The stricter law means that tenants who rent out their home in the alternative without permission from the landlord can lose their contract. Those who charge too high rent can be dismissed without warning. In the worst case, the penalty can be fined or imprisoned.

- We are positive about the new law. We see that this will provide clearer support in the work we are already doing, says Fredrik Elf, CEO of Kfast.

Have seen an increase

According to Fredrik Elf, there has been an increase in unauthorized second-hand rental in recent years.

- It may be because we have worked more structured with the issue, but we believe that there is a dark figure and we hope that these changes will lead to you as tenant leaving to rent out your home without our approval, he says. .

Positive to penalty scale

The fact that unauthorized renting can lead to demolished contracts, fines or even imprisonment, Tommy Holm, chairman of the tenant association Eskilstuna, thinks it is reasonable.

- There have been no penalties before and now it will be. Now there is a scale and we think that is right, he says.