Leipzig rent index: find your figure, apply Saxony’s limits
The Leipzig rent index runs until the end of June 2027, as long as Saxony’s rent brake.
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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 30 June 2027 |
| 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 calculateLeipzig's 2025 to 2027 rent index (Leipziger Mietspiegel) applies from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027. It is qualified: the city's social welfare office built it with the statistics office from its own survey as of 1 October 2024, with scientific support from Leipzig University, and the city council, the tenants' association and the landlords' platform recognised it. The reference rent comes from a regression model; the brochure presents it as tables by construction period, with ranges covering two thirds of rents, and you assess the location with a map and a table published by the city. The city reserves all rights and forbids commercial reproduction without permission, so this calculator gives no Leipzig figures. Leipzig and Dresden are the two cities in Saxony's ordinance: the rent brake and the 15 per cent cap apply until 30 June 2027.
An index from the city’s own survey
For this index Leipzig surveyed households itself from October 2024 to February 2025. The analysis used a regression model that estimates how size, year built, fittings and location affect rent. To make it usable the city turned the model into tables: you find the table for your construction period, read the value for your floor area and take into account the features the brochure lists. You assess the location with the map and table the city publishes alongside.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Edition | Leipziger Mietspiegel 2025 – 2027 |
| Type | qualified, Section 558d BGB |
| Valid from | 1 July 2025 |
| Valid until | 30 June 2027 |
| Publisher | Stadt Leipzig, Sozialamt |
| Figures on this site | none: rights are reserved |
| Rent brake | yes, until 30 June 2027 |
| Increase cap | 15 % until 30 June 2027 |
Working with the Leipzig figure
The index and the location map are on the City of Leipzig rent index page. Enter the value you find there above. For a rent increase the lowered cap applies: with a current rent of €390 for 62 m², at most €448.50 is lawful, even if the reference rent would give €459. The consent period for a letter received on 14 October 2026 ends on 31 December 2026.
Dresden is in the same ordinance and has its own qualified index: Dresden rent index. The details of Saxony's ordinance are on the rent brake in Saxony page.