake | yes, until 31 December 2029 |
| Increase cap | 15 % until 28 February 2030 |
From the index value to the limit
Read the field for year built and location in the Düsseldorf rent index, apply the premiums and deductions for your flat and enter the result per square metre above. For a rent increase the rent check then applies the cap: with a current rent of €752, at most €864.80 is lawful even if the landlord asks €885. A letter received on 14 October 2026 must be answered by 31 December 2026.
Düsseldorf shares the ordinance with Cologne, Bonn, Münster and 53 other NRW municipalities: rent brake in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Cologne index, also made by associations, is explained on the Cologne rent index page.