The deal had been going on in secret for a long time - the process of what was to be sold, offers from potential buyers and the formation of new companies - and the basis for the decision was presented to the City Council just a few days before the actual meeting with an unclear heading. This was also what brought them to justice in the administrative court.

- It should be advertised so that the citizens have a chance to see what is going on. But here you could not read what it was about. That is why we have revoked the decision, said Karin Granholm, councilor at the Administrative Court, in a comment in 2017.

"Be a blackout"

Per-Olof Balkedal was one of the critics from the People's Initiative who protested the sale and he believes that it was an undemocratic blackout.

- The Social Democratic group had discussed this sale several months before, so it also shows that they wanted to tone it down so as not to get any protests, Balkedal says.

Did not want to cause concern

The home's CEO Jerker Eriksson believes that they did not make a mistake and that the reason for keeping the process secret was that they did not want to create concern.

- It was a small group that got a lot of space, there is always a debate when the public utility is to be sold. We in the company and the board knew what conditions prevailed in the market then and what needs we had to raise new capital. So we sat down for more facts, so to speak, the protests were more emotional.

Since the previous sales came from nowhere, can you trust that there will be no similar unannounced sales in the future?

- You consider every time, but now it is not relevant. I do not think that they need to feel any concern about such things, the tenants in our portfolio today, says Jerker Eriksson.

Hear more about the criticism from Balkedal and Bostaden's CEO Jerker Eriksson's answer in the clip above.