{
  "id": 12231185,
  "title": "What are the rules for swapping rental contracts in Germany?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/what-are-the-rules-for-swapping-rental-contracts-in-germany",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IamExpat Germany (All Germany News)",
    "slug": "iamexpat-germany-all-germany-news",
    "url": "https://www.iamexpat.de/housing/property-news/what-are-rules-swapping-rental-contracts-germany"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Germany’s affordable housing crisis has made flat swapping more common. So if you’re planning a swap, which rules should you know in advance?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}